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We have developed a project to fully replace nearly 400 metres of metal pipes along a short part of the High Street in Egham and along Vicarage Road.
Some of our gas pipe network is over 80-100 years old and over the years there have been multiple repairs, resulting in extensive traffic management. This project will eliminate the need for recurrent repairs and also enhance the reliability of our gas network to ensure customers are safe and warm long into the future.
We are carrying out these works in a number of phases with different traffic management requirements which include: lane and road closures.
Please follow the diversion along the B3376 (Thorpe Lea Road) from the New Wickham Lane roundabout, along The Causeway and The Glanty (A308), then along The Avenue and High Street (B388).
Eastbound access will be maintained along Vicarage Road as normal.
Cyclists intending to travel in the direction of the High Street will need to dismount and use the footway.
Temporary traffic lights will be installed on the junction of Vicarage Road and High Street with pedestrian crossing points provided where required.
Working hours: We are utilising extended working hours seven days a week to minimise disruption and complete the works as safely and efficiently as possible.
Our team will be on site during these hours to help manage the traffic flow and manage the temporary traffic lights.
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Many people do have some regular questions about our mains replacement works. Hear from Stuart Donaldson, Head of Investment Delivery projects for Cadent.
Homes, schools, hospitals and other buildings use gas for heat, cooking and hot water, some of the region’s biggest industries need it to power production processes.
These upgrades also mean big environmental gains for the region, as it reduces methane emissions and enables a move to more renewable gases like biomethane. This is essential for a cleaner future - the UK will need energy to come from a range of sources to meet demand and be sustainable.
The work is part of a 30‑year national gas mains replacement programme, which began in 2002. Each year, Cadent replaces around 1.5 per cent of the 20,000 kilometres of gas pipes that make up the North London network, most of which are located beneath roads and pavements.
Our work to replace ageing gas mains is a major engineering project, which we’ve planned carefully with the local authority and where possible, we’ll use innovative methods and technology to minimise disruption and reduce the time taken to do this work.
We are working extended hours but not 24hrs. We do not want to disturb people at night when they are sleeping.
We need to carry out our work during the day as we need access to properties to upgrade their gas service (that’s the smaller pipe that connects gas to their property). When we do this, we need to turn off their gas supply temporarily, test their gas appliances and turn their gas back on.
This is a common question we encounter; we’ve contacted the refuse companies to advise them of our work and we’ll work closely with them to ensure collections take place as normal on the dedicated day each week.
There may be times when the team isn’t visible on site during the allotted hours. Although it may appear that no one is working at the site itself, they’ll be working in surrounding roads to insert pipes, make connections and to carry out testing, as well as allow for concrete curing. It is only once we are satisfied that the new pipe is safely supplying gas to customers that we can fill in the holes and tidy up.
Should the need arise, emergency vehicles will need to follow the short diversions.
Yes, we will maintain access to properties during road closures.
Yes, we will endeavour to keep footpaths open as the majority of our pipes are in the carriageway
Yes, HGV’s will need to follow the signposted diversions.
