If you work or live in Barrow, you’ll have seen the road works on Abbey Road which are part of an electricity network upgrade.
I know that these have caused some disruption, and I recently met with engineers from power network operator SP Electricity North West to see the ongoing works and to talk about how the work is going.
The works are to deliver a huge investment to update and improve reliability on Barrow’s power network. This increased capacity will future-proof the network and support the planned future development of the town.
We did talk about efforts to keep disruption to a minimum, including talking with residents and locals to try to find the best possible times to undertake the work. Please do contact me if you have specific questions or issues you would like me to raise with the operator.
It was encouraging to see first-hand the progress that’s being made. SP Electricity North West have already installed 1.7km of underground ducting which they will then be able to feed the cable into. The work is expected to continue until 2028.
