The tribe has been leading a protest for weeks at a site where the route passes near its reservation near the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
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A ruling is expected by Friday on the tribe’s challenge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant permits to the Dallas -based operators of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, which will cross North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and IL.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he has asked the North Dakota National Guard for support in responding to law enforcement efforts at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest site south of Mandan.
It led to Saturday’s clash between protesters and private security guards hired by the pipeline company.
Paul Picha (PEE’-kuh) told The Associated Press that the trip likely won’t happen until next week.
Michael Gerhart says state Highway 1806 was to reopen late Thursday afternoon.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has said he’ll rule by Friday on the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s lawsuit that challenges federal permits for the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline.
“We are preparing and planning for all scenarios that may occur in response to the federal court ruling”, the Morton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, which didn’t detail how many officers were being added or what their plan is should the ruling allow construction to continue.
The Dakota Access Pipeline is to move North Dakota oil to IL.
That checkpoint will now be converted to a traffic information point, advising southbound motorists of potential hazards such as protesters and parked vehicles on or along the roadway while eliminating the detour to Highway 6, officials said.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II, who was notified of the Guard action Thursday morning, also called on the thousands of self-described “water protectors” to greet the court decision “with peace and order”.
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Last weekend, tribal officials said crews bulldozed several sites of “significant cultural and historic value” on private land, which Energy Transfer Partners denies.
