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Sports  Marietta Gas Line Replacement Continues  Gas line work
across Marietta has many wondering what's that problem.  It's
all being done by Dominion East Ohio Gas Company and they're
basically updating the gas pipes to be safe and more efficient
for the customer.  "We generally have maintained a safe reliable
system this is just a matter of improving our safety and
reliability of our pipeline, this is something, just general
maintance over years. Pipelines can only last so long and we
also comply with all the federal and state inspectory
requirements," explains Senior Communications Specialist, Neil
Durbin.  It's a four billion dollar project.  "In 2012, our
projects will have replaced nearly 49,000 feet of pipeline.
Primarily we are replacing old, uncovered, or bare steeled
pipeline, those are the pipelines that are most at risk of
erosion. We are replacing them primarily with plastic pipe which
basically does not erode and it provides a more lo