The work will upgrade 6-inch water lines installed in the 1920s with new, 12-inch ductile iron main.

The $556,000 in infrastructure work will see the replacement of approximately 1,500 feet of aging water main.

The notice for projects set to begin next week in Oceanport and Allenhurst came on the heels of news that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved changes to the provider's base water and wastewater rates.

The work is part of as part of the utility's multimillion-dollar initiative to accelerate the renewal of water infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life in more than 100 communities across the state.

The Camden-based utility said it will replace approximately 10,700 feet of aging water main.

Residents narrowly approved the takeover in a municipal referendum during the November 2019 elections by a two-to-one margin. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the takeover at a May 20 board meeting.

New Providence will see approximately 2,100 feet of aging water main replaced, beginning Oct. 22.

The energy efficiency as a service provider plans to accelerate sales and marketing, working toward its goal of managing more than $3 billion in customer energy spending by 2027.

The project includes replacing 12 fire hydrants and 406 utility-owned service lines along the city's pipeline route.

The work will replace aging water water lines, fire hydrants and utility-owned service lines.

Utility giant Public Service Enterprise Group filed its application on Thursday with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for its second year of public ratepayer subsidies for its nuclear plants in Salem County.

The contributions are financed by the state’s Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program, which is provided to businesses who must in turn commit those finances toward rejuvenating low and moderate-income neighborhoods.