NEW JERSEY NATURAL GAS ANNOUNCES ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD IN ROXBURY

WALL, N.J. – New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) today announced that it will be installing 3,000 feet of pipeline on Berkshire Valley Road between Dell Avenue and Route 46 in Roxbury, New Jersey, as a part of its ongoing commitment to ensure system reliability and better serve its customers. Work on this phase of the project will begin on Monday, April 16, and is expected to last four weeks. Temporary road closures will be needed with traffic being detoured down Dell Avenue during daytime hours. The road will be reopened at night and on the weekends. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. Service to customers will not be affected by the work being done.

This project is a part of NJNG’s Accelerated Infrastructure Program (AIP II) approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in 2011, and will add a total of 2.5 miles of steel main between Roxbury and Wharton in Morris County. AIP II is a $60 million, system-wide, infrastructure upgrade program that accelerates previously planned capital expenditures designed to ensure safety, integrity and reliability of NJNG’s delivery system and support economic growth in the state.

New Jersey Natutral Gas
New Jersey Natural Gas is the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, a Fortune 1000 company, that provides safe and reliable natural gas and renewable energy services, including transportation, distribution and asset management in states from the Gulf Coast to the New England regions, including the Mid-Continent region, the West Coast and Canada, while investing in and maintaining an extensive infrastructure to support future growth. With $3 billion in annual revenues, NJR safely and reliably operates and maintains 6,800 miles of natural gas transportation and distribution infrastructure to serve nearly half a million customers; develops and manages a diverse portfolio of 3.2 Bcf/day of firm transportation and over 62 Bcf of firm storage capacity; offers low carbon, clean energy solutions through its commercial and residential solar programs and provides appliance installation, repair and contract service to nearly 130,000 homes and businesses. Additionally, NJR holds investments in midstream assets through equity partnerships including Steckman Ridge and Iroquois. Through Conserve to Preserve®, NJR is helping customers save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging efficiency. For more information about NJR, visit www.njresources.com.