Eastern Gas to host Murrysville open house on infrastructure additions, upgrades

Officials from Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage will host an open house Tuesday in Murrysville for the Appalachian Reliability Project, which will add pipeline and carrying capacity in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

The project involves updates to existing compressor stations and other natural gas facilities in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Greene counties, including at the J.B. Tonkin Compressor Station in Murrysville, where Eastern Gas officials plan to install a 20,500-horsepower turbine unit.

“It will increase compression, which allows us to move more gas,” said Samantha Norris, spokesperson for Eastern Gas.

In southern Armstrong County, Eastern will build a new metering and regulating facility in Kiski Township.

Four miles of 30-inch pipeline will be installed in Murrysville, running southeast from the Tonkin station to an existing metering and regulating facility.

Eastern Gas also will upgrade its Oakford facility just off Route 22 in Salem. Norris said the Oakford upgrades will include additional metering, flow and bypass controls.

Construction is expected to begin in 2027 and be completed by June 2028, Eastern officials said.

The open house will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Murrysville Community Center at 3091 Carson Ave. A formal presentation is not scheduled, but project officials will be on hand to meet with residents, business owners and community leaders to answer questions.

“It’s very casual, almost like a science fair, and people can get a chance to talk to the real experts,” Norris said.

Additional informational material is available at the meeting and on the project’s website, AboutARP.com.