NEXUS Pipeline gets FERC approval
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline at the end of August, clearing the way for NEXUS to build a 36-inch pipeline across parts of Columbiana, Stark and Summit counties, according to The Massillon Independent. Additionally, the approval gives NEXUS the power to take land through eminent domain.
The 255-mile pipeline will start in Columbiana County near Hanoverton, and into Stark County across Washington, Nimishillen, Marlboro, Lake and Green townships. Some landowners and municipalities along the route oppose the $2.1 billion project.
The pipeline will be able to carry up to 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day from the Utica and Marcellus shales to users in Ohio, Michigan and Canada. The project will take seven to 10 months to build the pipeline.
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