Traffic flows around the Triangle will be disrupted for a month or so from the end of January while new underground power lines are laid along Cass Street and Victoria Street.

The work commissioned by electricity lines company EA Networks is being carried out in several stages and involves digging up parts of both roads and some footpaths. It will start on Cass Street, near Wills Street, and move south towards Cameron Street, with the final stage on Victoria Street.

Traffic management in the area will include detours and partial or full road closures, with signs controlling where vehicles can go. The first stage will commence on Monday 23 January, and involve closing the northbound lane of Cass Street, between Victoria Street and Peter Street.

EA Networks chief executive officer Roger Sutton said the new power lines would replace a part of the electricity network that was more than 50 years old and had little capacity remaining.

“The new lines will help futureproof the Triangle business area and be able to deliver more electricity to existing and new businesses, including a new restaurant that is currently under construction on Victoria Street.

“We’re conscious the work will disrupt traffic for a few weeks and apologise for the inconvenience, but it allows us to meet the growth we see coming in the area.”

See our road closures webpage for more information.