New Jersey American Water invests $10 million to upgrade water lines in Middletown
(UC) — The $10 million Middletown investment project by New Jersey American Water will replace the deteriorating cast-iron water lines that were put in place as far back as the 1930s with new ductile iron main, the Camden-based utility announced on Oct. 7.
The project is a component of the business' multimillion-dollar plan to upgrade the water infrastructure in more than 100 communities throughout the state, according to NJBIZ.
Weather permitting, the work will be carried out by NJ American Water contractor Perna Finnigan and should be finished in about a year. Monday through Friday, work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the fall of 2023, the last street restorations will be finished. There may be some traffic hiccups for residents.
In addition, the project will replace any customer-owned service lines that have been determined to be lead or galvanized as part of a statewide initiative to remove all such service lines by 2031, along with 20 fire hydrants, 250 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route, and any such customer-owned service lines.
The utility announced a slight rate increase for customers in August, taking effect on September 1. On January 14, the business submitted a request for rates.
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