In your area

Construction for EGL2 has now begun, with the project expected to be operational in 2029.

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

Community updates

In order to construct EGL2, we need to conduct a range of activities, such as intrusive surveys, construction of access roads, and out of hours works. On occasion, we will need to put in place traffic management measures, including road closures and traffic light systems, to ensure the safety of all road users and our workforce.

Details of our ongoing and upcoming traffic management measures and other project updates can be found in the tables below:

Scottish onshore activities

Works	Location	Measures in place	Expected timings	Link to more information
Geophysical surveys	Sandford Bay and surrounds	No traffic impact	Monday 3 - Friday 14 February 2025	Project update
Water connection works	Adjacent to A90, Peterhead	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 February - Wednesday 28 February 2024	N/A

English onshore activities

Works	Location	Measures in place	Expected timings	Link to more information
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	Road closure	Tuesday 22 October – Monday 11 November 2024	Traffic management map
Wren Hall Converter Station site access	New Road, Drax	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

Construction of the Peterhead Converter Station began in October 2024.

This was preceded by a period of enabling works to prepare the site. These works, carried out by our contractor, Keltbray, which included moving and replacing some existing electrical infrastructure on the site to make way for the converter station platform, as well as creating access roads and new junctions, water and sewerage connections, and creating the car park and site offices for our contractors.

Working hours

The site will operate a 5-6 day working week, with operations and deliveries being undertaken between 7am-7pm on weekdays and 7am-1pm on Saturdays. Please note, there will be very limited work on Saturdays initially.

Any night-time operations will need to be approved by Aberdeenshire Council prior to the works starting.

Marine cable route

Our contractor, Prysmian, will lay the subsea cable using their state-of-the-art Cable Installation Vessels, making use of various techniques to accurately lay the cable on the seabed and bury it.

When the cable is laid on the seabed it is also buried using a plough. In areas where the use of the plough is not applicable, a trenching tool may be used, or alternatively the cable may be buried using rock placement techniques to ensure sufficient protection.

Once both the onshore and offshore cables are laid and buried, they are joined together at both landfall locations. To minimise construction impacts at the landfalls, the cables will be installed using horizontal directional drilling (HDD). This method installs ducts, which are tubes used to carry cables underneath the nearshore area and out to sea, to reduce the impact on protected or rocky coastlines.

English onshore cable route

The onshore construction process involves several key stages.

First, trenches will be excavated to the required depth for the cable. If we need to cross existing infrastructure like roads or utilities, we use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to minimise disruption.

Next, pipes or ducts are installed in the trenches and HDD tunnels. After that, the trenches are backfilled with soil or other materials. Finally, the HVDC cables are pulled through the installed pipes or ducts, completing the process.

As part of the construction process, we will also be constructing a temporary haul road that will run parallel to the route. This is a temporary road that will service the installation of cables along the cable route. It will also enable the delivery of resources and personnel throughout the build. Once completed, the land will be returned to its pre-construction state.

This access road will include the construction of various bellmouths. These are access points across the route that will allow for the safe entrance and exit of vehicles to the site and will also help to service our three construction compounds that are being erected at strategic points along the onshore cable route.

These compounds are temporary and will be removed and the land reinstated following completion of the cable route.

Wren Hall Converter Station

Construction for the Wren Hall Converter Station began in September 2024, in order to set up the construction compound. This includes establishing a site office, a welfare area, canteen, car park and various construction storage areas.

From November 2024 to Spring 2025, we will be conducting bulk earthworks, to stabilise the ground and enable the construction of the converter station platform.

Working hours

The site will operate a 5-6 day working week, with operations and deliveries being undertaking between 7am-7pm on weekdays and 8am-5pm on Saturdays.

There may be some occasions where work is required outside of these hours, for example, the delivery of abnormal loads or particular construction activities such as the pouring of concrete.