Construction begins on Saginaw Trail natgas pipeline
JACKSON, Mich. — Consumers Energy has started construction on the Saginaw Trail Pipeline, a 5-yr, approximately $610 MM project in Saginaw, Genesee and Oakland counties to increase natural gas reliability and safety in Michigan.
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| Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy. |
Crews of about 450 union skilled trades workers from Consumers Energy and construction contractor Welded Construction are removing 78 mi of 12-in. and 16-in. pipeline dating to the 1940s and installing a new 24-in. pipeline.
The Saginaw Trail Pipeline work will take place in five phases, beginning this year with an 18.5-mi stretch of pipeline in southern Saginaw and northern Genesee counties. Construction started in June and is expected to finish in December 2022.
When completed, the Saginaw Trail Pipeline will reach from Tittabawassee Township, in Saginaw County, to south of Milford in Oakland County.
Work on each phase will finish prior to the winter heating season so customers will experience uninterrupted natural gas service.
The pipeline travels primarily through rural agricultural areas. An existing pipeline in the urban areas west of Saginaw and east of Flint will be rerouted in 2018 and 2019. Ultimately, 94 mi of new pipe will be installed.
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