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Improving Pipeline Construction Quality

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Background:

Each year the pipeline industry repairs, replaces, and adds to the vast pipeline network serving the needs of the United States of America. PHMSA regulates this activity via construction...

Pipeline Construction

A newly constructed pipeline being lowered into the ground

Overseeing the construction of new pipelines to ensure safety and reliability is one of PHMSA's missions. The first element of this mission is proper design and construction of pipelines. This is...