NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TAKE NOTICE THAT THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP) intends to hold a virtual public hearing for an application for a Freshwater Wetlands Individual Permit, Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit, Flood Hazard Area Verification, Waterfront Development In-Water and Upland Individual Permits, and a Coastal Wetlands Permit, for the proposed development described below.
APPLICANT: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
PROJECT: North East Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project
FILE NUMBERS: NJDEP File No. 0000-25-0012.1 LUP250001
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Expansion of an existing interstate natural gas pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and its existing offshore natural gas pipeline system in New Jersey and New York waters. The project includes the construction of a new 32,000 horsepower Compressor Station in Franklin Township, Somerset County (Block 5.02, Lots 23, 25, and 26.01), the construction of 3.43 miles of a new 26-inch-diameter pipeline, known as the Madison Loop located in the Borough of Sayreville and Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, the construction of 0.16 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline, known as the Raritan Bay Loop (onshore) located southwest of the Morgan M&R Station in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, and the construction of 5.96 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline, known as the Raritan Bay Loop (offshore) located off the Sayreville shoreline to the Rockaway Transfer Point in Lower New York.
MUNICIPALITIES: Franklin Township, Borough of Sayreville, Old Bridge Township
COUNTY: Somerset, and Middlesex Counties
The NJDEP invites the public to attend a virtual Public Hearing via Microsoft Teams and present comments on these applications.
HEARING DATE: September 10, 2025
HEARING TIME: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing may participate via Microsoft Teams and those planning to offer oral comments at the hearing may pre-register to do so. NOTE: It is not required to pre-register to speak at the hearing, however, those who do complete the preregistration form will be called first to speak. The links for the virtual hearing and the preregistration form for speakers can be accessed by visiting the “News & Notices” section of the Division’s webpage at https://dep.nj.gov/wlm/ or NJDEP’s webpage for the project at https://dep.nj.gov/nese/.
The permit application is available for review at the Clerk’s office in Franklin Township, Old Bridge Township, or the Borough of Sayreville or by appointment at the NJDEP’s Trenton Office.
The NJDEP invites the public to submit written comments on the above-referenced application through NJDEP’s dedicated website for this project at https://dep.nj.gov/nese/contact-us/.
All comments must be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the close of the Public Hearing (September 24, 2025).
