Major planned projects in Tunbridge Wells
Current planned projects
Upper Grosvenor Road
Start: 5 May 2025
Duration: Five months
We're replacing 3.5km of two large diameter metal mains along Upper Grosvenor Road. This work will be carried out in two phases during 2025 and 2026.
- First phase will last five months
- Road closure in place for safety
- Visit our drop-in session to learn more
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Major York's Road & A264 Langton Road
Start: 5 April 2025
Duration: 13 weeks
We're returning to complete essential network upgrades in Major York's Road and A264 Langton Road after our work was paused in 2024.
- Work will run in consecutive phases
- Road closures in place during phase one
- Temporary lights in operation during phase two
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Latest news!
We welcomed MP Mike Martin and Liberal Democrat Councillor Martin Brice to our site on Upper Grosvenor Road last week, where we’re upgrading our gas network to ensure local properties continue to receive a safe and reliable supply of gas.
Following a series of leaks experienced in this area, we’ve invested £4 million to replace 3.5km of our old metal mains along Upper Grosvenor Road. Installing our new plastic pipe will provide a permanent solution and avoid future disruption from carrying out unplanned emergency repairs to our network.
1000 metres of new plastic pipe has been installed so far and we’re approaching the end of our first phase of work. We were pleased to tell Mr Martin that our project is running ahead of schedule, despite the complexity of replacing the pipes in this particular location.
Cllr Brice said: "This was a very informative and fascinating meeting. I was very impressed by the depth of knowledge and professionalism shown by experienced staff working with what can be a very dangerous thing. And I'm convinced the work is being done as quickly as possible while also being safe for all concerned."
Our closure area on Upper Grosvenor Road is currently located between its junctions with Silverdale Lane and Birkdale. Affected motorists should continue to follow the signed diversion route in place.
We’ll be updating our project webpage as our first phase concludes and ahead of our second phase starting in 2026.
Thank you to residents, businesses, and road users for your continued patience while we carry out this essential work. We recognise roadworks can be frustrating, but the new plastic pipe has a lifespan of 80 years, so once this work is complete, people across Tunbridge Wells will be able to enjoy the benefits of a safe and reliable gas supply for many years to come.
Roadworks in your area
It could be emergency work to keep you, and our network, safe. As this type of work is urgent and unplanned, we sometimes start work before it appears on the map.
We're sorry for disturbing you. In an emergency, we need to make the situation safe immediately and sometimes it can't wait until the morning. Watch our short film to find out more about why we have to work at night:
The engineering required for our project would not safely allow night-time work on a live gas supply. The infrastructure under the road is close to other critical utilities such as electricity, water, BT and broadband and we need to avoid these pipes and wires while working in the road.
There are many reasons why engineers may not be visible on site:
- To maintain gas supplies while replacing this gas main there are jobs that require the engineers to leave site
- They could be testing pressures on local governors around the area, collecting materials from local storage, carrying out mandatory health and safety paperwork in their van, or need network access
- The road may be being reinstated and they are waiting for the concrete to cure.
We’ll aim to put signs out to keep you informed.
Search for your road in our local gas works map to find out more about our work. You’ll need to change the date in the search bar so you can see our future work. Click on the gas flame icon that appears on your road to see details of what we’ll be doing in your road and when.
We will make sure emergency services are fully aware of the road closure and the planned diversion route. They will make sure their response teams are allocated from the quickest route. We will make sure vehicle access to properties located within the lane closure is maintained and will keep emergency services advised.
We look after the gas pipes in the south of England and across Scotland.
If you're not sure who manages the network of pipes that delivers your gas, use our postcode checker to find out if we deliver gas to your area
If we're not your supplier, the FindMySupplier website is able to let you know your gas transporter, your energy supplier and your MPRN.
The dates shown on the map are taken from the works permit we are granted which doesn’t always match the duration of the works required.
For example, the permit may be for one week but the work will only take three days to complete. This allows for flexibility and unforeseen circumstances.
There are many reasons why roadwork dates may be change and sometimes these are things that are outside of our control.
We appreciate it is frustrating when this happens and we will do what we can to minimise impact on you.
Our barriers must stay in place until it’s completely safe for us to remove them. Sometimes we’ll have barriers up, but our engineers won’t be there. This could be because we’re working on another section of the project, or we could have finished work and we’re waiting for the new road surface to set.