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Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Section Beneath the Straits of Mackinac

Permitting · Michigan · Last reported Jan 2023

Source: FOX 17 West Michigan News

Project
Permitting

A 4.5-mile section of the aging Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The pipeline transports crude oil and natural gas liquids between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario. The project involves legal disputes over the operation and safety of this pipeline section, including efforts to encase it in a protective tunnel.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Natural Gas, Oil and Gas, Tunnel
Location
Michigan, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
FOX 17 West Michigan News

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The project “Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Section Beneath the Straits of Mackinac” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Michigan, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from FOX 17 West Michigan News.

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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A 4.5-mile section of the aging Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The pipeline transports crude oil and natural gas liquids between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario. The project involves legal disputes over the operation and safety of this pipeline section, including efforts to encase it in a protective tunnel.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Michigan

Source

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FOX 17 West Michigan News

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Sector

Natural Gas, Oil and Gas, Tunnel

Article published date

2026-05-02

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