9/20/2019

PA Resident Gives Kudos to Gas Crew 

Contributed by Scott Donadio & Brie Kennedy

Riggs Distler is upgrading 6 miles of natural gas systems in a residential area of Drexel Hill on behalf of PECO. The job involves 30,000 linear feet of new gas main installations and over 1,000 service upgrades (including HDPE and steel gas mains) and transfers for our client.

On September 20th, Drexel Hill Resident Ann Kariuki shared this tweet and we couldn’t be more proud of the crews and their efforts!

As you can imagine, performing such a high volume of work in a residential area is challenging. Since our team is performing very visible work in the area for the better part of a year, planning and scheduling are critical to completing the project without disrupting local residents and businesses. Riggs Distler holds biweekly meetings with the town government to coordinate our work in a manner that minimizes local impacts. Based on Ann’s feedback, I think we can confirm our efforts are being appreciated by residents.

Replacing aging infrastructure also requires a detail-oriented approach. Our Safety Supervisors, working separately from our quality assurance/quality control inspectors, assess each work site carefully and work hard to achieve ISO 9001:2015 compliance and ensure safe and reliable gas services for the residents of Drexel Hill.

By working with the community, we’ve been able to seamlessly upgrade the network with their needs in mind, all while providing more volume and delivering safer, more reliable gas service on behalf of PECO.

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