Tinton Falls Water Line Replacement Project Starts Next Week

TINTON FALLS, NJ — New Jersey American Water will begin replacing approximately 4,900 feet of water mains in the borough of Tinton Falls starting next week (week of July 14).

New Jersey American Water will install a new transmission line under Wayside Road (CR-38), from Drift Road to Shafto Road (CR-547); Shafto Road from Wayside Road to Hope Road and Hope Road, from Shafto Road to Alpine Trail.

In total, the company is replacing approximately 4,900 feet of aging water mains that run under Tinton Falls. It will be replacing water lines that were installed in the 1970s. The project is meant to improve water service reliability and increase water flows for household consumption and fire protection in Tinton Falls.

Perna Finnigan, Inc., the contractor hired by NJ American Water, will begin the work next week and expects to be completed by the end of November. Work hours will be from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work outside of these hours is not expected unless required to maintain project schedule.

Ttraffic restrictions and/or alternating traffic patterns are likely to occur on those roads during work hours.

Final street restorations will not be completed until the spring of 2025.

The company will also be installing approximately 3,000 feet of new 8-inch water main to help improve water supply to customer services along the route. This includes replacing fire hydrants and utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route.

Additionally, New Jersey American Water will replace any customer-owned service line that has been identified as lead or galvanized as part of a statewide initiative to remove all lead and galvanized service lines by 2031.