Deephaven - Swift Point Area - Project Updates

CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors are finishing the 2021 portion of the project’s work. Today on Monday, November 29, a crew from Michels Corporation finished connecting the project’s natural gas service lines to the new mains. This concludes the project’s natural gas work.

A crew from Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will put down winter erosion control, as described below. We appreciate your patience as we upgrade our natural gas lines, ensuring system reliability for years to come.

A crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, began connecting the natural gas service lines to the new mains this week. They are on Cottagewood Avenue at Jefferson Street, working toward Water Street. Next, they will work on Keewaydin, Bay, Elm, and Baldwin Streets. Parking is restricted on the side of the road where the crews are working. They anticipate finishing the project’s natural gas work by Monday, November 29.

A crew from Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will put down winter erosion control on the soft surfaces affected by construction. On any excavations in boulevards and lawns, they will backfill with dirt and place netting over these areas. In spring 2022, they will return with black dirt and seed. The crews plan to permanently restore the hard surfaces.

We appreciate your patience as we upgrade our natural gas lines, ensuring system reliability for years to come.

A crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, finished replacing the project’s natural gas mains. In the week of November 15, another Michels Corporation crew will begin connecting the service lines to the new mains.

Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work. On any excavations in boulevards and lawns, they will backfill with dirt and netting. In spring 2022, they will return with black dirt and seed.

We appreciate your patience as we upgrade our natural gas lines, ensuring system reliability for years to come.

The natural gas main replacement on Lakeview Avenue is expected to finish by Wednesday, November 10. We appreciate your patience as we upgrade our natural gas lines.

A crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, plans to finish replacing the project’s natural gas mains. The final street will be Lakeview Avenue.

Another Michels Corporation crew will come to connect the service lines to the new mains. Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work. More information will be provided closer to the start date of their work.

On Monday, November 1, a crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will connect the new natural gas main with the intersecting mains on Park Place and Cottagewood Avenue. On Tuesday, November 2, they will begin replacing the main on Lakeview Avenue.

This week, a crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will replace the natural gas mains on Summerville Road and Mount Curve. In the week of November 1, they will replace the main on Lakeview Avenue.

This week, a crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, began replacing the natural gas mains on Park Place and Western Road. Later this week or early in the week of October 25, they will begin the main replacement on Summerville Road.

In areas of active construction, parking will be restricted on both sides of the road. The no parking signs will be removed as the crews make progress. They will return when another Michels Corporation crew will connect the service lines to the new mains.

Beginning in the week of October 18 and lasting into November 2021, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will work in Deephaven along the following streets: Lakeview Avenue, Summerville Road, Western Road and Park Place from North Lane or Harper Road to Northern Road; Mount Curve from Lakeview Avenue to Summerville Road; north of Lakeview Avenue; Cottagewood Avenue from Jefferson Street to Baldwin Street; and Water Street and Keewaydin Street between Lakeview Avenue and Cottagewood Avenue.

While Michels Corporation will replace the natural gas main, connect the natural gas service lines to the new main, and move any inside residential meters outside, Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work. Lane and parking closures may occur. Flaggers may be on site to help direct traffic.

The construction crews and personnel will continue to use the Covid-19 Customer Permission Flyer, which requests customer permission prior to entering homes. Personnel, contractors and CenterPoint Energy employees will continue to practice CDC guidelines regarding social distancing, sanitary practices and wearing face masks when entering customer homes.

The customer will receive a CenterPoint Energy postcard in the mail typically within one or two weeks prior to the day when the Michels Corporation crews will perform the work. The crews will have CenterPoint Energy-authorized photo IDs stating that they are employees of Michels Corporation.

After the customer receives the postcard, the foreman will arrive at the customer’s house to schedule an appointment that typically meets with the customer’s schedule. If the customer isn’t home when they arrives, he will leave a door tag with his contact information to schedule an appointment with him.

Customers are advised to set aside a two- to four-hour time frame for the inside-to-outside gas meter move. They are also advised to mark their privately-installed utilities such as dog fences or sprinklers. Marking can be accomplished with tools such as spray paint or utility flags. The foreman will access the natural gas meter inside the house, move the meter outside, and relight the natural gas appliance pilot lights after the new meter has been relocated.

Customers with outside meters will be notified prior to the replacement or connection of the service lines to the new mains. Areas affected by our work will be restored to their original condition.

On the soft surfaces such as boulevards and lawns, various erosion control measures keep the restored area moist, hold seed in the soil, and enhance seed germination. If an erosion blanket is needed it is secured in place with staples. The mesh is a wood fiber that will completely degrade. Prior to mowing the restored area, remove any loose staples that secured the blanket.