TPi July 2017

business & market news

Detroit Metro Access Pipeline enters service Wolverine Pipe Line Company, USA, has announced that the new Detroit Metro Access Pipeline (DMAP) is in service; the first commercial volume shipped on 6 March. The approximately 34-miles of 16"-diameter pipeline, which connects to an existing Wolverine line, enables the pipeline company to deliver refined petroleum products from the Chicago area to consumers in Metropolitan Detroit. With the new DMAP, Wolverine now has nearly 700 miles of pipeline in active service and can transport up to 90,000 barrels per day of gasoline and diesel fuel products from the Chicago area to Metropolitan Detroit. The pipeline was designed to meet or exceed all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements.

new pipeline generated 250 to 300 construction jobs. As part of the agreement, general contractor Minnesota Ltd built the pipeline with union labour, with approximately 45 per cent of the workers sourced from local halls. Other pipeline work was done by specialised labour. Last year, Wolverine was recognised for safety and environmental performance by the American Petroleum Institute (API). API awarded its Distinguished Safety and Environmental Award to the company, its highest safety and environmental performance award for pipeline operators. Wolverine Pipe Line Co – USA www.wolverinepipeline.com

“There is a demand for additional gasoline and diesel fuel in the Detroit metropolitan area,” said Wolverine president Saul Flota. “The Detroit Metro Access Pipeline connects to our existing pipeline so we can bring gasoline products into southeast Michigan from refineries in the Chicago market.” As well as creating four to six new permanent jobs at Wolverine, the

Construction of the DMAP was completed in January and final pre- operational testing was conducted in February. The pipeline traverses from Schneider Road in Washtenaw County’s Freedom Township to its Detroit Metro Station in Romulus, where it connects to an existing Wolverine line that continues to Woodhaven in Southwestern Metropolitan Detroit.

Support for project to improve water and sewage systems The governments of Canada and Quebec are safeguarding public health and helping protect the province’s waterways by investing in projects to ensure that water and wastewater systems are up to date, efficient and meet communities’ increasing capacity needs. These investments will also help create jobs and grow the economy. More than $1.35mn will be invested under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for the renewal of water pipes in Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard. The financial support will enable the municipality to renew its infrastructure, ensuring the production and distribution of high quality drinking water for residents. The Government of Canada is investing more than $815,000 in the project and the Government of Quebec is providing more than $535,000. The municipality will provide the remainder of the funding. This project is in addition to 12 already announced for the Laurentians region under the CWWF and the New Building Canada Fund-Quebec, Small Communities Fund (NBCF-SCF).

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