In June 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation awarded a contract to Gray & Pape to provide the cultural resource management services associated with the proposed Millennium Pipeline Project. The project was defined as about 422 miles long, begins in Canada, crossing Lake Erie, and through the Southern Tier counties of New York, ending in  Westchester County.

To date, Gray & Pape has coupled CRM surveys for all but a few outstanding properties.  This includes about 50 miles of underwater survey, 300 access roads, and 56 off-line work areas. As construction begins, Gray & Pape is mobilized to provide rapid turn-around investigations for frequent adjustments to the project footprint (315 requests to date).

From the beginning, the Millennium Project has involved a unique approach to all parts of the project design. Project partners opted to approach the actual delineation of the project centerline and construction work area using multidisciplinary teams supported by GPS technology. Field

Survey teams included cultural resources, civil survey, construction, and environmental representatives. Field data and subsequent alignment revisions have been tracked through a comprehensive project GIS. During the first field season (August through October 1997), CRM survey involved 12 "footprint" teams, 8 archaeological survey teams, and 3 architectural historian teams for a total complement of some 75 persons.

All Millenium fieldwork follows guidelines set forth in work plans approved by both the New York and Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Offices. As we have progressed through Phase III site investigations, each season's work has been reported in documents submitted to both the SHPO offices and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. All reports have been submitted on deadline and have been accepted without revision by the permitting agencies.