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Wales & West Utilities is urging Bishopston residents to visit a drop in session to hear about its planned work to upgrade gas pipes in the Clare Avenue area.

Members of the local community are invited to the session which will take place on Wednesday 16 April at Bishopston Library, Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8BN between 11.45am – 4.15pm. Here they’ll be able to view plans and direct any questions to members of the project team.

The £350,000 investment work, which starts on 6 May, is essential to ensure the gas is kept flowing safely to heat and power local homes and businesses, keeping people safe and warm for generations. Barring any engineering difficulties it will finish during November.

Wales & West Utilities has liaised with Bristol City Council to plan the work. Work will take place on Raglan Road, Raglan Place, Pine Grove Place, Tyne Road, Wolseley Road, Shadwell Road, Hazleton Road, Belmont Road, and Elton Road and rolling road closures will be in place.

Wales & West Utilities Simon Lee is managing this gas pipe upgrade work. He said:

We’d like to see members of the local community at our drop-in event so that we can share plans of the work.

While most of the gas network is underground and out of sight, it plays a central role in the daily lives of people across the area. Whether it’s heating your home, making the family dinner or having a hot bath, we understand how important it is for your gas supply to be safe and reliable and there when you need it.

We know that working in areas like this is not ideal, but it really is essential to make sure we keep the gas flowing to homes and businesses in the area, and to make sure the gas network is fit for the future. We’ll have a team of gas engineers on site throughout the project to make sure our work is completed as safely and as quickly as possible while keeping disruption to a minimum.

This work is essential to keep the gas flowing to local homes and businesses today, and to make sure the gas network is ready to transport hydrogen and biomethane, so we can all play our part in a green future.

Our Customer Service Team is ready to take your call if you have any questions about our work. You can contact them on freephone 0800 912 2999.

Alternatively, you can contact us on X, formerly Twitter, @WWUtilities or https://www.facebook.com/wwutilities. 

Wales & West Utilities, the gas emergency and pipeline service, brings energy to 7.5m people across the south west of England and Wales. If you smell gas, or suspect the presence of carbon monoxide, call them on 0800 111 999 straight away, and engineers will be there to help any time of day or night.