Update: emergency road closure – Havant Road for urgent mains replacement
From 8pm on Friday 17 July until 5am Monday 20 July, Havant Road will be temporarily closed to through vehicle traffic.
Following a gas escape, our engineers need to urgently complete replacement and connection activity across Havant Road at the junction of Burrill Avenue. Due to the location of the gas main in the road, for everyone’s safety, a temporary hard road closure will be in place at Burrill Avenue.
This closure will mean:
- No through vehicle access along Havant Road past the hard road closure in either direction – signed diversion routes will be in place, see details below
- Vehicle access to properties/businesses and side roads on Havant Road will be maintained – access will from the appropriate side of the road closure
- Bus routes will be affected – please contact your service provider for the latest updates/changes to service
Please follow these official diversion routes:
Diversion route one
Eastern Road (A2030) - Havant Bypass (A27) - Portsbridge Roundabout - Northern Rd (A397)
Diversion route two
Farlington Avenue - Portsdown Hill Road (B2177) - London Road (A3)
We appreciate how disruptive this road closure may be for residents and wider road users. We assure you we will be working as quickly and as safely as possible to complete these urgent works to minimise disruption for the community.
We're sorry in advance for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Essential gas main replacement – Havant Road, Portsmouth
Temporary traffic lights and side road closures required
From Tuesday 5 May for approximately 12 weeks, our contractors FPF Utilities Limited carry out work to replace the gas main along Havant Road in Portsmouth.
We will be replacing the old metal gas pipe with new plastic pipe between the junction of St Matthews Road to the junction with Lendorber Avenue.
Due to the location of the gas pipes in the road, for everyone’s safety, we will need to have temporary multi-way and two-way traffic lights in operation. To avoid further traffic lights, we will be temporarily closing side road junctions as we progress along the road.
We'll be carrying out the work in the following intended phases. Each phase will take approximately three weeks to complete:
Phase one: working between junctions of St Matthews Road and St Colemans Road
Traffic management – temporary multi-way lights on Havant Road and a side road closure on St Matthews Road
Phase two: working between the junctions of St Colemans Avenue and Mulberry Lane
Traffic management – temporary multi-way lights on Havant Road
Phase three: working between the junctions of Mulberry Lane and Lendorber Avenue
Traffic management – temporary multi-way lights on Havant Road and side road closures on Mulberry Lane and Burrill Avenue
Phase four: working on the four-way junction of Havant Road / Lendorber Avenue / Lodge Avenue
Traffic management – temporary multi-way lights and pedestrian crossing closed
Advance warning signs will be in place ahead of side road closures.
Why were these works not completed before Havant Road was resurfaced?
The gas main replacement programme is planned in order of risk and priority. These pipes were not due to be completed for another two years.
Due to the number of recent disruptive gas escapes and the deterioration of the old gas pipes, we have urgently planned the replacement of these pipes to ensure we can continue to maintain a safe and efficient gas supply to residents and the community and avoid further disruptive gas escapes.
We understand the road has recently been resurfaced; we will work closely with the council to ensure the resurfacing work we need to carry out is in line with the council’s expectations.
We appreciate our work can be disruptive for residents and the local community - our engineers will be doing everything they can to complete these works as quickly and as safely as possible.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.