North Wessex Downs Visual Impact Provision: news and events Home National Grid Electricity Transmission Network and infrastructure Infrastructure projects North Wessex Downs project Read our latest news, access our latest press releases and learn about events in the community North Wessex Downs VIP walkers raise over £5,000 for Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance 27 Jun 2025 National Grid and Balfour Beatty colleagues teamed up to complete the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge Important information about extended weekday working hours 12 Jun 2025 Balfour Beatty has received permission from Wiltshire Council to extend its working hours for the construction work on the CSECs to 8.00am to 9.00pm on Mondays to Fridays. Important information about temporary footpath closures from April 2025 1 Apr 2025 From April 2025, two public rights of way that cross our construction site will be temporarily closed until further notice as the North Wessex Downs VIP project reaches a critical phase in construction work. Temporary 30mph speed limit on A361 10 Jan 2025 A temporary 30mph speed limit has been put in place along a short section of the A361 to the north of Devizes while we undertake a programme of drilling underneath the road. Getting festive in Devizes 13 Dec 2024 Kicking off the local festive season in style, members of the North Wessex Downs VIP project team donned their Santa hats and headed into town to lend a helping hand at this year’s Devizes Winter Festival. Cables on the move 29 Oct 2024 This week marks another major landmark for going underground in the North Wessex Downs with the arrival of the new electricity cables on site. Load More
North Wessex Downs VIP walkers raise over £5,000 for Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance 27 Jun 2025 National Grid and Balfour Beatty colleagues teamed up to complete the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge
Important information about extended weekday working hours 12 Jun 2025 Balfour Beatty has received permission from Wiltshire Council to extend its working hours for the construction work on the CSECs to 8.00am to 9.00pm on Mondays to Fridays.
Important information about temporary footpath closures from April 2025 1 Apr 2025 From April 2025, two public rights of way that cross our construction site will be temporarily closed until further notice as the North Wessex Downs VIP project reaches a critical phase in construction work.
Temporary 30mph speed limit on A361 10 Jan 2025 A temporary 30mph speed limit has been put in place along a short section of the A361 to the north of Devizes while we undertake a programme of drilling underneath the road.
Getting festive in Devizes 13 Dec 2024 Kicking off the local festive season in style, members of the North Wessex Downs VIP project team donned their Santa hats and headed into town to lend a helping hand at this year’s Devizes Winter Festival.
Cables on the move 29 Oct 2024 This week marks another major landmark for going underground in the North Wessex Downs with the arrival of the new electricity cables on site.
