After its legal victory over the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, Kinder Morgan still needs to get sign-offs from state and federal officials. That’s before it can start work on its New York to Connecticut natural gas pipeline. The project will pass through southern Berkshire County.

In May, Kinder Morgan was granted an injunction, allowing it to route the pipeline through Otis State Forest in Sandisfield, Massachusetts. A Berkshire Superior Court judge issued a stay in the case, which expires Friday.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office could still appeal the ruling, but the time frame for doing that doesn’t start until the state and Kinder Morgan agree on compensation for the land, finalizing the judgement.

A company spokesperson says it still needs various permits from Massachusetts and Connecticut as well as federal approvals before tree clearing can begin. He wouldn’t say if preliminary work, such as land surveys might start once the stay runs out.