Eversource Upgrading Natural Gas System in Naugatuck

NAUGATUCK, CT — To ensure the continued safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to its customers, Eversource is investing $1.1 million to upgrade the gas distribution system in Naugatuck. The project includes replacing 3,000 feet of existing cast iron and bare steel gas main with newer plastic pipe – which is safer, more durable and better able to handle fluctuations in underground temperatures, company officials announced in a news release.

“These investments allow us to further modernize the gas distribution system, minimizing repairs and any service interruptions,” said Eversource President of Gas Operations Bill Akley in a prepared statement. “Proactively upgrading the system helps to ensure our customers in Connecticut have a better, stronger network for decades to come.”

The Naugatuck upgrade project is underway, with construction crews working between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work will be done along Arch, Lewis, Russell, Scott and Theresa streets; Nixon Avenue and Manners Avenue.

Eversource communicates with community leaders and customers where work is being done to minimize the impact to traffic and coordinate with other roadwork happening in the town. Drivers may experience delays due to alternating one-way traffic.

Customers may experience a short disruption to their natural gas service when the new line is being activated and they will be notified in advance by letter, phone or an in-person visit. This gas line improvement work is expected to be complete by early August.

For information on Eversource’s natural gas expansion efforts, visit Eversource.com.

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