Aquarion, Eversource To Install Gas Pipeline In New Canaan

NEW CANAAN, CT — Eversource Gas will be installing approximately 1.6 miles of 16-inch gas pipeline in New Canaan beginning in May, according to town officials.

According to a news release provided by the town, the Aquarion Water Company will begin work to strengthen the resiliency of the existing Southwest Regional Pipeline with the installation of a new water pipeline starting in May.

The new 36-inch diameter water main will parallel the existing water main located in Route 106, Silvermine Road, town officials said. The New Canaan phase of the project will begin at Valley Road and proceed approximately 1.6 miles southwest to Clapboard Hill.

Future phases of the work will connect portions of the pipe previously constructed. The final project will connect the Belden Hill Tanks in Wilton to Farm Road in New Canaan, town officials said.

During the New Canaan phase of the project, Eversource Gas will be installing approximately 1.6 miles of 16-inch gas pipeline to improve system resiliency between New Canaan and Wilton and increase the availability of gas supply options, town officials said.

Construction, performed by Burns Construction, will begin in May and end in December. Work will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Though the road will remain open to school buses and emergency vehicles, all other vehicles will follow traffic control and posted detour routes, town officials said. The work on Littlebrook Road will be done in the summer during school recess.

Project updates will be posted weekly at www.aquarionwater.com/infrastructure-projects.