Natural Gas Transfer Station Under Construction In Cantonment

March 29, 2018

A natural gas transfer station is under construction in Cantonment.

The facility is located at 1647 South Highway 95A, a 0.37 acre parcel located between the former Sonic and Waffle House that front on Highway 29. Officially known as the Peninsula Pipeline Custody Transfer Site, the project will include two natural gas pipeline access areas. The property will be fenced and gated, according to documents filed with Escambia County.

According to Barry Kennedy, gas operations director for Florida Public Utilities, the pipeline operator, a single natural gas pipeline will be split into two lines on the property. The above-ground piping will allow access for “pigs” — devices that are placed inside the pipeline for inspection or cleaning purposes.

Florida Public Utilities is constructing the pipeline along a 42-mile route  through North Escambia from Century to Nine Mile Road. The pipeline continues south from Century along Highway 29 right of way from Century to the Highway 95 transfer station. From there, an eight-inch line will follow Old Chemstrand Road to Ascend, while another eight-inch line will continue south  to West Roberts Road to Pine Forest Road to West Nine Mile Road where the project will connect to an existing gas system.

Pictured above and below: A natural gas transfer station under construction on Highway 95A in Cantonment. Pictured inset: A door to allow for “pig” access to the pipeline. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

6 Responses to “Natural Gas Transfer Station Under Construction In Cantonment”

  1. mike on March 30th, 2018 8:28 am

    i agree with you alex, it is in the wrong place, shoulda been in the woods somewhere. but it looks tough, it’d probably take a bomb strike to cause a breach.

  2. A. Alex on March 29th, 2018 7:48 pm

    I eat at the Wafflehouse on a weekly basis. I wonder why those large trees are left at this project.I pray the tree doesnt come down on the system….. DUH!!!!

  3. David Huie Green on March 29th, 2018 1:40 pm

    beauty is in the eye of the beholder

  4. Dale Flowers on March 29th, 2018 11:53 am

    Meh. It’s a monument to industry. No worse than some of the government mandated works of art on display in some cities. And no uglier than some of our pelicans downtown. Let it stand.

  5. mike on March 29th, 2018 10:37 am

    great. now build a housing to contain that unsightly mess.

  6. Wilykyote on March 29th, 2018 9:47 am

    Saw this a few days ago…..hope a locked building is built to house
    and & hide the innards , esthetically and safety wise.

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