Traffic banned from street during gas works

MONTHS of town centre roadworks for Forfar drivers are under way i n a major gas main replacement project.

The project involves traffic being banned f rom parts of busy East High Street in a series of five phases during the 15-week scheme.

Gas firm SGN embarked on an improvement programme in October which involved t he Montrose Road approach to the East Port traffic lights being closed off for several weeks.

The company previously staged a public event to set out the phasing of the works, which will involve the replacement of the old metal gas main with a new plastic pipe.

The first phase involves the complete closure of East High Street between the East Port and Queen Street.

Three-way traffic lights are installed at the East

Port junction and will be manually controlled at peak times, SGN said.

A second section of East High Street, from Queen Street to Couttie’s Wynd, is scheduled to close from January 27.

Eastbound traffic bans will come into force on various sections of East High Street on February 17, March 16 and then April 6.

The town’s two main bus stops are located on East High Street and SGN said there will have to be suspensions throughout the project, with temporary stops put in place.

“Our teams will be working five days a week, between 8am-4pm, and will work extended hours and at weekends when r e q u i r e d ,” said a spokesman.

Angus Council communities convener Mark Salmond said he hopes locals and businesses will show patience during the lengthy project.