Some landowners continue to be unhappy about the Bipole III project, which is scheduled to start conductor line stringing along Highway 52 Friday.

Manitoba Hydro property representative Marc Wankling says there are concerns regarding construction activities and biosecurity.

"[Biosecurity] is something we're working at mitigating every single day," notes Wankling. "There are procedures in place and you may notice, along Highway 52, that's an area where we've been using matting which ahs alleviated a lot of problems because we're actually putting down wooden mats that help when you're driving on top of them. It takes away from driving on the actual crop."

He notes the wooden mats are a procedure Manitoba Hydro has adopted from Alberta and it seems to be working well. With the outbreak of PED virus in the Southeast Wankling adds it's something they have kept track of along with clubroot and other diseases.

Wankling says continued dialogue continues with landowners who remain unhappy about the project.

"We are dealing with and interacting with the farmers all the time. Every time you enter into a new field it's a new experience for that farmer. They all have concerns, some of them are general and some of them are very specific to their fields. It's an ongoing dialogue and we have lots of people who are working with them to make sure that communication is kept open."

Wankling says crews will be working on Friday and Saturday, then continuing next week to finish stringing the conductor line along Highway 52 and crossing Highway 52 and 59, adding work is dependent on favourable weather conditions.

After stringing of conductor line is complete, he adds crews will clean up each site, remove the wooden matting, and follow-up on any crop damage before continuing west in hopes of seeing the project go live in July 2018.