West Branch Construction Zone

Just over a mile downstream from the Stilesville bridge, the Millenium natural gas pipeline crosses the West Branch of the Delaware River.
In an effort to protect anglers and boaters navigating the construction zone, the pipeline workers have enacted the following protective measures.



CAUTION and WORK ZONE AHEAD signs are posted on the channel side of the river where the pipeline is being bored under the river. It appears that PVC pipe has been attached to the bottom of the river at regular intervals marking the path of the pipeline. Flashing yellow lights are attached to the top of each pipe, apparently to warn night time drift boats of the upcoming hazard.

The above photo, (all photos are relatively fuzzy as it was raining steadily), shows the whole fiasco in all its glory.

This photo shows the "flagman" on duty during daylight hours to protect boaters and fisherman from the obvious dangers of the construction site.