Copse Cross Street in Ross-on-Wye is due to be closed to traffic between Thursday, October 20th and December 1st, whilst Western Power Distribution (WPD), the electricity distributor for the area, install 1 kilometre of underground cables, as a part on a £1 million investment to boost power supplies in Ross-on-Wye.

Road signs have been put out to warn drivers about the closure which is expected to stay in place for up to six weeks. The alternative route for those affected by this proposal is via Alton Street onto Gloucester Road and vice versa.

Pedestrian access will be permitted to allow people to enter shops and properties on Copse Cross Street only where there is no other form of access.

The project is part of over £7 billion which is being invested by the company across its electricity network between 2015 and 2023 in which WPD aims to further improve supply reliability and customer service levels.

Cable laying work is expected to continue in the area until January 2018 and additional updates will be provided as it progresses. Once complete, the work will help to further safeguard supply reliability to around 1,000 customers.

“It ensures that we can provide a high level of service to these areas in the long term by improving the infrastructure and security of our electricity network,” said John Goode, WPD’s Team Manager for the area.

WPD’s investment is also designed to better accommodate any increased demands placed on the power network in the future for additional developments.

“While this work is being undertaken, our aim is to keep any disruption to an absolute minimum. We have been liaising with Herefordshire Council and its local councillors, as well as residents along the route who have been informed by letter,” he said.