Essential gas mains replacement work in King’s Road, Chelsea , has finished ahead of schedule.
The National Grid has been carrying work on the iconic road for much of the year but lifted a road closure between Stanley Bridge and Gunter Grove, two weeks early.
Engineers have been replacing three large metal gas mains with tough new pipes which will help ensure gas supplies keep on being supplied to local residents virtually unnoticed beneath roads and footpaths.
The project is part of National Grid’s £1 billion investment to replace and upgrade the London gas supply network which provides a safe and reliable gas supply to more than two million customers.
During the works National Grid used innovative technology to insert the new pipes into the old mains, thus reducing the amount of digging and ensuring work was carried out faster.
National Grid engineering manager Stuart Donaldson said: “I would like to thank the local community for working with us and for their patience throughout the project. Opening the road ahead of schedule was always our goal and I am grateful to everyone involved in the project for their help in achieving this.
“We’ve worked to carefully plan our work with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London and have met regularly with councillors, businesses and residents.”
Work on King’s Road started in January and was split into two phases . Despite severe disruption to roads, shops and businesses remained open with pavement access maintained.
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