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STRIP 1 WEST PROJECT OVERVIEW Washington Gas, a WGL company, has provided energy solutions to the national capi- tal region since 1848. Today, clean-burning natural gas is the fuel of choice for more than nine out of 10 new homebuyers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and Washington Gas serves more than 1.1 million customers throughout the region. As the region continues to grow, additional natural gas capacity is needed to improve reliability and reinforce the system with alternative sources during maintenance activities and pe- riods of high-volume usage. To address these needs, Washington Gas is replacing infrastructure in your area to im- prove the delivery, safety and reliability of natural gas service for Fairfax County and the entire District of Columbia metropolitan region. This Project is just one of many in- frastructure improvements being made across the region. The entire scope of this project will be within VDOT right-of-way, extending from Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Bishop Gates Way in Herndon, Virginia, to Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Tyco Road in McLean, Virginia. Approximately 6.5 miles of a 16-inch di- ameter natural gas pipeline will be replaced with a new 24-inch diameter steel pipeline, and could include the installation of regulator stations and the replacement of distribu- tion mains depending on the final layout of the new corridor.
