Certain Fair Haven Water Lines To Be Replaced In Utility Project

FAIR HAVEN, NJ — New Jersey American Water will replace over five miles of aging water main in Fair Haven, Middletown Township, and Union Beach, starting this summer.

The company will upgrade the aging water lines that were installed as far back as the 1920s with new ductile iron main, it said.

Here are the locations of lines to be replaced in Fair Haven:

• Church Street, entire length.
• Fisk Street, entire length.
• Hayes Place, entire length.
• Jackson Street, entire length.
• Locust Avenue, entire length.
• Park Lane, from Linden Drive to Laurel Drive.
• Smith Street, entire length.

Leonardo in Middletown and Union Beach streets will also see replacements, the utility said.

In Fair Haven, the current Third Street project is unrelated to the water company main replacement, a borough official said.

Third Street is a borough project with offsetting funding from the state Department of Transportation, said Borough Administrator Theresa S. Casagrande.

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

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.

The projects are meant to advance water service reliability and increase water flows for household consumption and fire protection in these communities, the company said.

These improvements are part of New Jersey American Water’s multimillion-dollar initiative to accelerate the renewal of water infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life in more than 100 communities across the state, the utility said.

New Jersey American Water’s local contractors began work mid-July and expect to be completed within approximately three months, weather permitting.

Work hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work outside of these hours
is not expected unless required to maintain project schedule.

Final street restorations will be completed in spring 2024, the company said.

New Jersey American Water encourages customers to sign up for alerts through their MyWater account and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter to receive project updates.

For the public’s and workers’ safety, 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.

New Jersey American Water provides water and wastewater services to approximately 2.8 million people.

For more information, visit www.newjerseyamwater.com.