Pipeline Replacement Project
Columbia Gas and its contractor Miller Pipeline are set to begin a pipeline replacement project in Avon Lake. Crews will be installing approximately 6,900 feet of new plastic pipe serving roughly 116 properties on Belmar Boulevard, Curtis Drive, Artsdale Drive, Moreland Drive, and portions of Electric Boulevard, Redwood Boulevard, and Canterbury Road. This project will retire old bare steel and cast-iron pipe.
Preconstruction work is underway. During this phase, residents may notice markers and flags appearing in yards to mark the locations of underground facilities. Residents should keep the markers and flags in place until work is complete.
Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of next week, weather permitting, and is expected to take 3-4 months to complete. Once the mainline is in and put into service, crews will follow-up with service line replacements for individual homes. These take 2-4 hours per property and include a brief service disconnection. Indoor meters will be relocated outside as well. Miller Pipeline personnel will reach out to schedule an appointment with each property owner for the shutoff, relight and meter relocation (if necessary). Some traffic congestion is expected in the work zone, but flaggers will be on-hand to get all motorists through safely. Further, crews will not block residents in their driveways.
As for restoration, crews will temporarily restore all property to ensure safety and accessibility and then follow-up with the permanent grade restoration as the project nears completion.
Get your questions answered
Columbia Gas will host a Virtual Public Meeting on April 8 at 7PM. Residents may participate online or by phone. Online participants may need to download Microsoft Teams.
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