4/02/2026

N. WISCONSIN – Enbridge Energy has begun construction on its Line 5 relocation project, around the Bad River Reservation in Ashland County.  Enbridge company leaders also preparing for any potential protests and the financial burden local communities along the pipeline will have to bear.  Enbridge is voluntarily offering to reimburse local agencies for any project-related public safety and emergency response services. When Line 3 was reconstructed in Minnesota, Enbridge was required to reimburse local agencies for policing the project, which cost the company millions.  Line 5 starts in Superior and runs through northwest and Northern Wisconsin and into the Western U.P in our listening area. Bayfield County will be used as a staging ground for Enbridge, while the reroute goes through Ashland County and parts of Iron County.