NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT) Pipeline

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NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT) Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.

Location

Upon completion of construction, the pipeline will run from Kensington, Ohio, to Willow Run, Michigan.

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Project Details

• Operator: DTE Energy, Enbridge
• Current capacity: 1500 million cubic feet per day
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 255 miles / 410 km
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2018

Background

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved construction of the NEXUS Gas Transmission Pipeline in August of 2017. In December of 2017, media reported that workers began clearing trees and preparing construction areas for the project in Lake, Marlboro, Nimishillen, and Washington townships.

The pipeline is expected to be in operation in the third quarter of 2018; however, those in opposition to the pipeline continue to resist.

In October 2018 the pipeline was commissioned.

Opposition

Residents from Medina, Lorain, and Summit counties in Ohio formed the Coalition to Reroute Nexus. The group stands for "property owner rights & use of pipeline safety corridors."