Bayview Avenue Open After Gas Company Project Ends

BAYVILLE, NJ - No more detours.

Bayview Avenue and Veeder Lane are open to traffic again, now that New Jersey Natural Gas Company has finished its installation of an underground pipeline from Bayville across Barnegat Bay to South Seaside Park, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said.

The company made the decision to add a redundant gas line across the bay after the severe damage on the coast from Superstorm Sandy in 2012, spokesman Michael Kinney has said.

The state Board of Public Utilities asked all utilities to evaluate their resiliency in the wake of the devastating storm that hit the Jersey Shore hard, he said.

The Bayville project was just one of six areas on the coast to be done during the project. The Bayville pipeline - a 12-inch steel pipeline - was installed from roughly 60 to 80 feet under the bay. It runs across the bay from Bayville to South Seaside Park, Kinney has said.

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The project was delayed by a long, cold winter, he has said.

Homeowners and businesses, primarily on Bayview Avenue, still had access to their homes and buildings during the project.

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