SGN Gas Network Upgrades in the A24 Worthing

Starting on Monday 8 January, our contractors DJ Utilities will begin work to replace the gas main along the A24 and Sompting Avenue in Worthing. This work will involve the replacement of old metal gas pipes with new plastic pipes to ensure we can continue to provide the local community with a safe and efficient gas supply. The section of gas main being replaced has a history of gas leaks that have resulted in disruptive emergency works. Replacing this pipe is the only option to provide a permanent solution. These works are essential. Due to the location of the gas main in the A24, for everyone’s safety, we'll need to use a variety of traffic management measures during our work.

Phase one – A24 lane closures From Monday 8 January 2024 for approximately six weeks.

Engineers will be working along the A24 in the centre two lanes from the junction of Queen Street to opposite Bohunt School. For everyone's safety, we'll need to close one lane southbound and one lane northbound. We will also need to close Queen Street and Georgia Avenue at their junction with the A24. This will mean no access in or out of these roads onto the A24.

Phase two – A24 lane closures
From Monday 19 February for approximately six weeks.

We will continue to work on the A24 in the centre two lanes from the junction of the Bohunt School entrance to the junction of Sompting Avenue and Carnegie Road. For everyone's safety, we will need to close one lane southbound and one lane northbound. During this phase, Sompting Avenue will be made one-way eastbound only between the junctions of A24 and Beaumont Road. Traffic from Carnegie Road will only be able to turn left onto the A24.

Phase three – Sompting Avenue
From approximately Tuesday 2 April for approximately ten weeks.

We will be working on Sompting Avenue from the junctions of the A24 to Beaumont Road. Sompting Avenue will remain one-way eastbound only between the junctions of the A24 and Beaumont Road.

We appreciate our work will be disruptive for road users and the local community and we're sorry for the inconvenience these essential works may cause. Thank you for your patience and understanding

You can find the latest updates on our project page at https://sgn.co.uk/our-gas-works/majorplanned-projects/worthing-a24-and-sompting-avenue

A regular weekly update will also be given to local Councillors and local authorities to share with their networks.

If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service team at customer@sgn.co.uk or by calling 0800 912 1700 – they will direct your enquiry to a member of the team for a response