Saginaw Trail Pipeline Construction Begins
Consumers Energy has started construction on the Saginaw Trail Pipeline, a five-year, approximately $610 million project in Saginaw, Genesee and Oakland counties to increase natural gas reliability and safety in Michigan.
Crews of about 450 union skilled trades workers from Consumers Energy and construction contractor Welded Construction are removing 78 miles of 12- and 16-inch pipeline dating to the 1940s and installing a new 24-inch pipeline.
“This project is a long-term commitment by Consumers Energy and fulfills several promises to our customers, such as working for safer communities and delivering energy where it’s needed; with the added economic benefit of putting Michiganders to work,” said Mary Palkovich, Consumers Energy’s vice president of gas engineering and supply. “We are committed to operating safely as a cooperative neighbor while we work with communities to complete each phase of the project.”
The Saginaw Trail Pipeline work will be performed in five phases, starting this year with an 18.5-mile stretch of pipeline in southern Saginaw and northern Genesee counties. Construction began in June and is expected to be completed 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. Once completed, 94 miles of new pipe will be installed.
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