The Butler County Phase 2 Natural Gas Pipeline will connect the utility’s existing Dicks Creek, Yankee and Butler stations, upgrading aging infrastructure and enhancing natural gas delivery in the area, the board said.
According to the report, the route begins at the existing Dicks Station just north of Todhunter Road and travels southwest until it reaches Yankee Road, where it travels due south through predominantly agricultural land until it reaches the Dudley Memorial Park area.
From the park, it travels east where it will tie in with the existing Butler Station.
Duke intends to place caution tape above the installed piping as an additional safety measure to warn potential excavators in the event of a failure of the state one-call utility protection system, according to the report.
Duke also must inform the PUCO at least two weeks prior to the start of the project so that welding qualifications, welding procedures, nondestructive testing procedures, and other applicable plans and procedures may be reviewed in advance, the report said.
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