Notification of major gas works: Rectory Road, Worthing

We’re writing to make you aware of our forthcoming upgrade of our gas network in Rectory Road, Worthing. Our project involves the essential replacement of old metal gas mains with new plastic pipe to ensure we continue to provide a safe and reliable gas supply to the local area. Our contractor DJ Utilities will undertake this work on our behalf.

In consultation with West Sussex County Council, we started works today on Monday 30 July 2018. Over the next ten weeks, our engineers will be working in Rectory Road, between Wiston Avenue and the High Street.

To ensure everyone’s safety around our site, we need to install temporary three-way traffic lights at the junction of Rectory Road and Wiston Avenue. As our work area progresses northwards away from the junction, we will replace these with temporary two-way traffic lights on Rectory Road.

The traffic lights will be manually operated during peak hours to minimise disruption.

We may also need to suspend some on street parking around our work area to allow our engineers the space to dig safely.

We understand that people can get frustrated by roadworks. However, the new plastic pipe has a minimum lifespan of 80 years. This means that when the work is complete, Worthing residents will continue to enjoy the benefits of a safe and reliable gas supply for years to come.