Michigan Senate Republicans call to expedite Line 5 permits
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – Construction for the Line 5 tunnel was expected to begin in 2021, with operations starting next year.
The project still needs permits from the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Michigan and that could take years.
Senator Ed McBroom and other Republican Senators want to speed up that process.
“We ought to be at a ribbon cutting today,” McBroom said. “We ought to at least have had a groundbreaking. Instead, we’re still waiting on permits, we’re still hearing foolish delays.”