Enbridge entering a new phase of construction on Line 3 -- and a new phase of protests

The first months of construction on Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline were relatively uneventful.

Cold weather and the COVID-19 pandemic limited protests across the 337-mile route in northern Minnesota, and the Canadian company quickly finished about 60 percent of its work on the project after starting in December.

After a short spring break on mainline construction required by Minnesota regulators, however, Enbridge is now entering a new phase of construction — and a new phase of protests.

As the company restarted construction this week, opponents of the project geared up for a wave of larger demonstrations aimed at slowing or stopping the pipeline. A court decision on a key legal challenge to Line 3 is also expected in June, making the final stretch of construction a pivotal one for the future of Enbridge’s new pipeline.

Read more: https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2021/06/enbridge-entering-a-new-phase-of-construction-on-line-3-and-a-new-phase-of-protests/