Latimer said the state Public Utilities Commission mandates TransCanada have a bond in place to protect the county roads and state highways; it is a $15.6 million bond.

Schock said the roads in Pennington County include a short section in the Box Elder spur area; another in the Wasta area, north into Meade County; and Elm Springs road, which is mostly gravel, and will be used as a more long-term road for transporting workers and materials to work sites, not the heavy pipes.

The presentation was informational only; no action was taken.

Point of order continued

Commissioner George Ferebee abruptly left the meeting Tuesday after his request to move an agenda item forward failed.

One of the last items on the regular meeting's agenda was a request from commissioners Ferebee and Mark DiSanto to revisit the board's policy regarding reconsideration of action taken by the board.

Ferebee made a motion to move the item to the beginning of the meeting, saying he believed the board had violated its policy during its last regular meeting on Aug. 21, "and I think we ought to talk about it up front."