California Replacement Project Phase 2

Project Background

Phase 2 of the California Replacement Project will replace an existing steel natural gas pipeline in the southeast Cincinnati area starting in 2025. The aging infrastructure has been in service since the 1960s.

We will install approximately 2.4 miles of new infrastructure from Canoe Court to the Little Miami Crossing.

This work is required under recent changes to federal regulations titled “Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments.” This is commonly known as the “Mega Rule.”

Key Project Benefits

• Replace and Upgrade Existing Natural Gas Infrastructure
• Provide an Enhanced Natural Gas Delivery Service
• Comply with the Mega Rule

Schedule

• Route evaluation, field surveys and design – Summer 2024
• Construction begins – Early 2025
• Construction and restoration complete – 2026