New Jersey’s largest investor-owned water utility will replace approximately 6,440 feet of aging water main as well as replace fire hydrants and 97 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route.

Approximately 2,250 feet of aging water main and one fire hydrant and 34 utility-owned service lines will be replaced along the pipeline route.

A veteran in the industrial, commercial and global oil and gas industry Robert Courcy brings a wealth of knowledge to his new role at the Linden-based electrical and industrial distributor.

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.