Temporary traffic lights on Wilton Road during gas works

Gas works will continue on Wilton Road until Friday, October 25.

The work, which began on Monday 23 September, is being carried out by contractor FPF Utilities Limited and will involve replacing the gas main on the A36 between Ringway Road and Wilton Roundabout.

The work is required to repair previous leaks on the gas main and includes replacing old low-pressure metal gas mains with new plastic gas mains.

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Since the gas pipeline runs on the street, temporary traffic lights have been installed for everyone’s safety and to avoid road closures.

This is the latest in a long series of gas works in Salisbury in recent months.

This comes just four weeks after SGN discovered several gas leaks on Wilton Road (A36) and began repair work on Monday 26 August.

The work was completed on Thursday 5 September, but the traffic lights remained in operation until Monday 9 September, angering Wiltshire Council leader Richard Clewer.

The work will be carried out in two phases.

Monday, 23 September to Friday, 25 October:

Along the A36 Wilton Road between the junctions with The Kingsway and North Street and on a short section of The Kingsway, The temporary multi-way traffic lights are controlled manually every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday, November 11th to Thursday, November 21st:

The final stage of replacement work at the Wilton Roundabout. The temporary multi-way traffic lights will be manually controlled from 7am to 7pm daily.

Access to side streets and properties remains intact.

Bus routes may be affected; Salisbury Reds have been contacted for comment.

In a statement, SGN said: “We apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause. We know how disruptive the work on the A36 is to road users and the local community. Replacing the gas main is the only permanent solution to address the ongoing leaks and disruptive emergency repairs.”

“Thank you for your patience and understanding.”