To develop a pipeline route that minimizes overall impact on landowners, the environment and cultural resources, we conducted a series of civil and environmental surveys within a preliminary study corridor. Throughout the survey process, our survey teams evaluated the proposed route for constructability and environmental impacts, and we worked closely with landowners to address their concerns.
The initial study corridor was approximately 600 feet wide, which allowed room for route adjustments to address landowner, environmental and construction related concerns. Now that surveys are complete and a final route has been determined, the pipeline route will be reduced to a much narrower width – approximately 100 feet for construction and 50 feet for the permanent easement.
NEXUS worked collaboratively with each landowner to perform surveys in a minimal amount of time with little to no inconvenience to their daily lives. While some states have existing laws that allow companies to access private properties for surveys, our preference was always to conduct these surveys with the landowner’s permission. Providing survey access to the property does not authorize NEXUS to build a pipeline on the property, nor does it imply that the landowner supports or agrees with the project.
Below is a brief explanation for each of the main types of surveys we performed.