"TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian oil transport company Enbridge Inc. announced a timeline Monday for determining the future of twin pipelines beneath the channel where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge.

Options include shutting down the lines or routing them through a tunnel beneath the lakebed where they now rest.

The plan calls for reaching a final agreement by Aug. 15, 2018, on the pipes beneath the Straits of Mackinac, a 5-mile-long (8-kilometer-long) scenic waterway with high value to the tourist industry and Great Lakes environment. They are part of Enbridge’s Line 5, which carries nearly 23 million gallons (87 million liters) of oil and liquid natural gas daily across northern Wisconsin and Michigan to refineries in Sarnia, Ontario."

John Flesher reports for the Associated Press November 27, 2017. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Enbridge Oil Pipelines In Straits, St. Clair River Could Go In Tunnels Under New Pact" (Detroit Free Press) [3]

"Snyder, Enbridge Agree To Replace Line 5 Section" (Detroit News) [4]

"Michigan, Enbridge Agree To Change Operation Of Two Aging Pipelines in Straits of Mackinac" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) [5]

"The Latest: Environmentalists Blast Michigan-Enbridge Pact" (AP) [6]