Installation of underground cables between Fishersgate and Brighton
What are we doing?
We run the electricity network delivering power to your area and connect and move power cables. Engineers are currently upgrading the electricity network between Fishersgate and Brighton to maintain reliable electricity supplies for homes and businesses and manage increasing demand for electricity.
What will the work entail?
We are installing pipework (ducts) to contain new underground electricity cables, working closely with the local authority to plan our work and minimise disruption.
Our team will excavate trenches to lay ducts and pull through new underground cables. We will return to open excavations at intervals along the route to pull the new cables into position and join them to our electricity network.
All work in the area is currently expected to be completed Spring 2025.
Will there be roadworks?
Work is due to take place in stages in the roads listed in the table below.
As well as using advance warning signs, we will write to residents with further details shortly before work is due to start in each new area.
Safety is our priority and in consultation with the local highways authorities, traffic management measures will be in place as we progress along the cable route.
Work will progress in stages, with traffic management and safety barriers being moved along the route in sequence with our working area.
We aim to complete the work as safely and as efficiently as possible to minimise the impact. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
| Road name | Current status |
|---|---|
| Farm Way | IN PLANNING |
| Shelldale Road | WORK IN PROGRESS Due to end 6 February. Two-way traffic lights throughout Shelldale Road |
| Trafalgar Road | UPCOMING WORK (New dates planned) 10 February to 28 February. Night time (20:00 to 06:00) - road closure between Vale Road and Shelldale Road. |
| Vale Road | IN PLANNING |
| Boundary Road | WORK IN PROGRESS Due to end 7 February. Road closure between junction of Portland Road and Vale Road. Diversion advertised via Portland Road, Glebe Villas and New Church Road. |
| Portland Road | WORK COMPLETED |
| Shelley Road | IN PLANNING |
| Montgomery Street | WORK IN PROGRESS (extended) Due to end 31 January. Road closure from junction of Shelley Road to the junction of Sackville Road. |
| Livingstone Road | WORK SUSPENDED Work to recommence in 2025 subject to council approval. Road open as usual. |
| Goldstone Villas | WORK COMPLETED |
| Eaton Villas | IN PLANNING |
| Eaton Road | WORK SUSPENDED Due to engineering difficulties, this work has been temporarily suspended and will recommence at a later date subject to council approval. Road open as usual. |
| Palmeira Avenue | WORK COMPLETED |
| Lansdowne Road | WORK IN PROGRESS Due to end 5 February. Westbound closure from junction of Holland Road to Furze Hill |
| Lansdown Street | IN PLANNING |
| Furze Hill | WORK COMPLETED |
| Temple Gardens | Works have now been completed and all traffic management removed. We will be returning at a later date to complete the final cable installation. |
| Victoria Road | WORK IN PROGRESS Due to end 2 April. Road closure between Montpelier Road and Clifton Terrace. New electrical ducting is being laid within the carriageway and installation of a new joint bay. |
| Clifton Terrace | WORK IN PROGRESS Extension requested for 24 February. Westbound closure between Victoria Road and Dyke Road. New electrical ducting is being laid within the carriageway. |
| Dyke Road | Works have now been completed and all traffic management removed. We will be returning at a later date to complete the final cable installation. |
| Church Street | WORK IN PROGRESS Due to end 17 February. Phased road closures between Queens Road and Dyke Road. Note: Work on Church Street between Queens Road and Tichbourne Street to recommence in 2025. Currently in planning. |
| Queens Road | IN PLANNING |
| Denmark Terrace | IN PROGRESS Due to end 26 February. Multi-way traffic lights at the junction of Victoria Road. New electrical ducting is being laid within the carriageway. |
| Montpelier Road | IN PROGRESS Due to end 26 February. Multi-way traffic lights at the junction of Victoria Road. New electrical ducting is being laid within the carriageway. |
| Manor Hall Road | IN PLANNING |
| Eaton Gardens | WORK IN PROGRESS Now extended to 5 March. Road closure between Goldstone Villas and Eaton Gardens. |
| Powis Road | UPCOMING WORK 3 March to 11 March. Road closure at junction of Victoria Road. New electrical ducting is being laid within the carriageway. |