Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are continuing repair work this evening to a gas main on Durham Road (A177) near North Tees General Hospital in Stockton-on-Tees.

The work has required a road closure on a stretch of Durham Road from the roundabout at Harrowgate Lane/Junction Road to Redhill Road/Hardwick Road, while engineers repair a leak.The hospital can still be accessed, but those approaching from the Harrowgate Lane end will need to follow a diversion route.

A spokesperson from Northern Gas Networks said: “Our engineers are continuing work this evening on this essential repair. We’d like to apologise to motorists for any inconvenience.

“Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.”

Northern Gas Networks is investing £750,000 to upgrade the ageing gas distribution network in York city centre.

The major project is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure across the north of England and will involve replacing 1.2km of existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to our customers in York for years to come.

The nine month project will be carried out in seven phases to minimise city centre disruption, and is scheduled for completion in March 2014.

Northern Gas Networks engineers are making good progress, having already completed three phases of the project, replacing 500 metres of metal gas mains in The Stonebow, Aldwark and Lord Mayors Walk areas of York, ahead of schedule.

From Monday, 22nd July, engineers will be moving onto the next phase of the project, continuing their essential work in St Saviours Place and Peasholme Green.

Garry Farnhill, Customer Operations Area Manager, Northern Gas Networks said; “We’ve developed a phased plan for this project by working closely with City of York Council to minimise disruption to motorists, residents and local businesses.

“We’ll be keeping customers informed throughout by holding community forums at key stages of the work. Our first forum will be held Monday 22nd July providing an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions or raise any concerns.”

Garry added, “We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding, and apologise in advance for any inconvenience this essential work may cause. You can find more information about our work on our website and we will also sharing regular updates on Twitter and Facebook.

In the coming weeks Northern Gas Networks will be opening a customer cabin, located in the Parliament Street / Pavement area. Members of the public are invited to drop in to get the latest information about the work and representatives from Northern Gas Networks will be available to answer any questions that they may have. The cabin will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11.00am to 1.00pm and on Tuesday evenings from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.

As part of this major project engineers will also be working in the following York city centre locations over the coming months:
Summer 2013: St Saviours Place
Autumn / Winter 2013: High Ousegate, Pavement, Parliament Street, Coppergate, Piccadilly,
Winter 2014: Goodramgate, Monkgate Bar
Spring 2014: St Maurice’s Road

The Northern Gas Networks community forum will be held at The Black Swan Inn, 23 Peasholme Green, York, Y01 7PR from 17.30 – 19.00 on Monday 22nd July.

If you have any questions about the works please don’t hesitate to contact the Customer Care team on 0845 634 0508, option 7. The team is available between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am and 5pm on Saturday.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks carrying out work to repair a gas main on the Durham Road (A177) , near North Tees General Hospital in Stockon-on–Tees, have put two way temporary traffic lights in place between Harrogate Lane and Hardwick Road and closed pedestrian footpaths to allow essential repairs to be completed.

Ian Parkin, Site Manager, Northern Gas Networks, said: “There is currently a strong smell of gas in the area but the situation is safe. We’d like to apologise to pedestrians and motorists for any inconvenience caused while these essential repairs are carried out.

“Our engineers are working hard to repair the escape as soon as possible. The safety of members of the public is always our first priority and we’d like to thank everyone for their cooperation.”

“Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.”

Northern Gas Networks would like to thank residents and businesses in Wakefield Road, Huddersfield for their understanding and cooperation after essential repairs were carried out on a corroded metal gas main in the area yesterday.

A team of engineers from Northern Gas Networks worked non-stop through the night to repair the gas main as quickly as possible, and door knocked customers in the afternoon/early evening to keep them informed about the situation.

The gas supply to our customers in the area was not affected.

Essential safety checks have now been carried out and Wakefield Road was re-opened at 5.00am this morning.

One lane on Wakefield Road (heading out of Huddersfield) remains closed to traffic whilst our team of engineers carry out further tests on the gas main. We will keep customers informed should any further work need to be carried out.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by these essential works.

If you smell gas you should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 immediately, your call will be answered at any time of day or night and an engineer will be sent out to assess the situation promptly.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are conducting essential works to repair a gas main in Narrowgate Road, Alnwick.

In order to carry out the essential repairs safely and efficiently, engineers have had to temporarily close a section of Narrowgate Road between the junction with Fenkle Street and Paikes Street.

The road closure is expected to be in place for up to 7 days. Pedestrian access will be maintained and businesses in the area will remain open as usual.

Northern Gas Networks Network Officer, Denny Ingram said, “We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. The safety of members of the public is our priority and we are working hard to repair the gas main and reopen this section of road as soon as possible.

“A short diversion will be clearly signposted, taking motorists along Fenkle Street and Market Street.”

Anyone that smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

Northern Gas Networks is investing £77,000 to upgrade the ageing pipe network in Leeds.

The scheme is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure across the North of England and will involve replacing existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to our customers for years to come.

The project which commenced on Monday, 1st July 2013 in the Sweet Street area of Leeds, will be carried out in four phases over a 10 week period.

To enable us to carry out the work safely and efficiently, for the duration of the gas mains replacement project a one way traffic diversion will be put in place, meaning there will be no left turn onto Sweet Street from Marshall Street. Diversion signs will be in place to direct traffic in a loop along Jack Lane and along Meadow Road, where access will be maintained onto Sweet Street.

Parking in the bays along Sweet Street will not be possible for the first six weeks of the project.
Phases three and four of the project (commencing in mid-August) will involve closing St Barnabas Road for approximately four weeks, and suspending parking on Ingram Street and Ingram Row.

Richard Hynes Cooper, Customer Operations Area Manager for Leeds said; “We have been working closely with Leeds City Council to minimise traffic disruption during this essential gas mains improvement work.

“We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding, and apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.”

About Northern Gas Networks

Northern Gas Networks own all the gas mains in the North East, most of Yorkshire and northern Cumbria transporting gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses.

The network consists of 37,000km of gas mains, enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney, Australia and back.

Our mains replacement programme will see 3,800km of old metal gas main replaced with modern plastic equivalents by 2021.

For more information please visit our website www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk

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