EGLE reissues resource permit for proposed Mackinac Straits tunnel

LANSING

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced that it has reissued the permit for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project (GLTP) intended to house a proposed replacement for the existing 73-year-old Line 5 dual pipelines currently located on the lakebed.

In 2021, EGLE issued Part 303 and Part 324 permit to Enbridge for the proposed GLTP. Because construction has not…