Saginaw Trail Pipeline

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Saginaw Trail Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Michigan, USA.

Location

The pipeline will run within Saginaw, Genesee and Oakland counties, Michigan, USA.

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Project Details

• Operator: Consumers Energy Co.
• Owner: CMS Energy
• Parent Company: Consumers Energy Corp
• Capacity: 200 Mmcf/day
• Length: 151.3 kilometers / 94 miles
• Diameter: 24 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2020
• Cost: US $610 million

Background

The pipeline will pass through the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, as well as other wetlands, and has displaced local wildlife. It is also expected to pass through local farm land. The project is expected to impact 961 acres of agricultural land and involving 650 landowners in Saginaw, Genesee and Oakland counties. The assessment corridor crosses about 688 acres of woodland, and construction will require the removal of trees to prepare the construction workspace.

The Saginaw Trail Pipeline is a four-phase, $610 million project near Flint, Michigan. The project includes replacing 78 miles of Consumers Energy’s ageing Line 2800 pipeline that runs from Saginaw County to Oakland County via Genesee County, Michigan, US, with 94.4 miles of newly installed pipeline.

The pipeline project filed for approval from Michigan Public Service Commission in September 2016 and received the approval in May 2017. The project was completed in four phases: Phase 1 (Clio city gate (CG) to Evon Road valve site- 18.5 miles), Phase 2 ( Evon Road to Zilwaukee CG- 18.5 miles), Phase 3 (Clio CG to Grand Blanc CG- 29.2 miles), and Phase 4 (Grand Blanc CG to Clawson Control- 28.2 miles). As of November 23, 2020, pipeline construction was completed and operations began soon.