Algonquin Pipeline Expansion Will Remove, Restore Southeast Stone Walls

The Algonquin pipeline expansion proposal, which includes a bigger compressor station in Southeast, now includes a technical survey of the stone walls through Southeast and around the station.

The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. recorded all stone walls that are located within the study corridor for the AIM Project, photographed all walls and plotted their locations to depict their length, orientation, and intersection with other walls or features. Color digital photographs were taken of each of the stone walls recorded during the survey so that following construction, Algonquin can approximate the length, width, and fabric in reconstructing stone walls.

Many are old, tumbledown or partially buried. But some are modern and in use. There are 8 around the compressor station itself.

In a recent filing with the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, the company promised that the stone walls affected by construction-related activities in Southeast will be restored to their approximate pre-construction condition during restoration of the property.