TransGas, the SaskEnergy subsidiary that oversees natural gas transmission in Saskatchewan, is wrapping up a large tender process for a line expansion scheduled for 2021. The crown is looking to increase capacity on the line between Vanscoy and Rosetown. The need for greater capacity comes from growing customer demands on the line.
"The need for the expansion is really driven by the need to increase the capacity of our natural gas system in that area. The expansion will allow us to increase the natural gas supply that we can bring in. That's just to meet the changing needs of our customers in the area," TransGas representative Casey MacLeod said. "So that's everyone from a residential customers to commercial on businesses and to our large industrial customers." 
The request for proposals (RFP) for the project wrapped in the third week of January. Details from the RFP reveal that the crown is looking to lay a 20-inch high pressure line from a pressure station in Rosetown to a system near Vanscoy. The total length of planned construction is around 86 kilometres. The expansion project will follow the current TransGas infrastructure in place in the area.
"This really builds in extra capacity and redundancy in our system. We do have existing lines in this area, and this just brings in additional supply," MacLeod added. "Not only to the direct area of the pipeline is in, but it helps us move that supply to the Saskatoon area. So really just helps us move move that additional supply around where it's needed."
Rural municipalities that will see crews working include St. Andrews, Harris, Marriott and Vanscoy. The total cost of the project is estimated at $90 million.
Construction is expected to begin this spring.
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