Officials say billion dollar natural gas pipeline needed with demand

By Eddie West Staff Writer

Construction of a proposed $1.3 billion natural gas pipeline which would pass through Smith and nine other Middle Tennessee counties is “market driven”, according to a Houston, Texas  based energy development company.

Kinder Morgan is proposing the “Southeast Connector Project” which is the construction of a natural gas pipeline which would pass through Smith and nine other Middle Tennessee counties.

“This is a market-driven response to an increased demand for access to reliable energy,” say Kinder Morgan officials, noting the project is a “significant infrastructure investment to Middle Tennessee which will be no cost to taxpayers”.

Besides Smith and Sumner counties the proposed pipeline will pass through Trousdale, Macon, DeKalb, Cannon, Warren, Coffee, Franklin and Marion counties.

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