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Century Gas Leak Repair Project Nearing Completion
November 19, 2014
Work will be completed soon on a leaking section of natural gas pipe under Highway 29 in Century, three and a half years since the leak was publicly revealed as a “major public safety issue”.
The included large pipes bored under Highway 29 that will connect a new 4-inch pipe on west side of Highway 29 with a new 2-inch pipe to be installed on the east side of the highway, eliminating the need to install individual service lines under the road to service natural gas customers. Pipes were installed where existing easements exist or were obtained at no cost, otherwise, it was installed under existing sidewalks.
R.A.W. Construction, LLC of Tallahassee is working to install the new natural gas lines along the right-of-way of Highway 29 (North Century Boulevard) from about McCurdy Lane to West Highway 4 near the courthouse. R.A.W. Construction will complete their portion of the project in the next couple of weeks, according to Mayor Freddie McCall. Then city employees will complete the addition of individual taps and service lines.
McCall praised the work done to date by R.A.W., and also applauded the company for hiring local workers to assist with the $393,500 project.
Pictured: Gas line replacement work recently at North Century Boulevard at West Highway 4. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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8 Responses to “Century Gas Leak Repair Project Nearing Completion”
>>Okay so where does Century get the natural gas they resell to their customers?
Did the supplier of gas eat the cost of lost gas?
I believe it’s BP off the Gulf South Pipeline — same as Pensacola Energy, Okaloosa Gas, Milton, everyone else around here.
No, the town would have paid for any lost gas because it would be on “their” side the pipeline’s meter.
Okay so where does Century get the natural gas they resell to their customers?
Did the supplier of gas eat the cost of lost gas?
I would think that a “major public safety issue” that goes on unaddressed for 3.5 years or more shows a potential employer that the town is so poor it can not maintain infrastructure.
The town is so poor it does not have the funds or ability to get a “major public safety issue” fixed A.S.A.P. and THEN apply for various grants and handouts to get reimbursed.
So the potential employer is left wondering if they want to make an investment in a town that has primary infrastructure and finances in such poor condition.
I am pleased that no one has been injured/killed by traffic during the course of the work. I must say neither the contractor nor the city has been “safe” when it came to traffic safety. The city doesn’t know how to properly (safely) flag traffic Someone needs some training, relative to redirecting traffic, especially after dark! Dangerous!
>>>I bet Pensacola Energy, (that sells the gas to Century)
Pensacola Energy does not sell gas to Century.
Yes, improvements to stop gas leaks deemed a “major public safety issue” are good.
I bet Pensacola Energy, (that sells the gas to Century) is really going to miss the dollars Century has been paying for years and years because of the “major public safety issue”
Leaking gas pipes that have been going on for what?
5 to 7 years now? Maybe more?
I find it hard to believe that the gas leak was keeping employers from locating in Century.
Good to see such improvements. Mayor McCall and staff have been, and continue to bring in grant dollars and use general revenue funds to repair and improve infrastructure and the community. This quality work will help to not only demonstrate commitment to the community, but make it a little more attractive to potential relocating employers. Good stuff!