South Jersey Gas Begins Upgrades In Ocean City

Ocean City, NJ -- South Jersey Gas has begun work to convert the natural gas infrastructure system from lower to higher pressure throughout Ocean City, officials said on Tuesday.

The work is intended to help the gas company improve and protect its infrastructure ahead of future storms.
Lower pressure systems, by nature, are more susceptible to water intrusion during significant storms with flooding conditions.

Upgrading the infrastructure with the installation of of 2”, 4” and 8” yellow plastic natural gas mains, is designed to ensure the system will continue to work in the event of a storm, officials said.

Installation of these mains will take place along Central and Atlantic Avenues, from East 6th Street to East 9th Street. Work is expected to be complete by the spring.

All excavations will be restored on a daily basis. A temporary repair will be made in most cases until the final restoration takes place.

Openings in concrete may be temporarily patched with asphalt until final restoration with concrete can be scheduled.

Openings made in grass in the summer season may not be restored until the fall in order to facilitate grass growth.

South Jersey Gas or its contractors will be contacting customers to gain access to properties with gas service to complete this work.

Crews will work Monday through Thursday, between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. There is also a possibility that work will be performed with city approval during the same time frame on some Saturdays to accommodate customer appointments.

For more information about this project, contact the South Jersey Gas’ Cape May divisional office at 609-465-2900 and reference the Ocean City Grid 1 Project.

All restorations are completed in compliance with local and county regulations.