Enbridge Gas is proposing to construct new pipeline infrastructure in the City of Mississauga and Town of Oakville to meet the requirements of three of its customers. Depending on the route chosen, the pipeline would be between 0.3 km and 3.1 km long.
The project includes the construction of natural gas pipelines in the City of Mississauga and Town of Oakville, as well as the rebuilding of existing natural gas customer stations located on the customers’ properties. The project will tentatively be located in the existing municipal road right-of-way and on clients’ properties, and may also require permanent easements, temporary working space and lay-down areas during construction.
The proposed locations of the preferred and alternative routes have been developed for the purposes of an assessment of potential environmental and socio-economic impacts and do not represent the final project scope or design.
Proposed project routes
Enbridge Gas is currently evaluating three possible route options. Depending on the route chosen, the pipeline would be between 0.35 km and 3.1 km long.
Preliminary preferred route
- This route consists of approximately 3.1 km of 6-inch distribution pipeline.
- Starts in the Town of Oakville at the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive. It will connect to the existing natural gas system at an Enbridge Gas distribution station.
- The pipeline will run southeast for approximately 2.2 km along Winston Churchill Boulevard until it reaches Lakeshore Road. Winston Churchill Boulevard is the boundary between the Town of Oakville and the City of Mississauga.
- After reaching Lakeshore Road, the pipeline will turn northeast and continue along Lakeshore Road West (in the City of Mississauga) for about 0.9 km until it reaches a location immediately south of one of the customer properties.
- Depending on the size and suitability of the natural gas service to the existing customer station (still to be determined), a new natural gas service pipeline may need to be constructed on the customer’s property to connect to the future new customer station.
- This route would require rebuilding two existing Enbridge Gas customer stations located on customer properties. The rebuilds are planned to be entirely within the customers’ existing properties.
- Enbridge Gas does not anticipate needing to purchase any private property to complete the Preliminary Preferred Route.
Alternate route 1
- This route consists of approximately 0.35 km of 8-inch distribution pipeline.
- Starts in the Town of Oakville at the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive. It will connect to the existing natural gas system at an Enbridge Gas distribution station.
- The pipeline will travel northeast for approximately 0.35 km along Royal Windsor Drive until it reaches a tentative location, where a new natural gas distribution station will be constructed.
- This route would require Enbridge Gas to purchase private land with at least a 40m x 40m footprint to construct the new natural gas distribution station. This would result in decommissioning the existing natural gas distribution station near the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive.
- This route would require rebuilds of two existing natural gas customer stations on customer sites.
- Depending on the size and suitability of the natural gas service to existing customer stations, a new natural gas service line may need to be constructed on one customer’s property to connect to the future new customer station.
Alternate route 2
- This route consists of approximately 2.20 km of 12-inch natural gas distribution pipeline.
- Starts near 2965 Sycamore Street in the Town of Oakville, tying into the existing natural gas system within the municipal road allowance.
- The pipeline would travel south along the west side of Winston Churchill Boulevard, parallel to an existing 8-inch steel pipeline, for approximately 1.35 km until it reached Royal Windsor Drive.
- The pipeline continues west along the north side of Royal Windsor Drive for approximately 0.42 km until reaching an assumed property location where a new natural gas distribution station would be constructed.
- This route would require Enbridge Gas to purchase land with at least a 40m x 40m footprint to construct the new natural gas distribution station. This would result in decommissioning the existing natural gas distribution station near the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive.
- Approximately 0.48 km of 12-inch steel pipeline would also be installed, which would travel from the outlet of the new natural gas distribution station easterly along the south side of Royal Windsor Drive, crossing the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive and tying into the existing 8-inch steel pipeline in the southeast corner of the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Royal Windsor Drive.
- This route would require rebuilds of two existing natural gas customer stations on two customer properties.
- Depending on the size and suitability of the natural gas service to an existing customer station (still to be determined), a new natural gas service line may need to be constructed on that customer’s property to connect to the future new customer station.
Project status/timeline
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Feasibility
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Environmental studies
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Regulatory review
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Regulatory approval
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Under construction
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In-service
Project status/timeline
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Feasibility
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Environmental studies
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Regulatory review
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Regulatory approval
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Under construction
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In-service
