Project in Recklinghausen successful: gas pipes replaced on schedule

The work by Thyssengas and Westnetz in the area of the bridge on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße is progressing. Since the beginning of October, the existing gas pipes have been relocated underneath the bridge so that they do not get in the way during the upcoming renovation of the bridge. The two necessary flushing boreholes in the Friedrich-Ebert-Straße area have been completed. Both the Thyssengas high-pressure gas pipeline and the Westnetz low-pressure gas pipeline have already been successfully pulled in. However, the rainy weather over the past few weeks and the condition of the subsoil caused a delay in the construction work, meaning that the remaining work cannot be carried out until next year. The excavation pits will now be provisionally sealed and the construction site area minimised as far as possible. Work is scheduled to resume on 6 January 2025 and the work to tie in the two gas pipes will begin. The work should be completed by the end of March. The changed traffic routing for cycle traffic will remain in place. Both companies ask for your understanding for the delay.

For queries

Katrin Frendo
Press Officer
T +49 2361 38-1230
M +49 162 2845668
katrin.frendo@westnetz.de

Arnela Sacic
Project Communications Officer
T +49 231 91291-1469
arnela.sacic@thyssengas.com

About Westnetz GmbH

Well networked for a secure energy supply. Westnetz GmbH, based in Dortmund, is the largest distribution grid operator in western Germany. As a subsidiary of the energy service and infrastructure provider Westenergie AG, Westnetz plans, builds and operates electricity, natural gas, water and broadband grids in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony. The electricity grid operated by Westnetz measures 175,000 kilometres and the natural gas grid around 24,000 kilometres. Around 7,000 employees ensure that people in Westnetz's supply area are supplied with energy and fast internet around the clock. Further information can be found at: www.westnetz.de

About Thyssengas

Thyssengas GmbH is a German transmission system operator. The company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021, is headquartered in Dortmund. Thyssengas operates a gas network around 4,400 kilometres long - mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also with individual pipelines in Lower Saxony. It supplies downstream distribution network operators as well as industrial companies and power plants. Thyssengas is focussing on hydrogen as a gaseous energy source for a climate-neutral future. The Dortmund-based network operator is involved in numerous initiatives to this end. At the same time, it is making targeted investments in the conversion of its pipeline system to enable a rapid hydrogen ramp-up as part of the energy transition. The company currently employs around 520 people at seven locations in the grid area, and the number is growing.

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