Barwell to get electricity network upgrade

Work begins on 16th March.

Major works to upgrade the electricity network in Barwell gets underway later in the month.

Western power distribution say it will prepare the village for the electricity demands of the future including they say an expected rise in electric car charging.

As part of the £160,000 investment project, engineers will replace the existing underground cable through the village with 1.7 kms of new cable. Work will begin on 16 March and take three months to complete.

Roads affected will include Queensway, Chesterfield Road, Meadow Road, Shenton Road, Frisby Road, Newlands Road, Kingsfield Road, Arthur Street, Kirkby Road, Stapleton Lane and Bank Terrace.

Work will begin on 16th March and will take three months to complete.

WPD Engineer Kingsley White said: “These works are essential to prepare homes and businesses in Barwell for the electricity demands of the future, when we expect more people to own electric vehicles and to be generating and storing more of their own electricity.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused during the project which will benefit local people for generations to come.”