Colonial Pipeline initiates restart of operations Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm on Colonial Pipeline restart By WBRC Staff | May 12, 2021 at 4:27 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 6:14 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Colonial Pipeline initiated the restart of pipeline operations today at approximately 5 p.m. ET. Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal. Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period. Colonial will move as much gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel as is safely possible and will continue to do so until markets return to normal.