Natural gas customers in the City of Bradford will soon benefit from Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania’s $1 million infrastructure replacement project, starting this month.

To ensure the delivery of safe, reliable, and efficient natural gas, more than 6,900 feet of underground pipe will be replaced along Sullivan Road and Interstate Parkway.

Construction will occur between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The project is expected to last through mid-summer, weather permitting.

Columbia Gas officials said approximately 196 customers will experience a temporary service interruption. Columbia Gas will personally contact these customers to schedule service restoration.

Customers with indoor meters will have their meters relocated to the outside of the premises and their service lines replaced as well. The work will be done at no additional cost to the customer.  

All company and contract employees carry photo identification badges identifying them as Columbia Gas employees or contractors. Customers are encouraged to ask for ID before allowing anyone into their home or they can call 1-888-460-4332 for Columbia Gas employee

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From 2007-16, Columbia Gas invested nearly $1.35 billion in the modernization and expansion of its distribution system in Pennsylvania. Of that amount, approximately $1 billion was dedicated to replacing 826 miles of priority pipe. In 2017, Columbia Gas will invest approximately $260 million in Pennsylvania, with more than $200 million being invested to upgrade aging underground infrastructure.

Columbia Gas delivers clean, affordable and efficient natural gas to approximately 423,000

Customers in its service territory. With headquarters in Canonsburg, it is one of

NiSource’s seven regulated utility companies. NiSource is one of the largest fully-regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.5 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands.