New Jersey American Water to Invest $2.7 Million in New Water Mains
New Jersey American Water has announced it will be investing approximately $2.7 million for the installation of new water mains in its Ocean City service area. The company will be installing approximately 10,810 feet of new main in this area, replacing water main that was installed around the 1900s with new PVC pipe.
Beginning this fall, New Jersey American Water’s qualified contractor Perna Finnigan, Inc. will be working along the following streets:
- 51st Street, from Asbury Avenue to Central Avenue
- North Street, from West Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
- Wesley Road, from North Street to Battersea Road
- 2nd Street, from Bay Avenue to Simpson Avenue
- 2nd Street, from Asbury Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
- 3rd Street, from Bay Avenue to West Avenue
- 3rd Street, from Asbury Avenue to Wesley Avenue
- Tennessee Avenue, full length of Roadway
- Caroline Lane, full length of Roadway
- Coral Lane, full length of Roadway
- Gilbert Lane, full length of Roadway
- Kingston Lane, full length of Roadway
- Marshall Lane, full length of Roadway
- Pine Road, full length of Roadway
- Tobago Road, full length of Roadway
“We are looking forward to beginning these substantial updates now that the unofficial end of summer is here,” said New Jersey American Water Operations Supervisor Tim Green. “We are coordinating these projects closely with the city to ensure efficiencies and to make sure the main replacements are completed ahead of the upcoming city road reconstruction project.”
Green added that prior to work beginning, residents within the scope of these projects will receive a notice from Perna Finnigan with the actual start date.
New Jersey American Water has recently published an interactive Infrastructure Upgrade Map on its website to share details about the company’s pipeline renewal projects. For information, visit http://njaw.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=2fd6122afeac4d1cbf0abd93f743788f.
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