CUMBERLAND,
Maine, May 2,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Natural Gas of Maine has officially begun a major
infrastructure project that will provide natural gas service to the
towns of Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth. The announcement was made today at
an official groundbreaking ceremony at the Cumberland Fairgrounds.
The event marked the location of the start of construction to
install 66 miles of natural gas pipelines in the communities. The
company plans to serve its first customers in the area as early as
this year.
The major contractors for the project will be
Bond Brothers Inc., Cianbro, Priority Utility Construction
and Shaw Brothers Construction Inc.
Summit Natural Gas of Maine will make an investment in the three
towns of approximately $42 million
creating an estimated 200 jobs, and plans to serve about 8,000
residential, commercial and industrial customers in the three towns
over the next five years.
Businesses and residents should contact the
Summit Natural Gas of Maine office
in Augusta to request natural gas
service. To learn more about service areas and the construction
project, call (800) 909-7642 or
visit www.summitnaturalgasmaine.com.
Summit Natural Gas of Maine has already installed more than 130
miles of pipeline in central Maine
and the company continues to install more miles of pipeline that
will serve 17 communities in the Kennebec Valley and
beyond.
About Summit Natural Gas of Maine, Inc.: Summit Natural Gas of
Maine, Inc. is a subsidiary of
Summit Utilities, Inc. Summit Utilities, Inc. acts as a holding
company that owns and operates Summit Natural Gas of Maine, Inc.; Colorado Natural Gas, Inc.;
Summit Natural Gas of Missouri,
Inc.; and Wolf Creek Energy LLC. The company's natural gas
subsidiaries construct, install and operate natural gas
distribution systems in order to provide natural gas to
residential, commercial and industrial customers. For more
information,
visit www.summitnaturalgasmaine.com.
Media contact: Greg Glynn
Nancy Marshall Communications
gglynn@marshallpr.com 207-620-9076
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