New Jersey American Water

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New Jersey American Water replacing aging water mains in two Monmouth County towns.

The existing 6- and 8-inch, cast-iron water lines, which will be supplanted by 8-inch ductile iron, date back as far as the 1930s.

It'll be a little bit busy on some roads during the weekday, workday hours in parts of Lakewood, Neptune, and Long Branch coming up as New Jersey American Water has announced the next project in the replacement of water mains in these communities.

The utility credited the New Jersey legislature with being very aggressive in enacting measures to replace aging and potentially hazardous infrastructure in many of its older cities.

The next stop along the water main replacement tour for New Jersey American Water is in Ocean Township, Monmouth County.

Drivers in Little Silver should expect to see road crews during the daily commute for about the next three months as about 1,680 of water main gets dug out and new mains get put in.

If you live, work, or drive in Middletown, you may want to adjust your route to your destination anywhere for the next three months.

There will be some road closures, delays and alternate routes in Lakewood coming up as New Jersey Amercian Water announced Friday that they will be replacing about 3,000 feet of again sewer main and 8,000 feet of aging water main.

A few months worth of taking out 8,000 feet of aging water main in Lakewood and replacing it with a fresher set of main begins on Monday.

New Jersey American Water is making their next stop on the replacing water mains tour in Lakewood next week.