United Illuminating is a step closer to being allowed to install taller monopoles in Fairfield, Southport and Bridgeport. This is the newest development in a years-long saga about utility upgrades along the coast.

UI initially proposed construction on the south side of the Metro-North train tracks. However, the Connecticut Siting Council, which is responsible for approving energy projects, told them to use the north side instead.

Community members got a court order to halt the project. A Superior Court judge ruled that the Siting Council had approved a project that hadn’t been properly vetted, forcing them to resubmit it for consideration.

The Siting Council voted in favor of the project on Thursday via a straw vote. They had informally voted to reject the project earlier this summer.

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