WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Starting this March, Middlesex Water Company will begin a 7.9 million-dollar project to upgrade the drinking water infrastructure in Woodbridge Township.

As part of the project, which the company calls RENEW 2022, Middlesex Water Company intends to replace 24,100 linear feet of water mains that run under Woodbridge streets and homes, as well as service lines, valves and fire hydrants in Woodbridge.

In total, that’s nearly five miles of water mains the water company will be replacing.

The following Woodbridge streets are included in the project work area: Able Street, Bedford Avenue, Bond Street, Byrd Street, Concord Road, Drew Way, East Cliff Road, Emery Street, Falmouth Road, Highland Road, Highfield Road, Hillcrest Road, Melvin Avenue, Middle Hill Road, North Washington Street, South Hill Road, South McKinley Avenue, Universal Avenue, West Bury Road and Worth Street

The work starts this month and is expected to take about 8-9 months to complete, weather depending, said the company.

Then, in the spring of 2023 Middlesex Water Company will then send crews around to do road, sidewalk and lawn restoration.

The company says the project is being done to improve water reliability, improve fire flows and overall service quality.

Here’s what you’ll likely notice:

Woodbridge residents may notice some traffic disruption as the roads are trenched to allow installation of a new water main. There will also be excavations when the service lines to each individual building are connected to the new mains.

Also, some Woodbridge homeowners will lose water pressure throughout this project in the next 8-9 months as the mains are replaced. This will happen for a period of 6-8 hours as their water service line is transferred from the old water main to the new main, said the company. Customers will be notified of the expected timing of this transfer in advance through phone calls and door hangers.

Affected customers will receive additional details about the project in advance of the temporary service interruption. Residents can expect unimpeded access to their homes as crews work to replace and install the new mains, water service lines and meter pits. Crews may revisit streets multiple times to complete all facets of the work.

The project also includes the installation of exterior below ground meter pits to eventually house water meters at each customer’s house. The company’s long-term plan is to relocate meters from inside the home to exterior meter pits for greater customer convenience and safety.

The actual relocation of the meter will occur when the customer’s meter is regularly scheduled for testing.

Customers can learn more by visiting www.waterfortomorrowmwc.com/renew

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