2026 Rabbit Creek Gas Line Re-route
Map of gas line re-route.
Below are updates on recent progress, upcoming activities, and action items discussed during previous community meetings.
ENSTAR’s original contractor, CONAM Construction, has completed its remaining construction-related work.
- ENSTAR will now directly manage and complete the remainder of the project, including work at the Elmore Road Station and support of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) subcontractor.
Subcontractor CMI will perform the Rabbit Creek HDD using its new drilling rig.
- Delivery of the rig was delayed from the previously estimated date; however, the equipment arrived on site on 10/6 and is scheduled to begin operating on 10/7.
If no further complications occur, we expect the drilling process to take less than three weeks.
- Following completion of the HDD, ENSTAR will perform tie-in welds connecting the HDD-installed pipe to the previously installed trenched pipeline and will conduct hydrostatic testing in accordance with PHMSA requirements.
- If the HDD cannot be completed, the current pipe section located within the right-of-way between the west end of Twilight Lane and Loc Loman Lane will be removed, and the trench will be backfilled. ENSTAR will develop a new plan for completing the final installation over the winter.
ENSTAR has been in communication with the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and the Rabbit Creek Limited Road Service Area (LRSA) representative regarding restoration efforts and project updates.
- The LRSA representative will be contacting the road maintenance contractor, Western Construction, to familiarize them with the project right-of-way and affected roadway areas for winter plowing operations.
- A dormant, non-invasive seed mix will be planted in disturbed areas that have not yet been stabilized. This seed mix is designed to germinate in the spring.
- In the spring of 2027, ENSTAR will return to evaluate restoration conditions and address any remaining areas requiring stabilization or final restoration.
We appreciate the community's continued patience as this project moves toward completion. ENSTAR remains committed to completing the work safely, minimizing additional impacts where possible, and restoring affected areas once construction activities are finished.
Customer Notification Letter - sent 10/7/26
