U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney stood at the edge of a neatly cut 4-foot-deep trench on Asylum Street Monday morning and watched as Norwich Public Utilities and contractors maneuvered a segment of new 8-inch-diameter natural-gas main into place. The Asylum Street replacement project runs from the area in front of the Norwich dog park to the West Main Street intersection. Work is being done during the day, with the road closed to all but emergency vehicles and school buses, each 200-foot section backfilled and covered with temporary pavement upon completion, Barry Ellison, NPU gas division integrity manager, said. Throughout construction, natural-gas service is not interrupted, Ellison said. The existing gas line runs parallel and undisturbed about 2 feet from the new trench. Courtney said the funding, through the $1.2 trillion 2021 federal infrastructure law, was meant to improve public safety by upgrading aging structures such as Norwich’s.
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