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Energizing Michigan since 1953.

Enbridge in Michigan

Line 5 helps heat Michigan homes, schools, hospitals and businesses, fuels vehicles, and powers industry by safely and reliably transporting light crude oil, light synthetic crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL).

Families and businesses in the Upper Peninsula rely on Line 5 to meet 65% of their propane demand. Similarly, Line 5 delivers 55% of Michigan's statewide propane needs.

The light oil transported through Line 5 meets increasing demand from refineries in Michigan and Ohio. Regional refineries process this light oil into gas, diesel and jet fuel, which are vital to transportation and the economy.

Additionally, product from Line 5 is essential to manufacturing more than 6,000 items, including eyewear, clothing, hand sanitizer, vehicles, shampoo, toothpaste, medical equipment, and other necessities used every day.

Enbridge’s energy infrastructure traversing the state—which also includes the Line 17, Line 78 and Line 79 crude oil pipelines, and the Vector natural gas pipeline—has helped fuel quality of life in Michigan for more than 65 years.

Enbridge in Michigan

Line 5 helps heat Michigan homes, schools, hospitals and businesses, fuels vehicles, and powers industry by safely and reliably transporting light crude oil, light synthetic crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL).

Families and businesses in the Upper Peninsula rely on Line 5 to meet 65% of their propane demand. Similarly, Line 5 delivers 55% of Michigan's statewide propane needs.

The light oil transported through Line 5 meets increasing demand from refineries in Michigan and Ohio. Regional refineries process this light oil into gas, diesel and jet fuel, which are vital to transportation and the economy.

Additionally, product from Line 5 is essential to manufacturing more than 6,000 items, including eyewear, clothing, hand sanitizer, vehicles, shampoo, toothpaste, medical equipment, and other necessities used every day.

Enbridge’s energy infrastructure traversing the state—which also includes the Line 17, Line 78 and Line 79 crude oil pipelines, and the Vector natural gas pipeline—has helped fuel quality of life in Michigan for more than 65 years.

Learn more about Enbridge's $500-million Great Lakes Tunnel Project and our Line 5 pipeline, which has been energizing Michigan since 1953.

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Enbridge’s suite of marine traffic safety systems further protects Michigan waters

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About 90 tanker trucks per hour would need to travel Michigan roads to move the products that Line 5 transports each day.

Public support for our Line 5 tunnel plan has come from elected officials, policy experts, business leaders and media columnists—from Michigan and elsewhere.

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The economies of Michigan, Ohio and elsewhere would face immediate and severe consequences if we did not have Line 5.

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A Line 5 Straits of Mackinac tunnel would be state of the art, with enhanced safety features that reflect our commitment to protecting Michigan’s natural resources.

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Find out how Enbridge safeguards the Great Lakes at our Line 5 Straits of Mackinac crossing, through a series of overlapping safety precautions.

Energizing Michigan since 1953.

Line 5 moves products that heat homes and businesses, fuel vehicles, and power industry throughout the state.

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Helps create more than 6,000 everyday products for consumers across America

Keeping a watchful eye with human and automated resources.

Exceptional engineering.

Extraordinary standards.

Extensive testing.

Learn more about our energy infrastructure assets in Michigan, our commitment to pipeline safety, the economic benefits we bring, and more.

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We take special precautions to protect the Great Lakes.

Harnessing, adapting and advancing technology for safety.

Read more about Line 5, the multiple safety precautions we take in the Straits of Mackinac, and the line's benefits to the Michigan economy.

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