TRAVERSE CITY, MI (AP)-- Enbridge says it will resume full operations of the pipeline that runs beneath the ‘Straits of Mackinac.
Line 5 carries oil between Superior, Wisconsin and Sarnia, Ontario. It divides into two pipes beneath the straits. A circuit judge ordered both pipes shut down in June after Enbridge found damage to a support structure. He allowed oil to continue flowing through the western leg in July. On Wednesday the judge also approved the restart of the eastern leg.
Enbridge says it will “Continue to focus on the safe operation of the dual Line 5 pipelines… ensuring the Great Lakes are protected while also reliably delivering the energy and feedstock that helps to fuel Michigan's and the region's economy.”
Enbridge says the pipeline is safe, but wants to reroute it through a tunnel the company wants to build underneath the straits. Environmentalists want Line 5 to be closed permanently.
