Crescent Township gas lines being replaced near home explosion
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Gas lines being replaced near Crescent Township home explosion

Gas lines being replaced near Crescent Township home explosion
GREAT. IT’S GREAT. I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL GAS LINES, ESPECIALLY TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. FOR THOSE WHO WORK AND LIVE NEAR THIS SECTION OF CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SAW AND HEARD THIS HOUSE EXPLOSION JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO GAS LINES IS WELCOME NEWS. JUST TO KEEP EVERYTHING SAFE, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYBODY ALIVE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THIS HOME TO EXPLODE IN MARCH, OFFICIALS TELL US THERE WAS A PRIVATE GAS WELL AND PROPANE TANKS AT THE HOME, BUT SO FAR NO OFFICIAL CAUSE HAS BEEN RELEASED AND THIS WORK REPRESENTATIVES WITH PEOPLE’S GAS SAY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF A MULTIYEAR INFRA STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE THE OLDEST PARTS OF OUR SYSTEM WITH NEW LINES, NICK PARADISE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR PEOPLE’S GAS, SAYS THIS AREA WAS CHOSEN FOR NEW LINES DUE TO ITS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT IS PART OF THE PLAN TO REPLACE MORE THAN 3000 MILES OF PIPELINE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACROSS OUR SERVICE TERRITORY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, HELPS US TO REDUCE OLDER PIPELINES WITH MORE STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS LESS LIKELY TO LEAD TO AN OUTAGE, LESS LIKELY TO HAVE LEAKS DEVELOP. JUST GENERAL KEEPS THE COMMUNITY SAFER. AND FOR SOME AT UAYS, DESPITE THE TRAFFIC THEY ARE EXPECTING, ALONG WITH THE WORK, TRAFFIC’S ROUGH EVEN AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN WE GET THERE. NOW THIS IS THE AREA OF 51 WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. IT WILL BE ONE LANE BETWEEN PURDY AND SPRING RUN ROAD. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE VEHICLES HERE, THIS IS THE CREWS ARRIVING TO GET TO WORK. THEY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING THOSE LINES BEGINNING IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES FROM NOW. SO YOU WILL SEE THIS SECTION OF ROUTE 51 DOWN TO ONE LANE. WHILE THEY DO THAT WORK, THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO DO THAT WORK UNTIL 6:00 EACH MORNING DURING THE WEEKDAY, BUT THEY TELL ME THEY HOPE TO BE DONE BY AROUND 4:00 EVERY MORNING. AND THIS SHOULD GO THROUGH ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.
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Gas lines being replaced near Crescent Township home explosion
Peoples Gas is replacing lines along Route 51 between Purdy Road and Spring Run Road, about a half mile from the home that exploded in Crescent Township in March, killing two people."It's to strengthen and improve the system. This does not have anything to do with that," said Nick Paradise, Peoples Gas communications manager, referring to the fatal explosion. "Our focus is on being proactive to replace things ahead of time before there are issues."Paradise said the area was chosen due to its aging infrastructure and is part of Peoples' proactive plan to replace more than 3,000 miles of pipeline.Paradise said most of the work will take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. He said they hope to have the lines replaced by early June.Officials have not released an official cause of the home explosion, where two people died. They have said there was a private well and propane on the property.

Peoples Gas is replacing lines along Route 51 between Purdy Road and Spring Run Road, about a half mile from the home that exploded in Crescent Township in March, killing two people.

"It's to strengthen and improve the system. This does not have anything to do with that," said Nick Paradise, Peoples Gas communications manager, referring to the fatal explosion. "Our focus is on being proactive to replace things ahead of time before there are issues."

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Paradise said the area was chosen due to its aging infrastructure and is part of Peoples' proactive plan to replace more than 3,000 miles of pipeline.

Paradise said most of the work will take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. He said they hope to have the lines replaced by early June.

Officials have not released an official cause of the home explosion, where two people died. They have said there was a private well and propane on the property.