Summit Natural Gas of Maine agrees to pay millions owed to contractors for pipeline work

Summit Natural Gas of Maine agrees to pay millions owed to contractors for pipeline work

AUGUSTA — The company readying the Kennebec Valley’s massive natural gas pipeline says it has agreed to pay contractors tens of millions of dollars included in a lawsuit against the utility last month.

A top official at Summit Natural Gas of Maine, the company preparing to energize its network stretching from Richmond to Madison, said $38 million has been owed to between 10 and 20 contractors for months, and the company plans to pay money owed to those contractors for work done by Jan. 10.

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