New Jersey American Water announced Monday that it will replace over 4 miles of aging water main in Plainfield, Roselle, Summit and Union Township beginning this month.

The $8.75 million investment, part of the company’s multimillion-dollar initiative to accelerate the renewal of obsolete water infrastructure in more than 100 communities across the state, will continue to advance water service reliability and increase water flows for household consumption and fire protection in these communities.

Installed as far back as the 1890s, the company will upgrade aging cast iron water lines with new 8-, 12- and 16-inch ductile iron main along several streets in the four towns. The project also includes replacing 36 fire hydrants and 373 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route.

As part of a statewide initiative to remove all lead and galvanized service lines by 2031, New Jersey American Water will replace any customer-owned service line that has been identified as such.

The work is expected to be completed withing approximately five months in Plainfield, six months in Roselle, and three months in Summit and Union, weather permitting.

The company says the work will take place Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Final street restorations will be completed in fall 2022 in Summit and Union and in spring 2023 in Plainfield and Roselle.

New Jersey American Water encourages customers to sign up for alerts through its MyWater account and to follow the company on social media to receive further project updates.

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