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High Pressure Gas Pipelines: Construction methods and infrastructure

High pressure gas pipelines require extensive clearing and digging of deep trenches to enable pipelines to be buried. They also involve associated above ground infrastructure.

Pipeline owners will require 24-hour access to a pipeline area and any use of that land by landholders will be constrained in the future. Read, download and print our detailed fact sheet below for a detailed explanation of construction methods and infrastructure.

                  Gas pipeline construction WEB version                                                    Gas pipeline construction PRINT version

See our factsheet on the risks and impacts of high pressure gas pipelines for more information.

 

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