From Monday 28 April for approximately 14 weeks, our contractors I&G Contractors Limited will be replacing our gas main on Walkford Road in Christchurch.
These essential works involve replacing the old metal medium-pressure metal gas pipe with a new plastic pipe to ensure we can continue to provide a safe and efficient gas supply and avoid further gas escapes in the future.
We’ll be replacing the gas main on Walkford Road between the junctions of Walkford Lane and Hurst Road. Due to the location of the gas main in the road, we’ll need to temporarily close the road between these junctions for the duration of the work for everyone’s safety.
This closure will mean:
- No through vehicle traffic past the closure in either direction – a signed diversion route will be in place.
- The junction of Walkford Lane (right hand fork with Walkford Road/Gore Road) will be closed at its junction with Gore Road – this will mean vehicles can only turn left onto Gore Road.
- The junction of Chewton Farm Road will be closed at its junction with Walkford Road – this will mean access in and out of Chewton Farm Road will be from Ringwood Road.
- Vehicle access for residents within the closure will be maintained. Residents affected will be kept informed about access arrangements by the on-site team.
Bus routes will be affected – we advise passengers to speak to their service provider for the latest updates and changes to services.
Please note: the gas pipe we are replacing is the medium-pressure pipe - previous installation work was carried out on our low-pressure pipe. To maintain local gas supplies, we were unable to replace both pipes at the same time.
We appreciate you may have questions about these works – we’ll be hosting an information event on Monday 14 April from 3pm to 7pm at The Amberwood Inn, 154 Ringwood Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RQ.
We understand our work may be disruptive but please be assured our engineers will be doing everything they can to complete these works as quickly and safely as possible.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.
