Land acquisition continues to be the main focus of a five-county natural gas pipeline project to benefit multiple municipalities in western Kentucky.
After providing an update to the Todd County Industrial Foundation, Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency board chairman Eston Glover told Your News Edge that about 15 percent of the land acquisition process remains.
Glover added there is a lot of interest in the 53-mile project.
Todd County Fiscal Court has already received $30 million in state funding that was earmarked for the project, with the total estimated cost to be around $115 million.
Cities to benefit from this pipeline include Oak Grove, Guthrie, Trenton, and the Fort Campbell Army installation. Glover said that Fort Campbell needs the extra infrastructure.
The first phase of construction could be completed by late 2025 or early 2026 and begin servicing the City of Guthrie. Glover added that cities north and east of Guthrie have expressed interest in this project.
When it’s completed, the pipeline will extend from the Lamasco area of Lyon County, where it will connect to an ANR Pipeline. It will follow along Interstate 24 to the state line, and follow along U.S. Highway 79 north of Guthrie, just shy of Novelis.
The pipeline is set to benefit southern portions of Lyon and Caldwell counties, as well as the Cadiz Industrial Park, the Hopkinsville Industrial Park, and Commerce Park II/TVA Megasite in Christian County.
Installation of the first pieces of the pipeline could begin in the summer of 2024.
