Letter Report No. 21, addresses a number of remaining pre-construction engineering conditions for the project. When considered in conjunction with Letter Report No. 20, released on 3 August 2018, which approved the Environmental Alignment Sheets and Resource-specific Mitigation Tables for Spreads 1 - 4, Trans Mountain has now met all applicable pre-construction condition requirements for Spreads 1 through 4.
The NEB has also approved more than 96% of the detailed route for those segments of the pipeline. Subject to other federal, provincial and municipal permits and regulations, the company can now begin construction in these segments of the pipeline, which includes clearing of the right of way.
Of the 50 detailed route hearings that were granted for Segments 1 - 4, 36 were withdrawn by the applicants. Thirteen hearings went before an NEB panel, 11 decisions have been released and one landowner withdrew after their hearing. Two active hearings remain for Segments 1 through 4 and no construction work related to these hearings is permitted while they are pending.
For the entire pipeline route, 72% of the entire detailed route has now been approved. Hearings for the final segment – Segment 6 – are scheduled to begin in Chilliwack in October 2018.
The NEB will continue to provide regulatory oversight throughout all stages of this project to protect the public and the environment. For more information on the NEB’s regulatory compliance work for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, visit the NEB website.
