LARGEST CAPITAL PROJECT
IN COMPANY HISTORY
Enbridge announced the launch of con-
struction in Canada on Aug. 3 and it is
now underway in Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Wisconsin. L3RP represents the larg-
est capital project in Enbridge history and
has benefited from the most extensive
engagement program ever undertaken by
the company.
The Line 3 project replaces a critical piece
of energy infrastructure that provides safe,
reliable, and cost-effective supply of en-
ergy for North Americans. The $5.3-billion
Enbridge project is to replace the original
1968 Canadian pipeline, with the U.S. part
of the project costing $2.9-million. The
project is estimated to be completed in
2019 and will effectively double its capac-
ity to 760,000 barrels a day.
Given the difficulty’s Alberta has faced re-
cently due to the collapse in commodity
prices, the project’s timing is especially
auspicious. It will also bring many wel-
come jobs back to the area. It’s expected
to produce 24,493 temporary full-time
equivalent positions in Canada, and 9,200
direct and indirect jobs will be created by
the project in Alberta alone.
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