Meridian Star

September 1, 2010

Downtown gas lines get passing grade

By Brian Livingston / blivingston@themeridianstar.com
The Meridian Star

MERIDIAN —     Atmos Entergy personnel spent all day in the 800 block of 22nd Avenue Tuesday to replace two short sections of old gas lines.

    Today, they will be in another location doing basically the same thing.

    An Atmos Entergy official at Tuesday's site said the work was a result of the annual gas inspection conducted throughout the Meridian downtown area and also gas lines going out Eighth Street.

    He said the two old lines running to the eastern and western sides of 22nd Avenue were replaced with plastic lines. He said the last time the main line running under 22nd Avenue was replaced occurred in the mid 1960s but added during the inspection Tuesday that main line was in good condition.