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Line 3 has been in place since 1968, but damaged pipes led Enbridge to decrease the amount of oil transported through the pipeline due to safety concerns.
In 2014, The Canadian pipeline company introducedto replace the existing 34-inch diameter pipeline with a new 36-inch diameter pipeline along most of the route that would increase capacity to allow for the transport of nearly 800,000 barrels of oil daily. Sections of the new pipeline were completed in Canada, North Dakota and Wisconsin last year, but the final leg of the project has faced pushback from indigenous and environmental groups in Minnesota.
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