Neptune Township Water Lines Will Be Replaced Starting In Mid-October

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Starting in mid-October, New Jersey American Water will replace over three miles of aging cast-iron water main in Neptune Township/Shark River Hills.

The company is replacing water lines that were installed in the 1950s with new 8-inch ductile iron main.

The contractor, CRJ Contracting, will begin work in mid-October and expects to be completed by August 2026. Work hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Traffic restrictions and/or alternating traffic patterns are likely to occur during work hours. All emergency vehicles and local traffic will be allowed access during construction.

Work outside of these hours is not expected unless required to maintain the project schedule. Final street restorations will not happen until the fall of 2026.

The project also includes replacing fire hydrants and utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route.

The work is being done under the following streets:

• Arnold Place the entire length
• Cedar Place from Prospect Ave to Woodmere Avenue
• Clinton Place from Tremont to Vernon Avenue
• Cottage Place the entire length
• Couse Road the entire length
• Elizabeth Terrace the entire length
• Fairfield Way the entire length
• Fairview Place the entire length
• Highland Avenue the entire length
• Hobart Place the entire length
• Milford Road from Cliffwood Ave to Tremont Drive
• North Benton Place the entire length
• Oakdale Drive the entire length
• Pinewood Drive from S. Riverside Drive to Hampton Court
• Pittenger Place the entire length
• The Plaza the entire length
• Tremont Drive the entire length
• Valley Road the entire length
• Woodmere Avenue from Forest Drive to Fairfield Way

Additionally, New Jersey American Water will replace any customer-owned service line that has been identified as lead or galvanized as part of a statewide initiative to remove all lead and galvanized service lines by 2031.

New Jersey American Water encourages customers to take a few moments to update their contact information and preferences in their MyWater account. Customers must opt-in for general alerts to receive local main replacement and other non-emergency notifications via phone call, text or email. Individuals who are not New Jersey American Water account holders but would like to receive alerts and notifications from the company can also sign up by visiting awcodered.com or by texting WATER to 99411.