LAKEWOOD – Approximately 3,000 feet of sewer main and 8,000 feet of water main is being replaced in town, according to New Jersey American Water.
The company is working to replace aging pipes – some of them installed as far back as the 1930s. Eight fire hydrants will also be installed.
Work will be done at the following locations:
- Bradshaw Road from Central Avenue to Caranetta Drive
- Caranetta Drive entire length
- Freeman Road from Central Avenue to Caranetta Drive
- Harrison Place from Central Avenue to Caranetta Drive
- Kimball Road from Central Avenue to Caranetta Drive
- Oak Knoll Road from Case Road to North Lake Drive
- South Lake Drive from Central Avenue to Freeman Road and from Davis Road to Sunset Road
- Sunset Road from Central Avenue to Caranetta Drive
The project is expected to cost $3.4 million. One contractor, CRJ Contracting, expects Oak Knoll Road to be done by the end of June, weather permitting. The contractor for the rest of the projects, Perna Finnigan, expects the work to be from June 1 through the end of October, weather permitting.
Work hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and an occasional Saturday. Expect traffic restrictions or alternating traffic patterns when work is going on.
Final street restorations would be done by the fall.
For more information, visit New Jersey American Water on social media or call customer service at (800) 272-1325.
