Middlesex Water Company will be shutting down one of its transmission mains, which runs through Edison and Woodbridge, on Thursday evening September 10 through Friday, Sept 11 in order to perform critical upgrades to several valves and connections at different locations along the transmission main route. The work will add further resiliency to the Company’s water distribution system serving eastern Middlesex County residents.
Crews will be working at five separate locations along heavily travelled roads. Traffic is expected to be impacted in these work areas between 7 p.m. Thursday, September 10th through 7 p.m. on Friday, September 11th. Motorists are encouraged to plan alternate routes. Impacted roads include:
In Edison:
- Oak Tree Road from Grove Avenue to Wood Avenue
- Wood Avenue from Oak Tree Road to Middlesex Essex Turnpike
In Iselin:
- Middlesex Essex Turnpike from Kiva Street to Green Street
The work will also temporarily impact water service delivery to approximately 400 Middlesex Water customers in and near the work zone areas from 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 10th through
4 p.m. on Friday, September 11th. Customers whose service will be affected will receive an advance phone call and a door hanger advising them to plan for their water needs ahead of this temporary service disruption. Water pressures in these work areas may be temporarily reduced but are expected to return to normal once repairs have been completed. Due to the anticipated reduced water pressures, the Company will be issuing boil water recommendations during the work.
“The recent completion of our Western Transmission Main is allowing us the ability to now perform necessary upgrades on this large transmission main – enabling it to operate more efficiently and reliably,” said Jan Chwiedosiuk, Middlesex Water Director of Distribution. “We’re working closely with local officials to minimize impacts to residents and plan on performing these improvements as quickly as possible,” added Chwiedosiuk.
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