Six weeks of roadworks as gas mains replaced
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A KEY junction in the Holme Valley is set to be hit with six weeks of roadworks.
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has announced a major project to replace gas mains close to Holmfirth town centre.
NGN says the “ageing main” on Huddersfield Road has undergone several recent emergency repairs and it has now been prioritised for replacement, to ensure a safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in Holmfirth.
Works will begin at the junction of Huddersfield Road (A6024) and Victoria Street, and progress along Huddersfield Road, finishing at the junction with School Street.
Work will also take place on Victoria Street itself, from the junction with Huddersfield Road down to the zebra crossing, just before the street bears around to the left onto Town Gate.
Road crews are due to begin on Monday, January 11, with temporary traffic lights installed at the junction of Victoria Street and Huddersfield Road for at least two weeks.
NGN said the lights would be manned daily between 7am and 7pm to help keep the traffic flowing. An extra NGN operative will be on site to ensure safe use of the pedestrian crossings and assist as a banksman for business deliveries.
When the project has progressed a safe distance away from the junction, there will then be two-way temporary lights on Huddersfield Road for the remainder of the works.
A road closure will be in place at the junction of Huddersfield Road and Cooper Lane, also from Monday until January 29. A full signed diversion will be in place for motorists. This diversion will be: the unaffected part of Cooper Lane, Binns Lane, Upperthong Lane and then onto Huddersfield Road, and the same in the opposite direction.
A further road closure will be in place at the junction of Huddersfield Road and High Town Lane from January 25 until February 12. There will still be access for traffic from Town Hall Street.
The full project is due to finish on February 19.
All the work has been planned in collaboration with Kirklees Council.
Chris Nevison, Business Operations Lead for Northern Gas Networks, said: “We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused during these essential works. However, it is vital we complete them in order to continue to maintain a safe and reliable gas
...It is vital we complete [the works] in order to continue to maintain a safe and reliable
gas supply
supply to the residents of Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth.
“We want to assure residents and road users that we will be working hard to complete this scheme as safely and as quickly as possible.”
NGN said engineers would only request entry to a customer’s property if it is absolutely necessary in order to ensure their safety, the continuity of a safe gas supply or at a customer’s request.
It said engineers would follow Covid secure protocols and where customers are self-isolating, have symptoms or are at high clinical risk, our engineers will wear full PPE including coveralls and eye protection.
For further information about the work, please contact NGN’s Customer Care Team on 0800 040 7766 or email: customercare@northerngas.co.uk
Anyone that smells gas or suspects carbon monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service immediately on 0800 111 999 . This line is in operation 24-hours a day, seven days a week.