Columbia Gas is expected to begin work again to replace gas lines in Maysville, officials said Friday.
Work in the east end area could get underway next week, Maysville Projects Manager David Hord said Friday. That project, named the Tyler Street project, includes 225 customers, he said.
As part of the project streets where gas lines will be replaced have been marked with paint and utility research is underway, Hord said. Residents should get letters telling them what to expect and the company will also likely distribute door hangers at homes affected by the project, he said.
According to the letters, residents while be notified when workers need to enter homes or businesses to connect or disconnect service.
During construction, old metal gas lines will be replaced with new high pressure plastic lines, Hord said. All services to houses and businesses will be replaced along with meters, he said.
The project is expected to last until fall, according to Hord.
Once work is completed, the company will conduct a natural gas safety inspection. Once a successful inspection is completed, appliances that may have been turn off will be re-lit, information form the company indicates.
Another Columbia Gas project will tackle the same issues in the Rogers Road-Germantown Road area and areas along West Second Street near Pogue Distillery. That project could begin next month, Hord said. The company is currently in the process of securing rights of way, he said.
A third project with the same goal — to replace lines, service and meters — is planned for Fourth Street this year, Hord said.
A project to replace gas lines along Third Street, originally planned for this year, is now scheduled for 2021, Hord said.
In another major project underway in Maysville, work has begun $7.1 million floodwall restoration, Hord said. About 20 trees were removed from the area near Hardymon’s Landing and taken away by barge recently as the initial phase of the work, he said.
The project will repair storm damage the levee suffered in February 2018 and will cover an area from Main Street to Commerce Street.
The project will address erosion and slippage along the levee and all issues will be addressed from the river side of the floodwall and involve the lower two-thirds of the wall, Nelson told city commission in December.
Earth removed from the project will be hauled to the Mason County Landfill and replaced with stone to prevent future erosion, Nelson said.
Work is expected to be completed in June 2021, officials said Friday.
