Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) crews will begin a USD $3.4 million valve replacement and upgrade project at a natural gas pipeline valve station in Littlerock, near Palmdale, California. The enhancements will include the installation of a new mainline valve with automatic shut-off and remote control capability, and upgrades to an existing mainline valve.
The work at the Littlerock valve station is part of SoCalGas’ Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan (PSEP), a multi-billion-dollar program that is testing and updating the region’s natural gas pipeline infrastructure, as well as upgrading, replacing or retrofitting hundreds of mainline valves in the system with automatic shut-off technology. PSEP was designed to meet directives established by the California Public Utilities Commission to enhance public and pipeline safety.