Consumers Energy crews replace about 40 feet of natural gas pipeline in Scio Township
A section of a natural gas pipeline in Scio Township was replaced this week after a routine inspection revealed an abnormality, according to Consumers Energy.
The company's crews closed Tubbs Road between Stein Road and Huron River Drive Monday to visually inspect the pipeline. Tubbs Road is expected to open Friday to traffic.
The Washtenaw County Road Commission previously had incorrectly identified the owner of the pipeline as Enbridge.
Consumers Energy owns the pipeline, which runs northeast from a compressor station in southwestern Washtenaw County to the South Lyon area of Oakland County.
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Line 2800 is an 18-inch diameter steel transmission line that carries natural gas into the distribution system, said Terry DeDoes, spokesman for Consumers Energy.
An inspection of Line 2800 conducted this spring using a smart pig that tracks pipe thickness and corrosion detected an abnormality in the pipe, DeDoes said.
This week, crews from Consumers Energy dug up a portion of Tubbs Road to reach the pipeline and replaced about 40 feet, DeDoes said.
Natural gas pipelines owned and operated by Consumers Energy in Washtenaw County are in yellow.
Courtesy of the National Pipeline Mapping System
Amy Biolchini covers Washtenaw County, health and environmental issues for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at (734) 623-2552, amybiolchini@annarbor.com or on Twitter.
Comments
nobody
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 12:40 p.m.
That must be some Pig.
walker101
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 11:52 a.m.
40' of 18"pipe is about 1 or 2 lengths of pipe, big deal, the abnormality was probably corrosion and it was probably leaking.
PineyWoodsGuy
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 6:45 a.m.
More underground problems. Township residents: Your Well Water is at risk. Dig?
Basic Bob
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 3:23 a.m.
... Never mind.
Superior Twp voter
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 2:54 a.m.
Ho-hum. Big deal. Routine maintenance.
Kai Petainen
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 1:19 a.m.
interesting little blue line crossing the huron river.
Ann English
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 : 10:57 p.m.
I'm guessing the pipeline is much closer to Huron River Drive than to Stein Road. The map provided doesn't show Tubbs or Stein Road, but no map can fail to show the Huron River. I'm sure of which north-south roads are Wagner, Zeeb and Baker Roads. Good thing this anomaly was found before any major consequences from it could take place. The River Pines Drive and Timberwood Road subdivisions are not very far away from Tubbs Road at all.