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Route of proposed W.Va.-Va. pipeline revised

By WTOP Staff

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Energy companies have revised the route of a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run from West Virginia to Virginia.

Media outlets report that the new route would exclude Floyd, Pulaski and Henry counties in Virginia. A portion of Roanoke County in Virginia was added to the route.

EQT Corp. and NextEra Energy Inc. are teaming up on the project. The project would extend EQT’s gas transmission system about 300 miles from Wetzel County, West Virginia, to another pipeline in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

EQT spokeswoman Natalie Cox tells The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1v1xMpX ) that the revised route will minimize the pipeline’s impact to scenic areas along the Appalachian Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Information from: The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoke.com

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