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 is carrying out work on an electricity tower (pylon) located in High Royds parkland, Menston as part of its £30 million investment to improve the reliability and resilience of the electricity network in and around 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). The work focuses on replacing five of the major circuits that supply electricity to approximately two thirds of Bradford’s homes and businesses and it will ensure that the local electricity network is capable of meeting the existing demand for power as well as any future increase in demand as the population grows and more households swap their cars for electric ones.

Work starts on the electricity tower, located in High Royds parkland near the junction of Bingley Road and Bradford Road, on Monday 19 April and will continue until the end of July 2021. As part of this, two small sections of public footpath will be temporarily closed. Northern Powergrid has placed signage throughout the parkland providing further information for footpath users.

While Northern Powergrid is not planning to turn off the power as part of this programme of work, it does have a free Priority Services Membership scheme for anyone who may need extra support in a power cut due to their medical or personal circumstances. By joining, individuals can access a range of additional services. To find out more visit www.northernpowergrid.com/care or call 0800 169 2996.

Anyone wanting to find out more about the investment work can contact Northern Powergrid’s customer care team by calling 0800 011 3332 or by email generalenquiries@northernpowergrid.com  The network operator is also available 24/7 on Facebook and Twitter.    

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.