The energy infrastructure company Williams has proposed an expansion of its gas pipeline project in several New Jersey counties that includes the construction of 1.5 miles of pipeline through Princeton.
Williams is seeking the expansion to increase the capacity of its Transco Pipeline, which runs from Texas to New York City. The company hopes to build 28 miles of pipeline throughout parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania to accommodate the latter’s increased natural gas production.
Though Williams has not yet received permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to pursue the project, company and town officials met to discuss the proposal on Jan. 23. Another meeting between company officials and property owners is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 28 and an open house run by the company is scheduled for April to answer the public's questions.