Gas pipeline expansion coming to Elmore, Tallapoosa counties

Cliff Williams / TPI Property owners look over maps at an open house to determine how they might be affected by the possible expansion of a Southern Natural Gas Company pipeline in Elmore and Tallapoosa counties. The project, if approved would started construction in 2027 and be operational in 2028.

Southern Natural Gas Company (SNG) has started a multiyear process to increase natural gas availability in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi for the Southern Company. It’s a $3 billion project along existing utility corridors installing 42-, 36- and 30-inch pipe. Compressor stations along the route will be improved as well.

Officials with Kinder Morgan, the parent company of SNG, conducted open houses in Tuskegee and Prattville to meet with landowners in Elmore, Tallapoosa, Macon and Autauga Counties about how the proposed construction process will work.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. He may be reached via email at cliff.williams@alexcityoutlook.com.