The 11 km project is part of approximately $US500 million in pipeline and facility expansions within the Eastern Triangle portion of the Canadian Mainline system.
TransCanada applied to the NEB to approve the construction and operation of the project in August 2014, which will cross the municipalities of Vaughan, Toronto, and Brampton, as well as the Regional Municipalities of York and Peel.
“The approval of the application will allow TransCanada to move forward with this important facilities expansion, which will provide our customers with the flexibility to source growing supplies of Marcellus gas from the U.S. Northeast,” said TransCanada President and Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling.
The project will connect a portion of new Enbridge Gas Distribution pipeline facilities with TransCanada’s existing Canadian Mainline system in Vaughan, Ontario. This cooperative strategy will optimise the provision of natural gas pipeline service required in the Greater Toronto Area while continuing to provide homes, businesses, schools, and hospitals in Ontario and Eastern Canada with a safe and reliable source of natural gas.
The project was developed in collaboration with Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas Limited in an effort to ensure the most efficient design, development, and construction of facilities for the area.
The King’s North Connection Project is part of the company’s $US12 billion of small-to-medium sized projects that are expected to enter service by 2017.
Beyond 2017, the company continues to advance a number of growth initiatives, including $US34 billion of commercially secured projects.
Construction of the King’s North Connection Project is expected to cost approximately $US220 million and is anticipated to be in-service by third quarter 2016.