In your area

EGL2 is under construction and is expected to be operational in 2029.

You can find out more about the infrastructure in England by looking at our interactive map.

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Community updates

To build EGL2, we carry out a range of activities such as surveys, access works and construction.

At times, this may affect local roads and access. To keep everyone safe, we may use:

Traffic lights
Temporary road closures
Managed access.

These measures help protect road users, reduce damage to local roads and keep traffic moving safely.

You can find details of current and upcoming works in the tables below.

Scottish construction activities

Works	Location	Measures in place	Expected timings	Link to more information
Peterhead Substation underground cabling works	Peterhead	No impact to access to adjacent pedestrian footpaths or U66. Short closure (approximately 10 days) of adjacent unnamed road to the West of Peterhead Substation.	Monday 19 January 2026 - for approximately 4 months	Project update
Continuous concrete pours	Peterhead	Overnight works and site illumination.	Thursday 8 - Friday 9 January 2026 Monday 19 January - Sunday 1 February 2026	Project update
Landfall site enabling works	Sandford Bay, Peterhead	No disruption to public access to the beach at Sandford Bay. Access maintained to the footpath adjacent to the A90.	Friday 17 October 2025	Project update
Extended weekend working hours	Peterhead	7am-5pm Saturday 8am-5pm Sunday	Saturday 19 July 2025 - March 2026	Project update

English construction activities

Works

Location

Measures in place

Expected timings

Link to more information

Piling works

Wren Hall Converter Station site

N/A

Monday 2 March - Friday 24 April

Resident postcard

Archived community updates

Scotland

Works	Location	Measures in place	Expected timings	Link to more information
Marine surveys	Sandford Bay, Boddam, Peterhead	No disruption to public access to the beach at Sandford Bay	Late May - October 2025	Project update
Repair of tactile paving at pedestrian crossing	U66/A90 Junction, Peterhead	Three-way traffic lights	Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 October 2025	N/A
Utility survey	U66	Road closure of a section of road close to Peterhead Converter Station site entrance	Sunday 5 October 2025	N/A
Overnight traffic management	A90 U66	Overnight traffic lights in various locations	Monday 5 - Friday 9 May 2025 (10pm to 6am)	Project update
Geophysical surveys	Sandford Bay and surrounds	No traffic impact	Monday 3 - Friday 14 February 2025	Project update
Water connection works	Adjacent to A90	Southbound lane closure	Monday 13 - Tuesday 21 January 2025	Project update
Water and sewage connections	A90	2-hour traffic management	Monday 12 - Friday 23 August 2024	N/A
Ducts installation	U66 C64B	Road closure	U66: Thursday 13 – 30 June 2024 C64B: Saturday 13 – Sunday 15 June 2024	N/A
132 kV cable undergrounding	U66	Road closure	Sunday 17 – Wednesday 27 March 2024 Monday 18 – Friday 29 March 2024	N/A
11 kV cable undergrounding and rerouting	A90 U66	Traffic management	Wednesday 21 - Wednesday 28 February 2024	N/A

England

Works	Location	Measures in place	Expected timings	Link to more information
Bellmouth installation	Barmby Road, Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding	Temporary road closure	Thursday 28 May for a week	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Howden Road, Bursea Lane Ends, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system	Friday 18 May for a week	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation repairs	Gransmoor Lane, Gransmoor, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Friday 8 May for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Out Gates, Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	30 April for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Skiff Lane, Tollingham, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Tuesday 7 April for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Wansford Rad, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Thursday 26 March for up to weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Beverley Road and Holme Wold Road, East Riding	Temporary road closures and diversions	Monday 16 March and Friday 20 March for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Piling works	Wren Hall Converter Station site	N/A	December 2025 - Monday 19 January 2025	Resident postcard
Piling works	Wren Hall Converter Station site	N/A	Monday 7 April 2025 onwards	Resident postcard
Bellmouth installation	Holme Road, Portington, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Monday 23 February for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Bursea Lane, Bursea, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Friday 27 February for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	A614, Spaldington, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Monday 23 February for up to two weeks	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Holme on the Wolds and Dalton, Kiplingcotes Racecourse	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Friday 13 February - Wednesday 18 February	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Chestercourt Lane, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Thursday 12 February - Friday 13 February	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Selby Road (A1041), East Riding	Two way traffic light management system	Tuesday 10 February - Wednesday 11 February	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Barlow Road, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 9 February - Wednesday 11 February	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Carr Lane, Nafferton, Wansford, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Monday 2 February - Tuesday 10 February	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Arras Hill, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic light management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Wednesday 28 January - Wednesday 4 February	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Lund Wold Road, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 26 January - Friday 30 January	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Common Lane, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Wednesday 21 January - Sunday 25 January	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Tuesday 20 January - Tuesday 27 January	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Camela Lane, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 19 January - Friday 23 January	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Cliffe Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Three-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights and a lane closure	Monday 19 January - Tuesday 27 January	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Beverley Road, Middleton, Lund, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 19 January - Tuesday 27 January	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Wand Lane, East Riding	Two way traffic light system	Wednesday 14 January - Thursday 15 January	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Sand Lane, South Cliffe, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 12 January - Tuesday 20 January	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Burnbutts Lane, Hutton Cranswick	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 12 January - Monday 19	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Lund Wold Road, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Friday 12 December	N/A
Machinery movement	Lund Wold Road, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Wednesday 3 December	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Chestercourt Lane, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 1 December - Friday 5 December	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Out Gates, Harpham, Lowthorpe, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Friday 28 November	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 24 November - Tuesday 9 December	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Tuesday 18 November - Tuesday 25 November	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Arras Hill, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 10 November - Monday 17 November	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Sand Lane, South Cliffe East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Monday 27 October	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Station Road, Middleton, Bainton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 20 October - Friday 31 October	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Hords Lane Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Wednesday 15 October - Wednesday 22 October	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Monday 13 October	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Station Road, Middleton, Bainton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Wednesday 8 October - Monday 13 October	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Tuesday 7 October - Monday 20 October	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Arras Hill, Market Weighton, East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Friday 3 October	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Etton, East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Thursday 2 October	N/A
Marine surveys	Near to Bridlington, East Riding	No disruption to public access to the beach at Fraisthorpe	June - October 2025	Marine newsletter
Bellmouth installation	Beverley Road, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 29 September - Tuesday 14 Octobe	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Beverley Road, Middleton, Lund, East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Thursday 25 September	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Middleton, Middleton on the Wolds, East Riding	Cones placed at point of works to maintain a safe working area	Thursday 18 September	N/A
Machinery movement	Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Lund Wold Road, East Riding	15 minute delay	Thursday 11, Monday 15 and Monday 22 September	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Station Road, Middleton, Bainton, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Monday 8 September	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Beverley Road, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Friday 5 September	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Jenkinson Lane, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Tuesday 2 September - Monday 8 September	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Jenkinson Lane, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Monday 1 September	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Gransmoor, Burton Agnes, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Monday 1 September	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Fraisthorpe, Barmston, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 25 August - Monday 1 September 2025	Traffic management map
Bellmouth installation	Driffield Road, Skerne, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 25 August - Monday 1 September 2025	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Burnbutts Lane, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Friday 22 August 2025	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 18 - Friday 22 August 2025	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Driffield Road, Skerne, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Thursday 21 August 2025	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Carr Lane, Nafferton, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Friday 15 August 2025	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Wednesday 13 August 2025	N/A
Bellmouth installation	Gransmoor Lane, Great Kelk, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Monday 11 - Friday 15 August 2025	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Cones placed at the point of works to maintain a safe working area	Friday 8 August 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	New Road, Drax	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 23 -Friday 27 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Wood Lane, Howden, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Friday 20 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Wood Lane, Howden, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Thursday 19 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Dalton Holme, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Tuesday 17 June 2025	N/A
Utilities works	Wren Hall Lane, Drax	Road closure (managed by Northern Powergrid)	Monday 7 April - Monday 16 June 2025	N/A
Machinery Movement	Fisher Street, Dalton Holme, East Riding of Yorkshire	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am - 12pm	Wednesday 11 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Outgates Wansford, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Friday 6 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Friday 6 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Skiff Lane, Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 12pm	Friday 6 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Skiff Lane, Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 6pm	Wednesday 4 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Main Street, Little Kelk, Great Kelk, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Wednesday 4 June 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Wednesday 28 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Outgates, Wansford, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Tuesday 27 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Tuesday 27 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Skiff Lane, Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes from 8am to 10am	Tuesday 27 May 2025	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Fraisthorpe, Barmston, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Wednesday 21 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes	Tuesday 20 May 2025	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Thursday 15 - Friday 16 May 2025	Traffic management map
Vegetation clearance	Skerne and Wansford, Skerne, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 12 - Friday 16 May 2025	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Gransmoor, Burton Agnes, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Monday 15 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Tuesday 13 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Monday 12 May 2025	N/A
Vegetation clearance	Wansford Road, Nafferton, East Riding	Stop and go traffic management	Friday 9 - Tuesday 13 May 2025	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Gransmoor Lane, Kelk, Great Kelk, East Riding	Temporary road closure and diversion	Wednesday 7 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Jenkinson Lane, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Wednesday 7 May 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Skerne and Wansford, Skerne, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Monday 28 April 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Sancton Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Thursday 24 April 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Cliffe Road/Long Lane, Market Weighton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Thursday 24 April 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Station Road, Middleton, Bainton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Wednesday 16 April 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Howden Road, Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Sleights Lane, Eastrington, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Thursday 10 - Monday 14 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Bursea Lane, Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Tuesday 8 - Thursday 10 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Drain Lane, Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 7 - Thursday 10 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Lock Lane, Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 7 - Wednesday 9 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Kiplingcotes Lane, Goodmanham, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Spring Road, Etton, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Fisher Street, Etton, Lund, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Kiplingcotes Racecourse, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Holme Wold Road, Dalton Holme, Lund, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Lund, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Thursday 27 March - Tuesday 1 April 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Middleton, Middleton on the Wolds, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Thursday 27 - Monday 31 March 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Jenkinson Lane, Hutton Cranswick, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Burnbutts Lane, Hutton Cranswick, Bainton, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 24 - Monday 31 March 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Out Gates, Harpham, Lowthorpe, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Monday 24 - Wednesday 26 March 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Hutton Cranswick, Southburn, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 March 2025	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Beverley Road, Middleton, Lund, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Tuesday 18 March 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Etton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Tuesday 18 March 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Middleton, Middleton on the Wolds, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Tuesday 18 March 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Burnbutts Lane, Hutton Cranswick, Bainton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Tuesday 18 March 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Carr Lane, Nafferton, Wansford, East Riding	Road closure and diversion	Thursday 13 – Wednesday 19 March 2025	Traffic management map
Machinery movement	Burnbutts Lane, Hutton Cranswick, Bainton, East Riding	Temporary road closure for 15 minutes between 9am to 12pm	Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 March 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Hords Lane, Nafferton, Wansford, East Riding	Temporary road closure	Monday 3 – Friday 14 March 2025	N/A
Machinery movement	Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire	15 minute delay	Monday 3 March 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Station Road, Middleton, Bainton, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 24 – Friday 28 February 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	B1249, Skerne and Wansford, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Friday 14 – Tuesday 18 February 2025	Traffic management map
Geophysical surveys	Fraisthorpe Sands	No impact to public access	Monday 10 – Friday 14 February 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Main Street, Little Kelk, Great Kelk, East Riding	Three-way stop and go traffic management system	Thursday 6 - Monday 10 February 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Gransmoor Lane, Great Kelk, East Riding	Stop and go traffic management system	Wednesday 5 – Monday 10 February 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Gransmoor Lane, Great Kelk, East Riding	Stop and go traffic management system	Tuesday 4 - Wednesday 5 February 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Redhouse Lane, Long Drax, Drax, North Yorkshire,	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Tuesday 28 – Thursday 30 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Hull Road, Newsholme, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	B1228, Howden, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Thursday 23 – Monday 27 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	A614, Spaldington, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Wood Lane, Howden, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Tuesday 21 – Thursday 23 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	A614, Spaldington, East Riding	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Tuesday 21 – Thursday 23 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Cliffe Road, Market Weighton, East Riding	Three-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 20 - Thursday 23 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Skiff Lane, Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding	Stop and go traffic management system	Monday 13 – Wednesday 15 January 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Sand Lane, North Cliffe, south of Market Weighton, East Riding	Three-way stop and go traffic management system	Monday 13 – Friday 15 January 2025	N/A
Ground surveys	Beverley Road, Hutton Cranswick	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Wednesday 15 – Friday 17 January 2025	Traffic management map
Ground surveys	Arras Hill, Market Weighton	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights and lane closures	Thursday 16 – Monday 20 January 2025	Traffic management map
Early survey works for the installation of a construction compound	Sancton Road (A1034), Market Weighton	Two-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 November 2024	Traffic management map
Wren Hall Converter Station site access	Wren Hall Lane, Drax, North Yorkshire	Road closure	Tuesday 22 October – Monday 11 November 2024	Traffic management map
Wren Hall Converter Station site access	New Road, Drax, North Yorkshire	Three-way traffic management system with temporary traffic lights	Monday 9 September – Sunday 13 October 2024	Traffic management map

What we are constructing in your area

Peterhead area

Overview

The Peterhead Converter Station will convert electricity between AC and DC so it can be transported efficiently. It forms a key connection point between the offshore cable and the wider electricity network in Scotland.

Completed works

Construction started in October 2024
Access roads, drainage and site facilities installed
Platform completed in summer 2025
Extended working hours introduced for key activities.

Upcoming works

Drilling works beneath the coastline
Continued construction of buildings
Offshore activity near landfall
Installation of onshore cable.

Working hours

Monday to Friday: 7am - 7pm
Saturday: 7am - 5pm
Sunday: 8am - 5pm

These extended working hours are expected to continue into early 2026. Where possible, noisier works are scheduled during daytime hours.

Marine cable route

Overview

The marine element includes a 436 km subsea cable linking Peterhead in Scotland to Bridlington in England.

The cable will be installed offshore using specialist vessels and carefully planned methods.

We are currently carrying out surveys to understand seabed conditions and plan the safest installation route.

Completed works:

Surveys to understand seabed and ground conditions
Safety checks along the offshore route
investigations at landfall sites to confirm the best installation method
Environmental and noise assessments.

Upcoming works (2026):

Further offshore and nearshore surveys
Ground investigations to support design
Preparation of landfall sites
Targeted safety surveys along the route.

There will be no offshore cable installation in 2026.

For more information on the landfall site at Sandford Bay, Peterhead, please see the Peterhead area section.

Working hours

Marine activity depends on weather and tides. Work may take place at different times.

No permanent offshore structures will be installed in 2026.

English onshore cable route

From Fraisthorpe Sands, the cable runs underground for around 68 km to Drax. We will use a mix of trenching and trenchless methods to reduce disruption. 2026 is a key preparation year, with significant enabling and construction works taking place along the route.

Completed works

Route surveys
Trail holes undertaken to check existing utilities
Vegetation clearance carried out to create safe temporary access
Early haul road works started in limited areas near coast.

Upcoming works

Construction of a temporary haul road to reduce construction traffic on local roads
Finalising the installation of safe access points (bellmouths) across the haul road
Cable installation begins:
- Horizontal directional drilling (a trenchless method for installing underground cables) beneath roads, rivers and sensitive areas
- Open-cut trench cable laying (this involves digging a trench, laying the cable and backfilling the area) starting from March 2026, subject to approvals
Temporary compounds will be set up, including a main compound near Market Weighton, just off Cliffe road.

Working hours

Monday to Friday: 7am - 7pm
Saturday: 8am -5pm

You may notice temporary traffic management or road closures. We will provide advance notice where needed.

Wren Hall Converter Station

Overview

Wren Hall is a new converter station near Drax Power Station that will connect EGL2 into the wider national grid electricity transmission network. Construction will continue throughout 2026 as the main buildings and equipment are installed.

Completed works

Construction started in September 2024
Site setup completed
Foundations completed
Low carbon measures introduced, including solar power and HVO fuel (a cleaner alternative to diesel).

Upcoming works

Building structures and roofing
Completion of all piling activity
Internal fit-out
Groundworks and drainage
Site roads and access.

Working hours

Monday to Friday: 7am - 7pm
Saturday: 8am - 5pm

Occasional out-of-hours work may be needed. We will give advance notice where this happens.

Overhead line improvements

Overview

We are upgrading existing overhead lines to support increased electricity flows. These upgrades help keep the network safe and reliable.

The upgrades are being delivered in phases to minimise disruption.

Completed works

Refurbishment of the overhead line between Drax, North Yorkshire and Fenwick, South Yorkshire, completed between May and September 2025
All footpaths, bridleways and other public rights of way fully reopened and reinstated.

Ongoing works

Refurbishment of the overhead line between Drax, North Yorkshire and Eggborough, West Yorkshire
Works began in April 2026 and are expected to continue until June 2026
Some short-term road and/or public right of way closures may be required, with advance notice provided to our neighbours.

Working hours

Most work will take place during daytime hours.