Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project

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Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Iowa and Nebraska, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company.

Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project
General information
KindPipeline project[1]
Project typeExpansion[1][2]
StatusProposed[2][3]
CommodityNatural gas[2][4]
Owner and operator
Facility project
StatesIowa, Nebraska[2][3]
CountiesIowa: Boone, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Pottawattamie, Wright
Nebraska: Cass, Gage, Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy
[3]
FERC docketCP26-241[1]
Contractors
Technical information
Length25 mi[2] or 26.2 mi[3][sources disagree]
Pipe size30 in[2] or 20 in, 30 in[4][sources disagree]
Capacity535 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2] or 535,360 Dth/day of incremental winter peak day firm service[4][sources disagree]
Cost$187 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2] or $187,545,623 (Exhibit K; no dollar year given)[4][sources disagree]
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Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Iowa and Nebraska, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company.

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkScope
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.[5]Environmental consultant (agency consultation and field surveys)Northern's environmental consultant for the FERC application: agency and tribal consultation, wetland, species and habitat surveys (2026)
R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.[5]Cultural resources consultant (Section 106 survey)Cultural resources survey of the Nebraska segments and the Section 106 review request to the Nebraska SHPO (April 2026)

Crossings

FeatureMethod
Platte River (Omaha 3rd branch line loop)[6]HDD

Sources disagree

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FactValues given
Capacity
  • 535 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2]
  • 535,360 Dth/day of incremental winter peak day firm service[4]
Cost
  • $187 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2]
  • $187,545,623 (Exhibit K; no dollar year given)[4]
Diameters
Length

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Referencesedit

  1. “FERC eLibrary docket CP26-241”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project (CP26-241)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project (CP26-241), Volume I”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 17 April 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Response to FERC's 07/13/2026 environmental data request, Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project (CP26-241), with agency correspondence”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “Response to FERC's 09/10/2026 environmental data request, Central Mainline Corridor Expansion Project (CP26-241)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 21 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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