New Jersey American Water Investing $4 Million in Loch Arbour, Asbury Park & Allenhurst

VOORHEES, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New
Jersey American Water will be investing $4 million in new water
mains in its service area of Loch Arbour, Asbury Park and Allenhurst.
The approximate 11,000 feet of new pipe replaces water main that was
installed as far back as the 1900s. The aging water lines will be
replaced with ductile iron pipes.

New Jersey American Water’s qualified contractor, CRJ Contracting Corp.
began the project on July 31 on the following streets:

• Route 71 (Main Street), from Main Avenue to Park Avenue
• Edgemont Drive, from Ocean Avenue to Route 71 (Norwood Avenue)
• Route 71 (Norwood Avenue), from Edgemont Drive to Cedar Avenue

“With the installation of the new water mains, our customers in this
area should experience increased water flows for residences and fire
protection, and continued improvement in reliability,” stated Mark
Fitzpatrick, New Jersey American Water Project Manager Engineer. “These
water main improvements are part of New Jersey American Water’s
multimillion dollar program to accelerate the renewal
of water infrastructure that is reaching the end of its useful life.”

Fitzpatrick added that this project is being coordinated with the New
Jersey Department of Transportation so that the main replacements are
completed ahead of their scheduled pavement resurfacing project
beginning in January 2018. Scheduled work will be completed at night,
Monday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. New Jersey American Water
values the safety of its workers and advises drivers and pedestrians to
take caution in the vicinity of work sites.

New Jersey American Water recently published an interactive
Infrastructure Upgrade Map on its website to share details about its
pipeline renewal projects, including this one. The map is located at www.newjerseyamwater.com
under Water Quality, System
Updates.

New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the
largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high
quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately
2.7 million people. More information can be found at newjerseyamwater.com.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the
largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and
wastewater utility company. The company employs 6,800 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by
visiting www.amwater.com.

Contacts

New Jersey American Water
Denise Venuti Free
Director of
Communications and External Affairs
856-782-2316
[email protected]