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 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.

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.

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	Planned date of work	Current status
Vale Road	27 December 2025 to 4 January 2026	Traffic Management Road closure at area we are working. Some carriageway incursions. Parking suspension in effect. Christmas working To ensure works are completed in the safest and least disruptive way possible, we are limited to completing works outside of school term time. To avoid disruption later into 2026, we have agreed with the Council to complete the work directly adjacent to the school and the approach to the roundabout during the school’s Christmas break, returning in February for the remainder of the works.
Church Road (Opposite St Nicholas Church and outside numbers 68-69 Church Road)	18 December 2025 to 9 January 2026	WORK IN PROGRESS: Traffic Management: Measures in place around the areas we are working. In agreement with the council, we plan to continue working over Christmas and New Year in selected areas where it will be quicker and safer to make progress while schools are closed, and to minimise further disruption in 2026. There will be no works on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day and sites will be reduced and monitored during this time.
Lansdowne Road	19 December 2025 to 7 January 2026	WORK IN PROGRESS Traffic Management: Directional closure at the point we are working. Signed diversion in place. In agreement with the council, we plan to continue working over Christmas and New Year in selected areas where it will be quicker and safer to make progress while schools are closed, and to minimise further disruption in 2026. There will be no works on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day and sites will be reduced and monitored during this time.
Victoria Road (Outside number 32)	18 December 2025 to 7 January 2026	WORK IN PROGRESS Traffic Management: Road closure at the point we are working. Signed diversion in place. In agreement with the council, we plan to continue working over Christmas and New Year in selected areas where it will be quicker and safer to make progress while schools are closed, and to minimise further disruption in 2026. There will be no works on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day and sites will be reduced and monitored during this time.
Eaton Road	24 September to 7 January 2026	WORK IN PROGRESS Traffic Management: Multi-way signals around working area.In agreement with the council, we plan to continue working over Christmas and New Year in selected areas where it will be quicker and safer to make progress while schools are closed, and to minimise further disruption in 2026. There will be no works on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day and sites will be reduced and monitored during this time.
Trafalgar Road	5 January to 30 January 2026	Traffic Management: Multi-way signals around working area.
Furze Hill	15 December 2025 to 7 January 2026	WORK IN PROGRESS Traffic Management: Two-way signals around working area. In agreement with the council, we plan to continue working over Christmas and New Year in selected areas where it will be quicker and safer to make progress while schools are closed, and to minimise further disruption in 2026. There will be no works on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day and sites will be reduced and monitored during this time.
We have agreed timeframes with the local authority, though these can sometimes change if we are able to bring works forward, or if unforeseen issues occur on site. When our team, or our contractors, have to change completion dates we strive to minimise the inconvenience to the community and keep people informed. For amendments to bus services in the area, please visit www.buses.co.uk.

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