Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the electricity network that powers everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, has announced plans to close a section of the westbound lane of Queen’s Road (A6177), Bradford as part of its £30 million investment to improve the reliability and resilience of the electricity network serving Bradford.

The investment work, which started in September 2019, will be ongoing until the end of 2022 and involves excavating in the road to lay a total of 132km (around 82 miles) of new underground electricity cables with a route length of 17km (10.5 miles).

This latest section of work sees Northern Powergrid working between a major substation in Wilsden to another substation on Canal Road near the city centre and an electricity tower located on King’s Road. It involves digging in the road along sections of Wilsden Road, Haworth Road, Toller Lane, Heaton Park Drive, Heaton Road, Oak Lane, Manningham Lane, Queen’s Road, Station Road, Canal Road and King’s Road.  

As part of this programme, the westbound lane of Queen’s Road will be closed from Saturday 14 November to Saturday 12  December 2020 between the junction of King’s Road and Manningham Lane (A650). A signposted diversion will be in place along King’s Road, Canal Road (A6037), Hamm Strasse (A6181) and Manningham Lane (A650).

There are no plans to turn off anyone’s power as part of this work. Access for emergency vehicles and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and vehicle access for businesses will be maintained via the eastbound lane of Queen’s Road.

On-road parking outside homes and businesses located on Queen’s Road between Valley Road and Manningham Lane will be suspended and people may be asked to find an alternative place to park for the duration of the work. Northern Powergrid is writing directly to everyone affected with more information.

Northern Powergrid is also working in the following areas over the coming weeks:

Wednesday 28 October to Tuesday 3 November – temporary traffic lights will be in operation while work takes place near the roundabout at the junction of Oaks Lane and Rhodesway, Fairweather Green.

Monday 2 to Friday 6 November – work will take place along Saffron Drive and Grange Road (opposite the junction of Abbey Lea), Allerton.

Monday 9 to Friday 13 November – temporary traffic lights will be in operation while work takes on Allerton Road, Allerton.

Tuesday 17 to Monday 23 November – temporary traffic lights will be in operation while work takes place at the junction of Back Lane and Old Allen Road, Thornton.

Friday 20 to Thursday 26 November – temporary traffic lights will be in operation while work takes place on Old Allen Road, Thornton.

Wednesday 25 November to Tuesday 1 December – work will take place near Darvill’s on Cemetery Road, Lidget Green.

Anyone wanting to find out more can visit northernpowergrid.com/Bradford or contact the company’s customer care team by calling 0800 011 3332 or emailing bradford@northernpowergrid.com. The network operator is also available 24/7 on Facebook and Twitter @northpowergrid.           

To translate information into another language, people can click the Accessibility icon at the top of all Northern Powergrid’s web pages or call its language line on 0800 389 8204

People who find it difficult to speak or hear can use text phone 0800 028 9507 or text relay: dial 18001 followed by 0800 169 2996.                                               

Those who are visually impaired can click the Accessibility icon at the top of Northern Powergrid’s web pages to change font sizes and colours or click the Recite Me icon to have information read out to them. People can also sign up to receive communications in larger print or Braille by calling the Powergrid Care Team on 0800 169 2996.