THE BRONX METERING
AND REGULATING STATION The Bronx Metering and Regulating station is the termination
of a 37 mile pipeline that begins in Northport, NY and runs in the Long
Island Sound until it makes landfall again in the Hunts Point Area of
the Bronx. The construction of this station was the last phase of a project
that upgraded the capacity of the entire Iroquois Pipeline which originates
at the Canadian Border. The Bronx facility allows Con Edison to deliver
this gas from Canada to the metropolitan area.
The Metering and Regulating Station occupies approximately 1.7 acres
adjacent to an existing Con Edison Compressor Station. The station is
connected at the inlet side to a 24” high pressure gas main that
comes from Northport and then interconnects with Con Edison’s
distribution system through a 30” gas main. The station consists
of a pig receiver, measurement facilities, regulating and heating facilities,
various remotely operated valves and manually operated valves. The station
required five buildings to house the various facilities. Four of the
buildings were prefabricated concrete structures placed on pile supported
concrete slabs. The last building was a prefabricated metal building
used to house the heaters. The station piping ranged from 3/8” stainless
steel tubing to 30” welded steel. The entire large bore piping
system is supported on pile supported pipe supports. To complete the
station, an asphalt access road was installed and the entire site was
covered with a layer of dolomite.
