Power upgrade in Middleton

Project to improve the electricity supply to homes and businesses in Middleton and Chadderton

A major engineering project to improve the electricity supply to around 15,700 homes and businesses in Middleton and Chadderton started this week.

Electricity North West, the company that owns and maintains the regional power network, is putting in place 5km of new improved underground cable between Ambleside Close in Langley, Middleton and Gateway Crescent in Chadderton.

The project, which is due to be completed by August, will replace oil-filled cables which have been in place for around 50 years, with new environmentally-friendly and efficient cables.

Tim Groom, head of major projects for Electricity North West, said: “This essential project will help secure the supply of electricity to local residents and businesses for many years to come.

“It is also a great opportunity for us to replace aging oil-filled cables which have the potential to impact on the local environment with new up-to-date environmentally-friendly underground power cables.

“To carry out the work safely our engineers will need to install temporary traffic lights on certain roads along the route. We understand that this can be inconvenient, but overall the project will greatly benefit customers in the area not just in the near future, but for many years to come.”

Engineers will keep any disruption to a minimum and there may be temporary traffic lights in place to allow the work to be carried out safely.