Economic Impact

Economic impact is measured in several ways, including job creation and spending on goods and services.

Marathon’s projected $1.9 billion investment in the DHOUP will generate $174 million in new tax revenues for the city of Detroit through 2030, and millions of dollars in spin-off spending in Michigan and the local communities.

The project will create approximately 60 new full time refinery jobs and 75 additional full time contractor positions in addition to the 320 people and 160 contractors already employed at the Detroit refinery. The new hires will add an additional $16.5 million to the refinery's annual payroll of $74 million. Modifications at the refinery will provide construction employment for an average of 800 workers per day, peaking at 1,200 workers during the three-year construction period. These will consist of primarily union jobs and total construction wages will exceed $350 million by the time project is completed.

In addition, the pipeline construction will create hundreds of jobs for the four to six month construction period.

On the pipeline portion, MPL will make a one-time payment to each property owner for the right to use the land. Compensation based on fair-market value will be negotiated one-on-one with the individual property owners.

Based on the anticipated cost of the pipeline, MPL estimates it will pay $1.7 million annually in property taxes beginning in the year when it is constructed. These annual property tax payments will be allocated among the local governmental units the pipeline crosses.