With just one more permit remaining, Enbridge is preparing to get the Line 5 tunnel project out of the planning stage.
The company announced at the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority meeting on Friday that it's chosen a contractor to construct the 4-mile tunnel.
Anna Mooney is a government relations manager with Enbridge.
She says the company is still on-boarding the contractor and plans to "thoughtfully roll them out to the public."
"A lot of the focus, for at least this next year, for the contractor will be around permitting, helping to ensure that we can move forward with the Army Corps and our permitting."
The Authority has also selected a firm that's meant to independently review the tunnel engineering and plans.
The state says it's still working with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers to "update the timeline" on the final federal permit needed for the tunnel.
