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Have your say about the Straits of Mackinac utility tunnel

Tunnel will house a replacement segment for the Enbridge Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines that currently sit on the bottom of the Straits
2013 Enbridge Line 5 pipeline
Still from 2013 National Wildlife Federation video of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac

NEWS RELEASE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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LANSING — The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority (MSCA), tasked with overseeing building and operating a utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, will meet June 14 in St. Ignace. A copy of the full agenda is available at the MSCA website.

The meeting will be available to watch live on YouTube.

Who:

  • MSCA members
  • Enbridge representatives­­­
  • Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) support staff
  • Interested members of the public                

When:

  • Friday, June 14, 2024
  • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Where:

  • Quality Inn
  • Convention Center
  • 561 Boulevard Drive
  • St. Ignace, MI 49781

Accessibility:

Attendees who require mobility, visual, hearing, written, or other assistance for effective participation should contact Orlando Curry at 517-241-7462 or [email protected], preferably at least five business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Forms are located on the Title VI webpage. Requests made after this timeframe will be evaluated and honored to the extent possible.

Public comment:

Written public comment to the MSCA may be submitted online or to [email protected]. Each person who chooses to provide public comment at the meeting venue will have up to three minutes to address the MSCA.

Background:

The tunnel will house a replacement segment for the Enbridge Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines that currently sit on the bottom of the Straits and will accommodate other utilities to improve infrastructure connections between the peninsulas. MSCA will own the tunnel after it is built and provide independent oversight throughout its life.

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