Ford City, Peoples Gas Collaborate on Infrastructure Improvement

Ford City Borough and Peoples Natural Gas (Peoples) have collaborated on a recent borough improvement project involving infrastructure replacement, street restoration and re-paving.

As part of Peoples’ Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Program, the company replaced 1,000 linear feet of vintage bare-steel pipe along 6th Avenue in Ford City with new plastic pipe, and provided new customer service lines to impacted customers.

“Utilities and public works cooperating on capital projects is a significant step forward for long-term savings and efficiency,” said Borough Vice President Tyson Klukan. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with Peoples on future projects.”

Peoples Director of Operations/Restoration, Kenneth J. Lyle, agreed.

“These types of partnerships result in better organization and less disruption for our customers, as well as resulting in lasting infrastructure and surface improvements.”

The Borough will now complete the restoration with new paving, which had already been earmarked for replacement, and Peoples will share the cost.

This partnership has limited construction impact and inconvenience to residents while saving considerable time and money for both organizations.

Peoples is the largest natural gas distribution company in Pennsylvania. It provides reliable and low cost service to approximately 700,000 homes and businesses in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky.

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