September 2026 | Cadent

The project is part of a £123million investment this year, which will see more than 395km of pipes upgraded across the East of England.

Engineers will replace gas pipes along Hockley Road, Birmingham Road and Brownley Green Lane

Over 67,000 calls to the national gas emergency number reported of a smell of gas within the North West in 2025

Over 43,500 calls to the national gas emergency number reported of a smell of gas within the East Midlands in 2025

Essential work in Hills Road, Cambridge, will help keep residents connected to safe and reliable gas supplies for cooking and heating. The upgrade will involve replacing 650 metres of gas pipe between Cavendish Avenue and Holbrook Road.

Cadent and Wigan Council’s highways department have completed their first collaborative streetworks project.

A lane of Ridgeway Road in Gleadless, Sheffield has been closed following a gas escape on the network.

Ageing gas pipes that run underneath parts of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, are due to be replaced by engineers from Cadent.

A public event will take place beforehand for residents and businesses to learn more.

Work starts on Monday 21 September and is expected to last four weeks, until Monday 12 October

The collaboration of the three largest gas distribution players in Europe gives rise in Paris to the Green Gas Innovation Alliance (GGIA)

Cadent Gas will be upgrading the gas pipes along Terry’s Lane in Cookham from 15 September to 4 October 2026.

Gas pipes that run deep underneath Leverstock Green Road in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, are due to be replaced by engineers from Cadent - the UK’s largest gas distribution network.

Cadent's emergency engineers have been working closely with the local highways

Engineers from Cadent – the UK’s largest gas distribution network – will be getting to work in Peterborough to replace gas pipes that have been underground since the 1960s.