Hurricane Sandy

NJNG 'Retires' 12 Miles of Gas Main on Barrier Island

Main was damaged when gas service was shut down

New Jersey Natural Gas has "retired" 12 miles of gas pipeline on the barrier island between Bay Head and Seaside Park, company officials said. Crews retired the damaged main in Mantoloking, as well as areas of targeted main in Normandy Beach, Chadwick Beach, Lavallette and Ortley Beach. "Main anomalies must be addressed before gas can be re-introduced into the system," the company said in a statement. The company said it expects to begin re-pressurizing its system at its regulator station south of the Mantoloking Bridge on Dec. 3. "Barring unforeseen conditions that may delay our work, we anticipate restoring natural gas service by the end of December to all of our customers whose homes have not sustained such major damage that we cannot …

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