Ageing gas mains under Brooklands Road, Sale, and the surrounding area will be upgraded from 22 June 2026, lasting eight-weeks, as part of a major investment programme to modernise older sections of the UK’s gas network.
In recent years, this stretch of pipeline has shown signs of leakage, requiring emergency call-outs and causing unplanned disruption. Cadent, the gas emergency network for the region, is calling time on these ageing pipes and replacing them with new plastic pipes that will address these issues and secure a safer, more robust supply for decades to come.
The complex scheme requires replacing sections of pipe on roads and junctions along Brooklands Road. 1,520m of pipeline will be replaced - around one-third of the length of the Trafford Centre - between the junctions of Lindisfarm Close and Maple Road.
This upgrade forms part of Cadent’s wider programme to improve ageing infrastructure and reduce environmental impact. More information is available at: cadentgas.com/nw-26
To ensure the safety of residents, road users and engineers, the works will be managed under manned temporary traffic lights (between 7am and 7pm). The project will be completed in 200m sections:
Emergency service access will be maintained at all times.
Residents are asked to avoid parking at the impacted junctions to allow engineers to access the required pipelines as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Lucy Sterry, Head of Work Management (North West) at Cadent, said: The work we are doing here is part of our wider gas mains upgrade programme – a major, nationwide effort to modernise the oldest pipes in the UK network and ensure we can maintain a safe and reliable supply for heating, hot water, cooking and local businesses.
On this specific scheme in Sale, Trafford, we are upgrading around 1520 metres of gas pipes. These older pipes are showing signs of reaching the end of their operational life, and replacing them now ensures the local network remains safe and dependable for years to come.
The techniques we use mean gas stays on throughout most of the work. Only properties that take a direct feed from the pipe being replaced experience a brief interruption, and their supply is restored the same day it goes off. We will contact the affected customers’ in advance.
We recognise that the traffic management can create disruption, and we work closely with the local authority to minimise this. I’d like to thank residents for their patience while we complete these essential upgrades.
If you ever smell gas, please do not assume it’s related to our work. Act immediately and call the national gas emergency service on 0800 111 999*.
Cadent operates four of the UK’s eight gas distribution networks – North West England, West Midlands, Eastern England and North London.
Its North West network stretches from the Lake District to Crewe and is home to 34,000km of distribution pipes (most of them underground) and hundreds of above ground installations. If placed end to end, that amount of pipes would stretch from North West England to Sydney, Australia, and back again.
The investment into the North West gas network will maintain safe, secure supplies to homes, hospitals, schools, offices and other sites, as well as support the UK’s targets to reduce carbon emissions and build cleaner, greener energy networks.
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