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There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Work on the A548 in Prestatyn
- Start date
- 03 January
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Traffic Management
- We will be working on the A548 in Prestatyn, where we are connecting two sections of the interconnector cable. There will be no traffic lights, but the westbound lane will be narrowed.
Traffic Lights on the A458
- Start date
- 26 September
- Duration
- Ongoing
- Traffic Management
- There will occasionally be traffic lights in place ensuring the safety of our staff and vehicles that will be entering our site from the road.
Road Reinstatement near Talacre
- Start date
- 30 August
- Duration
- 1 week
- Traffic Management
- We are reinstating the road surface at Talacre, on the A548, between Prestatyn and Ffynnongroyw, and there are two way lights in place.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Work in Barkby Beach car park
- Start date
- 20 June
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Traffic Management
- We are using drilling equipment to thread the cable beneath the sea defences in the area.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Work on the A548 between Ffynnongroyw and Prestatyn
- Start date
- 17 May
- Duration
- 1 week
- Traffic Management
- We are working in Tanlan, near Talacre, where we are connecting two sections of the interconnector cable.
Work on the A548 in Prestatyn
- Start date
- 17 May
- Duration
- 3 days
- Traffic Management
- There will be a single lane closure on the eastbound carriageway of the A548 as we pull a section of the interconnector cable through the ducting we have laid in the area.
Traffic Lights on the A458
- Start date
- 9 May
- Duration
- 1 week
- Traffic Management
- Two-way traffic lights are in place as we work to connect cables on the A548 in Prestatyn.
Lane closure on the Gronant Bypass (A548), near the Bells of St. Mary
- Start date
- 3rd May
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Traffic Management
- There will be a lane closure on the eastbound carriageway of the Gronant Bypass (A548) while we carry out excavations in the area.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Traffic Lights on the A548
- Start date
- 5 Aprill
- Duration
- 1 week
- Traffic Management
- There are two way traffic lights in place on the A458 into Prestatyn as we create an entrance into Rowley's Field.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Workforce in the road: temporary traffic management on the A548
- Start date
- 28th March
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Traffic Management
- We will be working on road reinstatement in the area, and will have a variety of traffic management systems (traffic lights and 'give and take' areas) in place to ensure the safety of our workforce and of drivers.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Traffic Lights on the A548
- Start date
- 16 February
- Duration
- 2 days
- Traffic Management
- There are two way traffic lights in place on the A458 into Prestatyn as we create an entrance into Rowley's Field.
Lane closure on the Gronant Bypass, near the Bells of St. Mary
- Start date
- 7 February 2011
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Traffic Management
- Single lane closure while we complete ducting work.
There is currently no work taking place in the area. Please check back for updates.
Prestatyn Road and Gronant Dual Carriagway
- Start date
- 15 November
- Duration
- 1 week
- Traffic Management
- Two way traffic lights on Prestayn Road and at start of dual carriageway at Gronant as cable is laid.
- Advice
- We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Contact us
EirGrid Wales
PO Box 4245
Cardiff
CF14 2ES
If you have a general enquiry, media enquiry or wish to report an emergency situation relating to the work please call 02920 556146.
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