Wales & West Utilities is reassuring local people that work to upgrade gas pipes in Llandeilo is progressing.
The £123,000 investment scheme, which is essential to keep the gas flowing safely to heat and power local homes and businesses, began in New Road in December. Originally due to complete before Christmas, additional pressures on the gas network due to cold weather, meant the work was put on hold whilst engineers were deployed to deal with emergencies.
The work on New Road is now due to complete at the beginning of March, with further work in the Crescent Road area scheduled directly after.
Wales & West Utilities Rob Downes is managing this gas pipe upgrade work. He said:
We apologise that this work is taking longer than originally planned. The exceptionally cold weather in December meant our engineers were taken away from this job to deal with emergencies, ensuring people were safe and warm at home.
We want to assure local people that we are working to complete the work in a timely fashion.
While most of the gas network is underground and out of sight, it plays a central role in the daily lives of people across Llandeilo. 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 to make sure we keep the gas flowing to homes and businesses in the area, and to make sure the gas network is fit for the future. 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 is essential to keep the gas flowing to local homes and businesses today, and to make sure the gas network is ready to transport hydrogen and biomethane, so we can all play our part in a green future.
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.
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 you smell gas, or suspect the presence of carbon monoxide, call us on 0800 111 999 straight away, and our engineers will be there to help any time of day or night. Before visiting, we'll ask you to let us know if you or anyone in your household, is experiencing Coronavirus symptoms or self-isolating. We'll still come and help you: but our teams will take some additional precautions to keep us all safe.