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to break ground on the nearly two-year project in early 2017. Fourteen Massachusetts towns that were part of the original proposed pipeline route are no longer included on that path while four new Massachusetts towns would be added under the proposed route unveiled Dec. 5 — Cheshire, Hancock, Lanesborough and Shelburne. Fore said under the new route, 90 percent of the pipeline would follow already developed areas, including power line and utility paths. In Massachusetts, the use of existing pathways is nearly 100 percent, he said. He said the entire project was expected to create about 3,000 construction jobs across New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The ability to expand the natural gas capacity for the region should also help lower energy costs, company officials have said.
BOSTON (AP) The company seeking to build a $5 billion natural gas pipeline in Massachusetts has proposed an alternative route that includes part of southern New Hampshire. The route would travel from New York into western Massachusetts for 63 mi. (101 km), then turn north and continue for another 70 mi. (112.6 km) in southern New Hampshire before turning south again into Massachusetts, ending in Dracut. Under the original proposal, Kinder Morgan Inc. planned to run the pipeline 127 mi. (204 km) through Massachusetts. The proposed pipeline has sparked opposition to the project in many Massachusetts communities. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are among the Massachusetts politicians who have opposed the Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) plan outright. Environmental activists also have opposed construction of the pipeline. “We’re trying to adjust the line to respond to those concerns,” company spokesman Allen Fore said Dec. 5. Fore said the proposed path would weave through 16 Massachusetts communities and 17 communities in New Hampshire. One goal of the new path is to steer the pipeline away from largely see CrANE page 8 undeveloped lands by following existing utility or developed routes. The path also would cut through the properties of far fewer Massachusetts landowners, according to the company. Fore said the company will send out letters to landowners alerting them to the new proposed route. Open houses and public hearings will be held on the proposal. He said Kinder Morgan plans to send out surveying requests after the start of At stake, through four highly skilled crane-operating events, were $500, 2015. It doesn't plan to officially file $250 and $50 prizes, with the winners in each category to travel to the for federal permits to build the National Competition for a shot at the $10,000 grand prize next October. pipeline until the fall. The firm hopes
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