Minnesota construction projects​​

CenterPoint Energy works hard to improve and modernize natural gas pipelines and distribution mains th​roughout several neighborhoods in its service territories.

Projects in your area​

View project site information, maps, detour routes and more about projects near you.​

​​Why is construction necessary?​

  • New pipeline segments and system upgrades are needed to help maintain safety and reliability. 

  • The new piping segments and upgrades are installed with the most current construction standards and requirements, and are designed to facilitate a cost-effective, ongoing inspection process required for all natural gas pipelines. 

What should I expect?​​​

  • You will see CenterPoint Energy and our contractors working on the pipeline in your neighborhood. 

  • Construction time will vary depending on the size of the property and the specific construction obstacles encountered. 

  • Construction activities will include: grading (land slope adjustment), excavation of a trench, welding and installation of the pipe, backfilling of the trench with soil and final restoration of the disturbed area with top soil and seed, or asphalt. 

Construction definitions:

  • ​Natural gas main: A distribution line that services as a common source of supply for at least one natural gas service line.

  • Natural gas service lines: Service line means a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to an individual customer, to two adjacent or adjoining residential or small commercial customers, or to multiple residential or small commercial customers serviced through a meter header or manifold. A service line ends at the outlet of the customer meter or at the connection to a customer’s piping, whichever is further downstream, or at the connection to customer piping if there is no meter. A customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of gas from an operator to a consumer.

  • Gas meters: An instrument for measuring and indicating or recording the volume of natural gas that passes through it. A gas meter is a device that measures the gas usage by the customer.

  • Sewer lateral locating​: A sewer lateral is customer piping that connects the property’s sewer to the city’s sanitary sewer system or private septic system.

  • Restoration​: Construction activity that returns property to former condition, whether it is the road or yard, at the completion of a construction project or as weather permits. 

CenterPoint Energy understands that constructio​​n activity of this sort can be inconvenient to people living and working in the area.  We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to complete the roject as safely as possible in a reasonable time frame.​​​​​​​​​