Contractors Work To Complete 182-Mile Millennium Pipeline

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Millennium Pipeline Co., L.L.C, has begun its 2008 construction program to complete the 182-mile-long, 30-inch natural gas pipeline across New York’s Southern Tier and lower Hudson Valley. More than 90% of the pipeline will be installed within or adjacent to existing pipeline rights-of-way. Millennium is the centerpiece of a $1 billion investment in new energy infrastructure that includes facilities by Empire Pipeline, Algonquin Gas Transmission and the Iroquois Gas Transmission Systems. Millennium Pipeline began construction activities last year with the installation of 12 miles of pipeline, mostly in Orange and Rockland counties. The project has a November targeted in-service date. Some land restoration and environmental monitoring work will extend into 2009 and beyond. More than 2,000 workers – many hired locally – are involved in the project.

The contractors constructing the pipeline are Houston-based U.S. Pipeline, Inc. and Precision Pipeline, LLC of Eau Claire, WI. Midwest Underground Technology will install horizontal directional drill crossings below selected rivers, streams and roadways. Millennium will transport up to 525,400 Dth/d. It is jointly owned by affiliates of NiSource Inc., National Grid and DTE Energy. Copyright Oildom Publishing Company of Texas, Inc. Aug 2008

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