The laying of the first pipeline of the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) began on March 27, 1975, following road and facility work, which started in April 1974. The $8 billion, 3-year project, spanning from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, employed over 70,000 people to cross three mountain ranges. The first oil flowed June 20, 1977. More
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