People in the Woolbrook Park area of Sidmouth are to benefit as Wales & West Utilities starts the new year with a £1million gas pipe upgrade scheme in the town.

The scheme, which involves upgrading over 5.5 kilometres of gas pipes in the area, will start on 2 January. The work is essential to keep the gas flowing to heat homes and power businesses in the area so that people are safe and warm for generations to come. Barring any engineering difficulties, it is expected to be complete in September.

To plan the work Wales & West Utilities has worked closely with Devon Council to make sure disruption is kept to a minimum. It has been agreed that traffic management, including traffic lights and road closures, will be used throughout the scheme and advance warning signs will be in place.

While most of the gas network is underground and out of sight, it plays a central role in the daily lives of people across the Sidmouth area. Whether it’s heating your home, making the family dinner or having a hot bath, we understand how important it is for your gas supply to be safe and reliable and there when you need it.

We know that working in areas like this is not ideal, but it really is essential. We’ll have a team of gas engineers on site throughout the project to make sure our work is completed as safely and as quickly as possible while keeping disruption to a minimum.

This work will not only keep the gas flowing safely and reliably today, it will also help make sure the gas network is fit for the future and can play its part in delivering reliable and affordable green energy. 

Wales & West Utilities Programme Controller, Roxanne Whittaker

Our Customer Service Team is ready to take your call if you have any questions about our work. You can contact them on freephone 0800 912 2999 or enquiries@wwwutilities.co.uk.

Alternatively, you can contact us on Twitter @WWUtilities or Facebook.com/WWUtilities.

Wales & West Utilities, the gas emergency and pipeline service, brings energy to 7.5m people across the south west of England and Wales. If anyone smells gas, thinks they have a gas leak, or suspects carbon monoxide poisoning, they should call us on 0800 111 999 and our engineers will be there to help, day or night.

The company also has a multi-million pound, 30-year gas pipe investment programme which began in 2002. Old metal pipes within 30 metres of buildings are being upgraded to make sure homes and businesses continue to receive a safe and reliable gas supply now and in the future.