Jersey Shore City Gets $3.8M In Upgrades To Water Infrastructure

A city in Cape May County will receive nearly $4 million in new water pipes to replace aging infrastructure that's more than a century old.

A sink with a running water faucet.
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Chris Spiker

01/26/2024 2:24 p.m.

Ocean City will get $3.8 million in upgrades for more than a mile of water main, New Jersey American Water announced on Friday, Jan. 26. The utility company will remove four- and six-inch water lines installed as far back as the 1900s, and new eight-inch ductile iron mains will be added.

Fire hydrants and utility-owned service lines will also be replaced on the pipeline route, which includes these roads:

31st Street (from Central Avenue to Asbury Avenue);
Central Avenue (from 28th Street to 34th Street);
Fifth Street (from West Avenue to Asbury Avenue);
Fourth Street (from West Avenue to Asbury Avenue);
West Avenue (from Third Street to Fifth Street and from Sixth Street to Ninth Street).

New Jersey American Water said it will also replace any service line owned by customers that has been identified as lead or galvanized. This is part of the state's initiative to remove all lead and galvanized service lines by 2031.

This is the latest project for the utility company in South Jersey. Earlier this month, New Jersey American Water announced a $2 million investment in water infrastructure in Middletown.

Pioneer Pipe Contractors and Perna Finnigan will start the Ocean City project on Monday, Jan. 29 and it's expected to be finished by the end of May. Crews will be working from Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Affected streets will be also restored in the spring and fall.

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