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November 21, 2017
Nebraska Approves Alternative Route for Keystone XL
Written by Sandy Williams
The Keystone XL pipeline was approved by the Nebraska Public Service Commission on Monday giving TransCanada the access it needs to complete the $8 billion 1,897-mile pipeline.
The commission rejected TransCanada’s preferred route, however, and in a 3-2 decision approved an alternate route that moves the pipeline further east and away from Nebraska’s ecologically fragile Sandhills region. That means TransCanada will have to seek approval from more landowners along the alternative route, which could cause further delays. At the commission hearings, TransCanada called the alternative route “unworkable.”
