Update - Friday 10 July
We’ve been working to upgrade the gas network along Kingsdown Road and had originally planned to complete all work here before the start of the school summer holidays.
Managing restricted access has been challenging, and the time lost through repeatedly opening the road for essential access means we still have a short section left to complete between 27 Kingsdown Road and the High Street.
We’ve also looked carefully at access needs over the summer period and feel that continuing restrictions during the school holidays would not be suitable, as we expect residents to have increased travel during this time. For this reason, the remaining section will now be completed from Tuesday 1 September, with an estimated finish date of Friday 9 October. Restricted access between 9am and 3pm will be in place while this work is carried out.
Work on Kingsdown Road is expected to wrap up shortly, and our team will move into Chapel Lane towards the end of next week. A road closure will be required here, but a signed diversion route will be in place to help keep disruption to a minimum.
We also have work planned on the High Street, which will require a road closure from Monday 2 November for approximately three weeks. This has been scheduled outside the summer months, as previously discussed with key stakeholders.
We’re preparing to carry out essential upgrades to our gas network in the Kingsdown Road area of Dover. This work will help ensure that homes and businesses continue to receive a safe and reliable gas supply and forms part of our long-term programme to replace ageing metal gas mains with modern, durable plastic pipes.
We’ll begin work on Monday 20 April, with the project expected to last approximately ten weeks.
This work will be carried out in phases to help minimise disruption. Details of the phase information can be found below:
Where we'll be working
The Freedown
- Starting Mon 20 Apr
- Lasting approx. four weeks
- Our engineers will be able to safely complete this phase without the need for traffic management as most of our upgrades will be carried out in the footway.
Kingsdown Road and Chapel Lane
- Starting Mon 18 May
- Lasting approx. six weeks
- To safely access our pipes, both roads will be closed to motorists during this phase of work.
- As there is no viable alternative route, Kingsdown Road will be closed between 9am and 3pm on weekdays only. Open excavations will be covered by steel plates to maintain access outside of these times.
- A diversion route will be in place for affected road users while Chapel Lane is shut.
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Register for updates on our work in the Kingsdown Road area here.
We recognise roadworks can be frustrating, and we're sorry for any inconvenience this essential work may cause. However, the new plastic pipe has a lifespan of 80 years, which means when the work is complete, nearby residents and businesses will be able to enjoy the benefits of a safe and reliable gas supply long into the future.