Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) is set to start a valve replacement and upgrade project at a natural gas valve station in Littlerock, near Palmdale, US.
As part of the $3.4m improvements, a new mainline valve with automatic shut-off and remote control capability will be installed, in addition to upgrading existing mainline valve.
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Work at the valve station is part of the company’s pipeline safety enhancement plan (PSEP) that is testing and updating the region's natural gas pipeline infrastructure.
SoCalGas PSEP senior director Rick Phillips said: "Upgrading valves on our pipeline system with remote-control and auto-shut-off valves provides natural gas control operators with greater flexibility and shorter response times if it's necessary to close a valve to quickly control the flow of gas.
"These safety features are an important part of delivering the safe and reliable natural gas service our customers count on."
Set to run until February 2017, the work is not expected to cause natural gas service disruptions to the local communities of Littlerock, Sun Village or Palmdale.
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By GlobalDataPSEP has been designed to meet directives established by the California Public Utilities Commission to improve public and pipeline safety.
The programme is expected to generate more than $1.9bn in economic activity based on various services in Southern California.
SoCalGas plans to spend around $1.2bn on making improvements to distribution, transmission and storage systems and also for pipeline safety projects.
