Worcester Street roadworks will last four months in Wolverhampton

The works, which will take place in Worcester Street, will begin on Thursday and are expected to take 17 weeks to complete.

Local gas network Cadent says the works are needed to keep gas flowing until the end of the century to homes and businesses in Worcester Street.

The firm will be replacing ageing iron mains with tougher plastic pipes that will last at least 80 years.

The project is part of an ongoing programme to future-proof Wolverhampton’s gas network with Cadent planning to install 11kms (6.8miles) of new gas mains this year alone.

The project will be split into three phases, starting at the junction of Worcester Street and Cleveland Street. It will progress down Worcester Street to the Penn Road Island.

The first phase will include a lane closure at the junction of Cleveland Street and Victoria Street with no vehicle access into Cleveland Passage from Cleveland Street.

Access to Victoria Street will be maintained but bus stops will be temporarily suspended and there will be a lane closure in Worcester Street itself.

A second phase will see Worcester Street closed between Pitt Street and Temple Street. To minimise disruption this work will take place during a weekend.

And in a third phase there will be a lane closure on Worcester Street, between Little Brickkiln Street and the Penn Road Island. The junction of Little Brickkiln Street and Worcester Street will be closed to traffic

This project is part of Cadent’s £65 million programme to renew 370kms (230 miles) of gas pipes in the West Midlands this year, ensuring gas supplies continue to reach two million homes and businesses in the region.

Visit www.bettergaspipes.co.uk for more information on the works.