Chambersburg to receive $5.5M in federal funding to replace gas pipelines
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Midstate community is receiving a sizable financial boost from the federal government to help replace aging natural gas pipelines.
Chambersburg is set to receive $5.564,097 in federal funding to replace what the U.S. Department of Transportation calls high-risk, aging natural gas pipelines.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the funding award Wednesday through the Natural Gas Distribution and Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant program.
“These investments will improve safety, help lower energy costs for consumers, and support good-paying pipeline jobs in the area,” Bruce Nilson, a DOT spokesman, said of the local project.
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“Gas pipeline leaks are dangerous, harm the environment, and cost families more on their bills, which is why President Biden created the first program of its kind to help communities fix aging gas pipelines,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Nationally, DOT is awarding $392 Million in grants to support 130 projects.
Grant funding recipients, DOT says, will repair, rehabilitate, or replace nearly 500 miles of pipe, resulting in a reduction of nearly 1,400 metric tons of methane pollution emissions, annually, which they say is the equivalent of taking nearly 10,000 vehicles off the road.
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