PSE&G Replacing Section of N. Monroe St. Roadway

 to repair environmental and road damage caused by one of its pipes bursting back in April.

The leak, which occurred on N. Monroe St. near Morningside Rd., discharged about 3,000 gallons of mineral oil into storm drains. The steel pipe, an electric transmission line that runs from Waldwick, is coated in mineral oil, and is being repaired by PSE&G, which controls the line.

PSE&G will be replacing part of N. Monroe between Smith Pl. and Jackson Terrace between Wednesday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 24. They'll be working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All traffic will be detoured to Fairmount Road. Police officers will be present, PSE&G said in a news release.

"Sections of the North Monroe Street will be removed so the impacted soil, which poses no danger or health risk to the public, can be removed and replaced," PSE&G said in a written statement. "The road will then be restored to its original condition."

The road was just repaved a few years ago. The village and the utility company have disagreed with which organization created the pipe burst and who should incur the expense of repairs.

According to sources, the village has maintained that PSE&G is wholly responsible for the underground infrastructure snafu while Public Service has claimed a Ridgewood Water pipe had shot water onto the line, causing it to burst under the stress.

"Best we know the cost burden is all on PSE&G for the mineral oil cleanup," Village Manager Ken Gabbert told Patch Saturday.