APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – One state lawmaker is looking to rebuild a fuel pipeline that used to serve Northeast Wisconsin.
Senator Roger Roth (R-Appleton) is looking at the 110-mile West Shore pipeline, which runs from Milwaukee to Green Bay.
“We have to have a long-term solution. To me, I see that as rebuilding the pipeline that we have.”
The West Shore Pipe Line Company closed the line in June 2016 after it was determined extensive repairs were needed to fix it.
For the past year, trucks have been used to bring fuel to the area.
Roth believes rebuilding that line is better than constructing an entirely new one, which he says could cost up to $200,000,000.
Erin Roth is with the American Petroleum Institute.
“Whether it’s new construction or a rebuild like the West Shore, you will have landowners and environmentalists opposed to fossil fuels making some protests against it.”
He says building a brand new pipeline could take up to two years and would require multiple permits being approved.
Senator Roth says he will meet with West Shore this coming week.
