New Jersey Natural Gas today provided the following update of our restoration of the storm-damaged portions of our system:

This week, we made 427 meters ready for natural gas.

In the areas of the peninsula where we can safely restore service, we have rebuilt all available meters. We continue to repair the portions of our system that serve the more heavily damaged side streets where main or services were retired for safety reasons.  This week, we re-pressurized 650 feet of main in Lavallette.

We have completed, or expect to complete repairs and re-pressurize the following damaged side streets by the following dates:

Streets Municipality or Area Tentative Date for
Re-Pressurization
Baltimore, Elizabeth, Princeton, Bay Lavallette Complete
Bergen, North and South Lagoon, Channel Mantoloking Complete
Sailfish, Dawn Normandy Beach Complete
Marshmallow, N. Lagoon, Hayes, Jacobsen Normandy Beach Complete
Broad, Ellison, Normandy, Arrow, 7th, Lake Chadwick Beach Complete
Harding, Coolidge Ortley Beach Complete
Ocean Terrace Seaside Heights  Complete
Bay, Arnold, Tunney, Hiering, Bayside Ortley Beach Complete
Faber Lane Mantoloking Complete
Trenton, Newark, Elizabeth Lavallette Complete  Baltimore to boardwalk
East Plover Ocean Beach Complete
West Central Avenue (Route 35) Chadwick Beach Complete Norman to 4th
O Street Seaside Park Complete
Princeton/Jersey City/New Jersey/Brooklyn Lavallette  Complete   Ocean street ends
K Street Seaside Park 1/22
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, Ocean Terrace Normandy Beach 1/18   East of Route 35
Barnegat Lane Mantoloking 1/23   Bergen to Herbert
East Avenue Mantoloking  1/22    Newman to Lyman
8th, from Baltimore to Bay and Richmond Ortley Beach  1/18 
4th and Dellmuth, from Washington to Bay Ortley Beach  1/18 
Tarpon, Dolphin, Marlin, Albacore, Holiday, Dune, Surf Ortley Beach 1/19 
Hiering/Colony Seaside Heights 1/22
Harding Avenue north to Dover; east of Route 35 South Ortley Beach  1/30
West Kupper, Baytree, West Marion, Rte. 35 South Normandy Beach TBD
East Kupper, Neptune, Georgian, Deauville, Jeanette, 9th, Sunset Normandy Beach TBD
Sea View Rd., Ocean Rd. Ocean Beach TBD    Oceanfront
Albertson Street Mantoloking TBD     Runyon to the bay 
3rd, from Railway to Bay; Shuster, from Washington to Bay; Washington, from 3rd to 2nd  Ortley Beach  TBD
7th Avenue, from Route 35 North to Oceanfront  Ortley Beach  TBD 

After a street is successfully re-pressurized, it will take two to three days to re-establish the meters and service lines on that street. Once your meter work has been completed, you should see a tag on your meter, which indicates that your home or business has natural gas to its meter. As soon as you see the tag, and your home or business has electricity and is habitable and occupied, then you may have your own qualified technician determine that your natural gas system and equipment are safe for use, and turn on your natural gas service.
Updates on our schedule and progress are available at www.njng.com.

Federal, New Jersey and local safety codes prohibit tampering with natural gas meters and service lines. Even if natural gas service has not yet been restored to your area, this could significantly hamper efforts to restore service.

If you smell an odor of natural gas, leave the building immediately. Do not light matches, touch electrical switches or appliances, or use your telephone. From a safe location, customers should notify us of all gas leaks immediately at 800-GAS-LEAK.

Please remember that at least three business days prior to outdoor construction or digging, contractors and property owners - whoever is excavating - must call New Jersey One Call at 811 or 800-272-1000 and take the following steps:

  • Wait for the site to be marked with paint, flags or stakes. Yellow indicates the presence of underground natural gas lines.
  • Respect the marks and dig with care.
  • Hand dig only (no mechanized equipment) within two feet of buried piping and facilities.
  • Be mindful that inclement weather may wash away the painted markings.
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