ANR Pipeline Company's Joliet Booster Compressor Station Project Construction Status Report

Strategic Insights -

The Joliet Booster Compressor Station Project, initiated by ANR Pipeline Company, has been under construction since January 14, 2025. The project involves the construction of a new compressor station near Joliet, Illinois. In compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations, ANR Pipeline Company has submitted a weekly construction status report, providing updates on the project's progress and activities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The project has obtained all necessary federal authorizations, enabling the commencement of construction activities.
  • Construction activities for the week of May 5-11, 2025, included drilling footings and pillars for the building foundation, backfilling and compacting conduit trenches, and pouring concrete for the compressor foundation.
  • Planned activities for the next reporting period (May 12-18, 2025) include hauling out spoil piles for disposal, working on cable trays, and assembling the compressor building.
  • No waterbodies occur within the project workspace, eliminating the need for stream crossing activities.
  • Test results from the additional fill removed from the contaminated excavation showed acceptable limits, with the contractor removing the soils from the site.
  • No landowner/resident complaints were reported during this reporting period.
  • No other agency correspondence occurred during this reporting period.
  • The project's environmental controls and erosion control devices are in place and functioning at the limits of disturbance.

Statistics:

  • The project has been under construction since January 14, 2025.
  • The contractor completed pouring concrete for the compressor foundation during the week of May 5-11, 2025.
  • The planned activities for the next reporting period include hauling out spoil piles, working on cable trays, and assembling the compressor building.
  • The project does not require stream crossing activities.

Sources:

1. ANR Pipeline Company's Weekly Construction Status Report No. 08, dated May 12, 2025.

2. Section 157.205(h)(1) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, which authorized ANR to commence construction activities on January 14, 2025.