Key facts
Location: The Street (A262) and Chapel Lane
Work: Replacing 1.1km of water main
Started: Monday 10 November
Duration: Approx. five months
Investment: Approx. £850k
When will work start, and how long will it take?
We're replacing more than one kilometre of ageing, unreliable water main in the area to reduce the amount of water lost through leaks.
We started on Monday 10 November, and expect to take around five months to complete the entire work. Our team will work quickly to complete the project sooner, if possible.
Will the road be closed?
As we move through Chapel Lane, a rolling road closure will be in place for the majority of this project. This means access to parts of Chapel Lane will change as work moves along the road.
We are going to work on short sections at a time, and will return the road to its original state before moving along the road to the next section.
During some of the work, we will be putting in temporary traffic lights at the junction of Chapel Lane and The Street (A262) as we install some vital equipment.
We’re sorry for the disruption this work is going to cause – we know it’s inconvenient. We’ll do our absolute best to keep it to a minimum.
This webpage will be updated as work progresses.
Diversion map
Map Key
Red line - closure
Blue line - diversion route
Project latest
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
15:08 PM
Project update
Our team has now installed around 993 metres of water main on Chapel Lane with 456 metres of this now commissioned for use. A further 377 metres is expected to be commissioned this week, and the next 112 metres of road will be cut out ready for the next section of new pipe to be installed.
Friday, 6 March 2026
08:47 AM
Project update
Our team has now laid 730 metres of new water main on Chapel Lane with a further 100 metres set to be laid this week.
We will be carrying out some work overnight on 12 and 19 March, apologies for any inconvenience that this will cause to our customers.
Thursday, 29 January 2026
11:44 AM
Project update
We returned to Chapel Lane at the start of January, and work continues to progress with 260m of new main now laid. We’re assessing the ground conditions on the next section of road to confirm suitability for using the directional drilling method.
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