13 April 2006 00:00 Central Networks carries out emergency cable repair in Derby, warns of some traffic disruption

Central Networks, the electricity distribution company for central England, will carry out essential repair work in Derby City Centre from Monday 17th April and is warning motorists to expect some traffic disruption.

Engineers from the company will repair an underground cable on the junction of Uttoxeter Old Road and Slack Lane.

Traffic lights will be set up to control vehicles while the emergency repair work is carried out. It is expected that the job will take about a week to be finish and the traffic lights should come down on Sunday 23rd April.

Project Manager Tony Bunting said: “It’s absolutely essential that we carry out the work and we’ve been working closely with the City Council to ensure we get the job done as quickly as possible.

“We apologise to motorists for any disruption while we make the repair.”

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Notes to editors:
•Central Networks is the new name for Midlands Electricity and East Midlands Electricity. The company brings power to 4.8 million customers across the East and West Midlands through 133,000km of underground and overhead cables – enough to go round the Earth almost four times – and via almost 97,000 substations;
•Central Networks covers an area from the Peak District in the north to parts of Bristol in the south, and from the Welsh Borders to the Lincolnshire Coast.

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