Crime & Safety
Church Street Closed While NJ Natural Gas Repairs Leak
Repairs for a gas leak requires part of Church Street to be closed
Update on Feb. 6: Repairs have been completed and Church Street is now open.
A section of Church Street from Lloyd Road to Atlantic Avenue in Aberdeen remains closed this afternoon due to a break in a New Jersey Natural Gas Company main.
The break is under a county owned bridge over Mohingson Brook in Aberdeen. Crews from J.F. Kiely Construction of Long Branch are making repairs that include replacement of 170 feet of a 6-inch gas main that runs under the pedestrian walkway portion of the tinder bridge. The pipe is old and had corroded in several places.
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Detours are posted. The New Jersey Natural Gas Co. has reported it may take two days to complete the work.
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