![Relining Natural Gas Mains Is Not for the Faint of Heart](https://cole-cleaner.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleaner.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FStreet-view-42-inch-Drum-Pit-transfer-hose.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.505&fp-y=0.68&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=0db0506bab5d71ee10abd6772250d7ee)
A bird’s-eye view of the PPM crew, starline system and pit during the lining of a 42-inch natural gas main in East Orange, New Jersey.
In a calculated strategy implemented more than a decade ago, Progressive Pipeline Management (PPM) decided to invest in trenchless pipe lining technology commonly associated with sewer lines and waterlines and apply it in a completely different market: natural gas mains.
The...