Underground heat pipes to be laid beneath street

Work to install pipes as part of a low-carbon underground heating system in Hull will begin on George Street on Monday.

Hull City Council said the works are expected to take three weeks, during which George Street will be closed from Wilberforce Drive to Freetown Way junction.

The Hull District Heat Network project (HDHN) will transfer heat, generated from waste, from an energy centre on Trippett Street to buildings across the city centre.

Chris Jackson from the council said the work was an "important step towards delivering a cleaner, more sustainable city".

The authority said the work will be limited to between 07:30 and 17:00 BST from 17 August to 6 September.

The council said George Street car park will remain open, and access to Charlotte Street Mews will be via a reversed one-way access from Grimston Street.

The authority said the work was dependent on the weather, and some overnight or weekend work could be required.

Jackson said they were working to ensure disruption was kept to a minimum.

Work on HDHN started in September last year, and the council said the project would supply heat to 38 buildings during the first phase and deliver an estimated 110,000 tonnes of CO2 savings over 40 years.

The scheme, which is expected to take three years to install, is funded by a £15m grant from the Green Heat Network Fund, £1.5m of Levelling Up funding and a £27m loan from the government, which will be repaid through the operation of the network.

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