Monday, December 24, 2012
Meanwhile, natural gas service fully restored
Contrary to some rumors, officials said no additional breaches occurred during Friday's storm, though some areas of the barrier island flooded. Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis confirmed the lack of any breaching on the island, though the township still restricted access Friday due to flooding. Mantoloking's municipal government likewise reported some flooding, and standing water was still present in that town on Sunday. The flooding also carried a "large amount of debris" into the town, the Mantoloking Police Department reported on its Facebook page. But despite the setback, there was good news to report over the weekend. New Jersey Natural Gas said it had completely repressurized its system on the barrier island, from Bay Head to South …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Township sent request to state to allow residents to return.
Residents of Pelican Island may be able to return to their homes "within the next few days" after Hurricane Sandy struck in late October, Mayor Tom Kelaher said on the township's Website. Kelaher said the township submitted a request through county's Office of Emergency Management to Governor Chris Christie, asking to permit re-popuation. The Township had updated its Website at 1:30 p.m. The site had previously said Pelican Island residents may return to their homes as early as Jan. 1. Electricity and sewer service are restored to Pelican Island homes and New Jersey Natural Gas has indicated that all gas meters will be reset Dec. 19 (tomorrow), the township said. Currently the water on Pelican Island is not suitable for drinking and NJ …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Residents will have access to their homes today
Residents in both South Seaside Park and Seaside Park will be able to access their homes today, now that New Jersey Natural Gas has finished pressurizing the gas lines. "Another step closer," Berkeley Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said. "All went well. Now onto meter rebuilds, which should be done by Wednesday the latest, weather permitting." When the meter rebuilds are completed, natural gas will be reintroduced to the meter, the mayor has said. The gas will be shut off at the meter's shut-off valve and a tag attached to the valve. The tag will state "Before opening this valve, you must properly test and inspect the piping beyond the valve as well as any natural gas equipment. You may also need to have approval by your local code official. …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
New access schedule runs through the end of December
With natural gas system pressurization expected to be completed before this weekend in Toms River's barrier island, the township has announced a re-entry schedule through the end of December. The updated schedule runs from Monday, Dec. 17 through the end of December and outlines when each of the barrier island's three zones — East, Middle and West — are permitted to enter, according to the complete list posted to the township's website. The East and Middle zones will be the first allowed in on Dec. 17 and 18, followed by the East and West zones on Dec. 19 and 20 and the Middle and West zones on Dec. 21, the plan shows. All zones are scheduled to be open on from Dec. 22 through Dec. 24 and again on Dec. 26. No one will be allowed on the …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Sections will be closed as New Jersey Natural Gas continues work on system
A schedule of temporary barrier island closures has been announced by the township as New Jersey Natural Gas plans inspections that will allow gas service to be re-activated in the area battered by Hurricane Sandy. The schedule outlines when certain sections of the barrier island will be accessible as work is completed. NJNG inspections originally were expected to be completed by Dec. 18; the new schedule shows that work should be completed by Dec. 14, allowing access to all residents on the weekend of Dec. 15. The complete and detailed schedule is available on the township's website. According to the posting, the North Beaches will close from Dec. 8 to 13, Lavallette will close from Dec. 11 to 13 and Ortley will close from Dec. 10 to 13. …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
New Jersey Natural Gas released an updated schedule of its efforts to restore natural gas in towns devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
New Jersey Natural Gas continues to work towards service restoration in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged towns along the shore and believes complete restoration could come by the end of the month, if not earlier. In its daily update, the gas utility said mainland customers have all been restored and that on the barrier island a total of 5,285 feet of damaged gas pipes between Bay Head and Seaside have been replaced. So far, NJNG has been able to reintroduce natural gas in both the Mantoloking and Brick sections of the barrier island. The ultility is now in the process of installing new meters between the areas of Downer Avenue in Mantoloking and Dune Avenue in Brick and should be finished by the end of the Thursday. Meters from Ocean View Avenue to…
Monday, December 3, 2012
Utility announced the next step in service restoration on Monday
Toms River's section of barrier island is expected to be closed to traffic from Dec. 8 to 18 as New Jersey Natural Gas crews make "critical" repairs to their system that will lead to service restoration for some by the end of the month. Crews are prepared to re-activate gas service on the island but must follow a protocol to charge the lines before any sources of ignition -- vehicles included -- can enter the area, according to a statement on the Toms River Township website. Once gas lines in the area are re-actived, another team will begin installing meters. When meters are installed and electricity has been restored, a qualified technician who has determined the gas equipment is safe may restore service to the property, according to NJNG…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
About 65 percent of barrier island gas main replaced
New Jersey Natural Gas crews have replaced more than 65 percent of its primary gas main on the Barnegat Peninsula despite having found a few anomalies on side streets. "Following the removal of debris on three side streets, we identified additional anomalies on our main," said Renee Amellio, a company spokesperson. Going forward, NJNG will bypass side streets that suffered such extensive damage that they cannot be repaired prior to re-pressurization of the entire natural gas system on the barrier island from Bay Head to South Seaside Park. Repairs will then be completed on those streets and service will be restored manually. "This will allow us to re-pressurize the entire system and restore service to our customers in all towns most …
Saturday, November 24, 2012
NJNG still on target for re-pressurization to begin Dec. 3
New Jersey Natural Gas has replaced 2,275 feet – 48 percent – of its damaged, 12 inch main on the Barnegat Peninsula between Bay Head and Seaside Park. "Our crews have completed the plugging and capping of all meters, and are retiring individual services where required," said company spokesman Michael Kinney. The company said Saturday it is still on target to begin repressurizing its main Dec. 3. Barring unforseen circumstances, the company said all homes deemed safe enough to have gas service restored will have service by the end of December. On the Ocean County mainland, NJNG said natural gas is now available to 10,351 customers' meters out of 17,250 that were affected by Sandy. Of those who have gas available, 4,536 have turned their …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Main was damaged when gas service was shut down
New Jersey Natural Gas has "retired" 12 miles of gas pipeline on the barrier island between Bay Head and Seaside Park, the company said Monday. Crews retired the damaged main in Mantoloking, as well as areas of targeted main in Normandy Beach, Chadwick Beach, Lavallette and Ortley Beach. "Main anomalies must be addressed before gas can be re-introduced into the system," the company said in a statement. The company said it expects to begin re-pressurizing its system at its regulator station south of the Mantoloking Bridge on Dec. 3. "Barring unforeseen conditions that may delay our work, we anticipate restoring natural gas service by the end of December to all of our customers whose homes have not sustained such major damage that we cannot …
Missing Brick
8:11 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Where is FEMA and the Fed government for this problem? If they can rebuild levies in New Orleans, why do we have to wait for our entire town to be washed away before they acknowledge this problem here. In my part of Brick, there are 2-3' of sludge that was not there before...even tonight I expect high tide to go over the bulkhead...this never happened before Sandy in 35 years...so let' s not just… more ›