MLGW removes last of 330 miles of cast iron gas lines
Nolan Baker (right), general foreman for MLGW, gives instructions to his work crew as they work on a gas line on North Parkway in 2019. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
The last 330 miles of the gas line was beneath North McLean Boulevard in front of Compass Community Schools’ Midtown campus.
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