diff --git a/example_systems/10_IEEE_9_bus_DC_OPF/system/Network.csv b/example_systems/10_IEEE_9_bus_DC_OPF/system/Network.csv
index 0677a9450a..f75feb06cc 100644
--- a/example_systems/10_IEEE_9_bus_DC_OPF/system/Network.csv
+++ b/example_systems/10_IEEE_9_bus_DC_OPF/system/Network.csv
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-,Network_zones,Network_Lines,Start_Zone,End_Zone,Line_Max_Flow_MW,transmission_path_name,distance_mile,Line_Loss_Percentage,Line_Max_Reinforcement_MW,Line_Reinforcement_Cost_per_MWyr,DerateCapRes_1,CapRes_Excl_1,Angle_Limit_Rad,Line_Voltage_kV,Line_Resistance_Ohms,Line_Reactance_Ohms
-BUS1,z1,1,1,4,250,BUS1_to_BUS4,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,68.5584
-BUS2,z2,2,4,5,250,BUS4_to_BUS5,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,20.23425,109.503
-BUS3,z3,3,5,6,150,BUS5_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,46.41975,202.3425
-BUS4,z4,4,3,6,300,BUS3_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,69.74865
-BUS5,z5,5,6,7,150,BUS6_to_BUS7,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,14.163975,119.9772
-BUS6,z6,6,7,8,250,BUS7_to_BUS8,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,10.117125,85.698
-BUS7,z7,7,8,2,250,BUS8_to_BUS2,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,74.390625
-BUS8,z8,8,8,9,250,BUS8_to_BUS9,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,38.088,191.63025
-BUS9,z9,9,9,4,250,BUS9_to_BUS4,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,11.9025,101.17125
-,,10,1,6,250,BUS1_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,11.9025,101.17125
\ No newline at end of file
+,Network_zones,Network_Lines,Start_Zone,End_Zone,Line_Max_Flow_MW,transmission_path_name,distance_mile,Line_Loss_Percentage,Line_Max_Reinforcement_MW,Line_Reinforcement_Cost_per_MWyr,DerateCapRes_1,CapRes_Excl_1,Angle_Limit_Rad,Line_Voltage_kV,Line_Resistance_Ohms,Line_Reactance_Ohms,Line_Hurdle_Rates
+BUS1,z1,1,1,4,250,BUS1_to_BUS4,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,68.5584,10
+BUS2,z2,2,4,5,250,BUS4_to_BUS5,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,20.23425,109.503,10
+BUS3,z3,3,5,6,150,BUS5_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,46.41975,202.3425,10
+BUS4,z4,4,3,6,300,BUS3_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,69.74865,10
+BUS5,z5,5,6,7,150,BUS6_to_BUS7,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,14.163975,119.9772,10
+BUS6,z6,6,7,8,250,BUS7_to_BUS8,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,10.117125,85.698,10
+BUS7,z7,7,8,2,250,BUS8_to_BUS2,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,0,74.390625,10
+BUS8,z8,8,8,9,250,BUS8_to_BUS9,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,38.088,191.63025,10
+BUS9,z9,9,9,4,250,BUS9_to_BUS4,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,11.9025,101.17125,10
+,,10,1,6,250,BUS1_to_BUS6,0.5,0.015,500,12000,0.95,0,0.785398,345,11.9025,101.17125,10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/load_inputs/load_network_data.jl b/src/load_inputs/load_network_data.jl
index ac7f2b1c8c..bc50d73477 100644
--- a/src/load_inputs/load_network_data.jl
+++ b/src/load_inputs/load_network_data.jl
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ function load_network_data!(setup::Dict, path::AbstractString, inputs_nw::Dict)
     # Transmission capacity of the network (in MW)
     inputs_nw["pTrans_Max"] = to_floats(:Line_Max_Flow_MW) / scale_factor  # convert to GW
 
+    # Transmission line Hurdle rates (in $/MW)
+    # This is the cost of using the transmission line, which is added to the cost of
+    # the generator at the start zone of the line.
+    # It is used in the objective function to calculate the total cost of the system.
+    inputs_nw["pTrans_Hurdles"] = zeros(Float64, L)
+    if :Line_Hurdle_Rate in names(network_var)
+        inputs_nw["pTrans_Hurdles"] = to_floats(:Line_Hurdle_Rate) .* scale_factor # convert to million $/GW
+    end
+
     if setup["Trans_Loss_Segments"] == 1
         # Line percentage Loss - valid for case when modeling losses as a fixed percent of absolute value of power flows
         inputs_nw["pPercent_Loss"] = to_floats(:Line_Loss_Percentage)
diff --git a/src/model/core/transmission/investment_transmission.jl b/src/model/core/transmission/investment_transmission.jl
index f80b898e9a..9819b8ccb6 100644
--- a/src/model/core/transmission/investment_transmission.jl
+++ b/src/model/core/transmission/investment_transmission.jl
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ function investment_transmission!(EP::Model, inputs::Dict, setup::Dict)
         @expression(EP,
             eTotalCNetworkExp,
             sum(vNEW_TRANS_CAP[l] * inputs["pC_Line_Reinforcement"][l]
-            for l in EXPANSION_LINES))
+            for l in EXPANSION_LINES)+sum(eAvail_Trans_Cap[l] * inputs["pTrans_Hurdles"][l]
+            for l in 1:L))
 
         if MultiStage == 1
             # OPEX multiplier to count multiple years between two model stages
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ function investment_transmission!(EP::Model, inputs::Dict, setup::Dict)
         else
             add_to_expression!(EP[:eObj], eTotalCNetworkExp)
         end
+    else
+        # If no network expansion, we only add the hurdle costs to the objective function
+        @expression(EP, eTotalCNetworkExp,
+            sum(inputs["pTrans_Hurdles"][l] * eAvail_Trans_Cap[l] for l in 1:L))
+        add_to_expression!(EP[:eObj], eTotalCNetworkExp)    
     end
 
     ## End Objective Function Expressions ##