Pine Temporarily Lifts Noise Ordinance for Columbia Gas Project

With Columbia Gas set to start a $374,000 pipeline-improvement project along Wexford Bayne Road, Pine officials have temporarily lifted a noise ordinance in the area.

The move will allow the gas company to conduct night work on the project.

Columbia Gas spokeswoman Sarah Perry said the project, which aims to update aging infrastructure, replaces about 3,000 feet of existing steel pipe with state-of-the-art plastic pipe.

The affected areas include Route 910 from Killarney Drive to North Chapel Drive. Perry said about 26 customers would be affected by the construction.

The work will take place daily from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for at least three months. Construction is expected to start within the next two to three weeks, Perry said.

She noted that doing the work at night would lessen the impact the construction has on traffic.

“If we did it during the daytime, it would probably take six months, so you would double the time,” she said.

As for the noise, Perry noted the work is taking place on a major highway, and not in a neighborhood.

Most of the residents in the area live in homes located on side streets off Route 910, she said.

“It’s more of an issues in very dense neighborhoods,” Perry said. “This isn’t the same here. This is on a major state route.”

The will be single lane restrictions in place during construction hours. Perry said flaggers would be in place to help guide traffic.

She also noted the Pine project was supposed to start in April, but was delayed due to other Columbia gas projects.

Perry urged anyone with complaints about noise during the project to contact Columbia Gas.