Improvements in the pipeline for Kenilworth

02/07/2009

A major £2 million scheme to improve the gas network in Kenilworth is due to start next month.  The six-month scheme will see around four miles of old metal main replaced with hard wearing plastic pipe.

Work will start on 20 July at the junction of New Street and Bridge Street.  The project is expected to take around six months to complete, during which time around 30 roads across the town will have their gas mains replaced.

At times it will be necessary to use temporary traffic lights or road closures to enable engineers to carry out the work safely.  These will be used only when absolutely essential and any diversions will be clearly signposted. 

The new pipes will be inserted through the old mains wherever possible. This reduces the need for digging, which speeds up the work and minimises disruption. 

Gas Alliance project manager John Cunningham said:  ‘This is a major project that will improve the network in Kenilworth and will help to ensure the town continues to receive a safe and reliable supply of gas.  We will do everything we can to keep the traffic flowing and minimise disruption.’
 
The work is being carried out by the West Midlands Gas Alliance, a partnership between National Grid and leading utilities company Morgan Est.  The project is part of National Grid’s 30-year programme to improve the safety and reliability of the gas supply network by replacing all metal gas pipes that lie within 30 metres of property.

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