As reported in Global News, the National Energy Board (NEB) has given the green light for construction to resume this year at two Burnaby, B.C., terminals linked to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

In a letter sent Thursday to Trans Mountain Canada, the NEB approved Trans Mountain’s request to resume work at the Westridge Marine Terminal and Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby terminal.

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Construction will also ramp up again on the Burnaby Mountain Tunnel that will connect the two terminals.

A number of laydown sites for pipeline infrastructure and other equipment have also been approved to be built in Kamloops, Merritt, Hope and Abbotsford.

The approval comes after the NEB found Trans Mountain had met a number of pre-construction conditions for the various sites.

However, the letter states the company’s request to also resume work at the Edmonton terminal has not yet been approved, saying the NEB is still reviewing whether pre-construction conditions have been met at that site.

Trans Mountain had initially requested for work at all terminals to resume on Monday, but the exact start date is not yet clear. The company told Global News it expects to release more information soon.

“We’re pleased [the] NEB has confirmed we’ve met pre-construction conditions required to get work underway at some terminals,” Trans Mountain said in a brief statement posted on social media.

“Meeting pre-construction conditions is one of several things that we need to have in place before getting shovels in the ground.”

Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi called the NEB’s approval “an important decision” on the way to construction ramping up “this season.”

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