Relic From 1890 Uncovered During Hoboken Street Work

Hoboken NJ

23 May, 2022

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HOBOKEN, NJ — As the mile-square city of Hoboken, N.J. suffered three water main breaks at the end of last week, water company workers hit a pipe that helped explain why the mains in the city break so often. The pipe said "1890" on it. Hoboken is currently engaged in a multimillion dollar project to replace 15 blocks, or 7,000 linear, feet of the city's oldest water mains. The mile-square city's old mains have been blamed for numerous breaks throughout the years, even during work. READ MORE: Hoboken Suffers Water Main Break During Water Main Work But even then, it's rare to find a conduit so old. "The typical service life of a water main is 80-100 years," said SUEZ spokesman Chris Halleron, "so unfortunately, 132-year-old mains are eventually going to be compromised. This underscores the importance of the proactive infrastructure upgrades currently taking place throughout the city of Hoboken." After a break on Wednesday and two early-morning breaks on Thursday, water pressure was eventually restored. READ MORE: Second Water Main Break In Hoboken In 2 Days You can pipe your Hoboken news straight into your in-box each morning at 6 a.m. with a FREE Patch newsletter. Input your email and zip code here.