Natural Gas System Rebuild
Minimal Disruption to Street Projects, Traffic
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Entergy New Orleans is using a drilling technology called directional boring
that eliminates trenching, the traditional and extremely disruptive method for
installing pipe that tore up streets and made access to homes and businesses
difficult.
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The combination of innovative drilling technology and modern distribution
piping will virtually eliminate disruption in the construction phase and
provide better reliability once completed.
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It will impact only small sections of sidewalks. This minimizes potential
conflicts with future street repaving, water or sewer projects.
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Instead of using a single-main configuration, Entergy New Orleans installs two
mains, one on each side of city streets. This configuration dramatically
reduces the need to conduct street work, minimizing any disruption of traffic.
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Only small sections of sidewalks will be impacted. Cuts into the sidewalks
will measure approximately 4 feet by 4 feet or 4 feet by 6 feet. The smaller
cuts basically measure the size of a single sidewalk panel.
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