Two people working on the Keystone XL oil pipeline have tested positive for the coronavirus in northern
Native American tribes and others along the pipeline's 1,200-mile (1,930-mile) route have raised concerns that workers could bring the virus into rural communities unable to handle a large outbreak.
The infected workers were in quarantine and not expected to return to the storage yard, where construction was expected to wrap up in coming days, company spokesman
Work was not interrupted ongoing elsewhere along the route, including site work on planned camps for workers in
“We are continuing to follow the safety protocols and there are no other cases to report,” Cunha said.
The pump station construction does not include laying of pipeline. That's stalled because of a court ruling that invalidated a permit needed for the hundreds of rivers, wetlands and other water bodies that Keystone XL would cross between
The project was proposed more than a decade ago but was stalled for years until President
The company initially planned to build 11 camps housing up to 1,000 workers each along the pipeline’s route — six in
Construction of most camps for now has been deferred because of the court ruling on river crossings, Cunha said, and it’s uncertain if all the camps will be built after the arrival of the pandemic.
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