Environmental

Compared to the total volume of liquid products moved through pipelines it is remarkable how little product is lost to pipeline failures. There is a reason for it that can be summed up in one word, integrity.

When IDOT and the Tollway Authority decided to upgrade the Elmhurst Rd. interchange they did it in a big way by constructing a Diverging Diamond. This caused a lot of utilities to be moved.

A recent project awarded to Midwestern Contractors (MWC), involved the removal of temporary Black Diamond repairs to three bends where external corrosion was discovered. 

Pipelines and highway right of ways are natural partners. There is usually enough room for both to run side by side. 

During the 2014 construction season Midwestern Contractors (MWC) completed a large gas integrity project in Northern Illinois. This project included fabrication, piping modifications, launcher and receiver installations, valve installations and hydro-testing of line segments.

Integrity projects are complicated enough when they involve locating anomalies along a buried pipeline that will then need to be excavated, evaluated and repaired.