Pipeline Construction

After weeks of unseasonably warm weather it was a brutal return to typical March weather. The morning clouds and a few flakes of snow gave way to bright afternoon sun, but the temperature stayed in the 30's most of the day as the March winds howled with gusts over 30 miles per hours.



One of the best jobs working on the pipeline was preheating the pipe. Several workers took advantage of the extra heat from the torch.



View of the torches heating the pipe. In the background in the pipe is the glow of a pipe joint being welded.


Cleaning a welded joint.


Welding the 24 inch pipeline.