Line 5 Straits of Mackinac Pipeline
Sector: Tunnel • Location: Lansing, Michigan, United States
Source: Detroit Free Press
Line 5 is an underwater oil and gas pipeline operated by Enbridge, running through the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. The pipeline moves 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day and has been in operation since 1953. Enbridge proposes to build a 21-foot diameter, 3.6-mile tunnel underneath the Straits to house a new 30-inch diameter pipeline, replacing the existing twin pipelines
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Tunnel, Oil and Gas, Natural Gas
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Detroit Free Press
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Line 5 is an underwater oil and gas pipeline operated by Enbridge, running through the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. The pipeline moves 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day and has been in operation since 1953. Enbridge proposes to build a 21-foot diameter, 3.6-mile tunnel underneath the Straits to house a new 30-inch diameter pipeline, replacing the existing twin pipelines on the Straits bottom. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Michigan |
City | Lansing |
Source
Source | Detroit Free Press |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Tunnel, Oil and Gas, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2025-09-23 |
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