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Oil will soon be flowing through Enbridge's new pipeline in Michigan

Steve Carmody
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Michigan Radio

By the end of the month, Enbridge’s new oil pipeline through Michigan may be in operation.

Enbridge has built a nearly 300 mile pipeline from Griffith, Indiana to Ortonville, Michigan.

The pipeline will eventually transport 500,000 barrels of oil a day or about twice as much as the pipeline it’s replacing.

The old pipeline ruptured in 2010, spilling about a million gallons of Canadian Tar Sands Oil. The cleanup of the Kalamazoo River continues.

Jennifer Smith with Enbridge says, as they prep the new line, they are also deactivating the old Line 6B. That involves purging the pipeline of residual oil and filling it with inert gases, like nitrogen. The old pipeline will remain in the ground.

Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Public since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting.
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