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Buford Highway Replacement Project

As part of Atlanta Gas Light's commitment to meet customers' need for natural gas and our obligation to provide enough to serve them on the coldest days of the year, we are installing a new natural gas main in your area as part of the Buford Highway Replacement Project.

Project Details

The new pipeline will be installed in three phases and is expected to take two years to complete. The first phase in DeKalb County was installed in 2023. The next phase in Gwinnett County is expected to begin in early 2024.

Watch Dean Marianos, Vice President of Operations at Atlanta Gas Light, discuss the project details.

Project Impact

Lane closures along Buford Highway will be needed to complete the work. As with all our projects, safety is a top priority. We will make every effort to minimize inconveniences to property owners and community members along the route. Businesses and residents directly affected by construction work will be notified prior to work in their area.

The work will be completed in phases. Property owners will be notified prior to work in their immediate area. As with all our projects, safety is a top priority. We will make every effort to minimize inconveniences to property owners and community members along the route.

Phase 1

Completed 2023

Phase 2

Began early 2024

Phase 3

Began early 2024

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Project Information

Company Commitments

Atlanta Gas Light is committed to providing clean, safe, reliable, affordable natural gas to our customers and communities. To sustain that commitment, we must continually enhance and expand our natural gas infrastructure.

Infrastructure

A safer, stronger, and more reliable infrastructure

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Demand

Support for the increasing demand from residential and commercial customers.

Capacity

Greater system capacity to this high-growth corridor

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Reliability

Reliable access to this energy source to help support jobs, development, and the local economy.

Putting Safety First

The safety of every family we serve is paramount to us. We work around-the-clock to safely provide our customers with the service they need — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Smell Gas?

Mercaptan is added to natural gas, giving it a distinctive "rotten egg" odor. This distinctive scent allows you to smell a potential leak if it occurs.

Look for discolored vegetation, blowing dirt or continued bubbling water in the area of a buried gas line.

Listen for a hissing sound. The gas pipeline could be damaged, resulting in a loss of service and a potentially hazardous leak condition. 

Smell for the distinctive "rotten egg" odor of natural gas. As a safety precaution, we add a chemical odorant called mercaptan that gives natural gas an odor often associated with rotten eggs.





If You Suspect a Leak.

Never try to find the leak yourself. Only natural gas or emergency personnel should turn the valve off. 
 

Leave the area immediately, warning others in the area as you leave. Keep everyone away from the area until emergency assistance arrives.

Avoid the area and do not touch anything that may cause a spark. This includes lighters, matches, cigarettes, flashlights, light switches and telephones in the area of the suspected leak. Wait until you are a safe distance away before using your cell phone.

Call Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 or 911 once you are out of the area of the suspected leak and in a safe place. Stay away until Virginia Natural Gas or emergency personnel indicate it is safe to return.