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From MLive: DEQ approves 48 new anchor supports on Line 5

by GLN Editor December 5, 2018

By Michael Kransz mkransz@mlive.com

LANSING, MI — State regulators are allowing 48 more anchor supports on the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced the permitting approval in a press release Tuesday, Dec. 4.

The 48 anchors will minimize the potential for any unsupported spans of pipeline greater than 75 feet, according to the release.

Read the full story at MLive.com

Featured Image: Endbridge Line 5 East Line – apparent contact areas circled, Photo by enbridge .com

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