Virginia Reliability Project
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Virginia Reliability Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Virginia, operated by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC. Construction began in 2024. It runs 49 miles of 24" pipe.
| Virginia Reliability Project | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Kind | Pipeline project[1] |
| Project type | Expansion[2] |
| Status | In service[2] |
| Commodity | Natural gas[2] |
| Owner and operator | |
| Operator | |
| Facility projects | |
| State | Virginia[1][2] |
| Counties | Chesapeake (city), Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Suffolk (city), Surry, Sussex[3] |
| Approved | 16 November 2023[1][3] |
| Construction started | 15 July 2024[4] |
| In service | 9 December 2025[2] or 1 November 2025[5][sources disagree] |
| Labor | Union[6][7] |
| FERC docket | CP22-503[1] |
| FERC pre-filing docket | PF22-3[8] |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 49 mi[1][2] |
| Pipe size | 24"[2] |
| Capacity | 100 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][2] |
| Cost | $500 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2] or approximately $917,925,527[3][sources disagree] |
| On ProvenHand | |
| Hands listed | 0 |
Virginia Reliability Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Virginia, operated by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC. Construction began in 2024. It runs 49 miles of 24" pipe.
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Scope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Pipe Line Contractors, Inc.[7][9] | Prime | Mainline contractor: 48 miles of 24-inch plus fabrication at Chesapeake, VA; about 25 miles of 24-inch in 2024 and the rest in 2025 | 1 January 2024 – 1 January 2025 |
Inspection
| Firm | Scope |
|---|---|
| Accent Compliance, LLC[10] | FERC third-party compliance monitoring |
Crossings
| Feature | Method |
|---|---|
| Blackwater River HDD (VM-108, exit MP 11.9)[11] | HDD |
| Coppahaunk Swamp HDD (VM-108 Segment 1, MP 1.8)[12] | HDD |
| Military Highway and CSX HDD (VM-107 Segment 3B, MP 12.67 to MP 12.7)[13] | HDD |
| Nansemond River HDD (VM-107 Segment 2, entry MP 6.6)[14] | HDD |
| Roundtree North HDD (VM-107 Segment 2, exit MP 5.0)[15] | HDD |
| Southern Branch Elizabeth River HDD[16] | HDD |
| Western Branch Reservoir HDD (exit MP 2.2)[17] | HDD |
Sources disagree
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| Fact | Values given |
|---|---|
| Cost | |
| In service |
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Referencesedit
- “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Order Issuing Certificates and Approving Abandonment, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC and Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (CP22-502, CP22-503)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Notification of commencement of construction, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (filed with FERC). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Notice of commencement of full service, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (filed with FERC). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “TC Energy celebrates the Virginia Reliability Project, enhancing energy security”. TC Energy. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Blue Light Reports, September/October 2024”. Pipeliners Local Union 798. September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “FERC eLibrary docket CP22-503”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Blue Light Reports, November/December 2025”. Pipeliners Local Union 798. November 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “Executed Memorandum of Understanding with Accent Compliance, LLC (third-party compliance monitoring), Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (filed with FERC). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, Apr 2025, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 8 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, Aug 26-Sep 1, 2024, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, Dec 2024, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, Nov 2025, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 14 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, Sep 2025, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Implementation Plan, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (filed with FERC). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Weekly Summary Report, late Sep 2025, Virginia Reliability Project (CP22-503)”. FERC (compliance monitor weekly report). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
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