From Friday 4 April to Monday 14 April, our contractors FPF Utilities Limited will be replacing a short section of gas main on Havant Road, Portsmouth. These works are essential to ensure we can provide residents and the community with a safe and efficient gas supply.
Due to the challenging location of the gas main in the road and for everyone’s safety, we will need to have the following traffic management in place:
Havant Road: closed westbound only
Havant Road will be closed westbound between the junctions of Eastern Road and Farlington Avenue.
This road closure will mean no through vehicle traffic heading westbound (traffic heading towards Cosham) along Havant Road. A signed diversion route will be in place.
Havant Road eastbound traffic heading towards A3(M) will remain open.
Farlington Avenue: full closure from the junction of Havant Road to Evelegh Road
This closure will mean no through vehicle access from/to Havant Road from Farlington Avenue. Vehicle access to properties within the closure will be maintained, with the site team keeping residents informed.
Important information
Vehicle access to properties within both closures will be maintained and our site team will liaise with residents affected to keep them informed about access arrangements. Some on street parking within the closures will be suspended.
Pedestrian and cycle access will be maintained past the closures and work area.
These essential works have been planned during the Easter Holidays to minimise the impact for local travel. We’d advise passengers to plan ahead allowing extra time for travelling.
Buses
Bus routes for services 19, 21, 22 and 23 will be affected and we advise passengers to contact their service providers for information about changes to their regular service.
Services 22 and 23 will be operating on a diversion route, which may be disruptive for passenger timetables causing local delays - we apologise in advance for any impact our work may cause to your service.
We appreciate how disruptive these works may be for the community. To help minimise the impact for road users, we’ve planned these works within the school holidays when local traffic is significantly reduced.
We assure you that, for everyone’s safety, we have no other option than to close the road while we complete these works.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.