Delays expected as major gas repairs take place

8:54am Sunday 6th April 2008

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DRIVERS will face more than two months of roadwork misery as 300 metres of gas pipes are replaced.

National Grid is carrying out the work in Radcliffe as part of multi-million pound improvements to the North-west's gas supply.

Work started in Sion Street and Phoenix Way on Tuesday and will take around 10 weeks to complete. Existing metallic mains replaced with plastic ones and will have a lifespan of up to 80 years.

The work is part of a national project agreed with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for replacing metallic mains across Britain, which will see 15,000km of gas pipe renewed over the next eight years.

John Edwards, Manager of the North West Gas Alliance said: "We need to renew these gas mains so that local people can continue to take their gas supplies for granted.

"We hope that people will have patience with us while we carry out this essential work - there will be disruption in the short term, but the end result will be a safe and reliable gas supply."

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