Search Menu Home About us Road works Road works We own and maintain the electricity network across London, the South East and East of England. To ensure we deliver a safe and reliable electricity supply, we make regular investments in developing our electricity network, which means that sometimes we have to carry out essential works. Find out information about road works in your area Visit one.network Useful information Why we undertake road works There are number of reasons why we need to dig up the road which include: Working safely The safety of our staff and members of the public is our number one priority. All of our staff have received training on the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice, which outlines the necessary requirements on the use of signing, lighting and guarding to maintain a safe work site. Our environmental management The environmental impact of road works is something which we take seriously. Whilst preventing the risk of increased noise levels, damage to trees and surrounding areas, we carefully manage the disposal and recycling of waste materials from our work. From the road works which we carry out, we remove more than 170,000 tons of spoil, the vast majority of which is recycled. This means, we are able reduce the amount of new material we use and are currently sending less than two per cent of our excavated material to landfill. We are continuing to work with our partners to further increase the volume of recycled materials used and reduce the volume of material we send to landfills. Representation at national level We play a leading role in a number of national groups, including Street Works UK, the Highways Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC) UK, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) and working parties chaired by the Department for Transport. By working at a national level, we demonstrate our commitment to the highway authorities on effective street works management. We have shown our support for the Street Works UK Vision for Street Works and are working with the other stakeholders to make this a reality. Lane Rental Scheme The Government considers that well-designed and well-targeted lane rental schemes, focused on the most critical parts of the highway network and with charges applying only at the busiest locations at traffic sensitive times, should encourage those undertaking street works to carry out their works in a less disruptive manner. The schemes only target the most critical roads and locations and if our works impact upon these locations a charge of up to £2500 per day is charged by the local authority whilst we are occupying the road or cycleway. We try our best to avoid these locations for new connections but this may not always be possible because of the location of our power cables. Useful links and information Seen us working in your area? If you would to find out why we are digging in your area you can find more information by visiting the one.network website and simply entering your postcode. Visit one.network Road works: delayed or over running works Occasionally our road works may over run for various reasons. Information on all of our roadworks on public land can be found by visiting the one.network website and simply entering your postcode. Find out more When is someone going to fill in the hole that you have left? We always aim to back fill a hole as soon as possible after we complete our work. If the work is being carried out on public land, this will have to be completed before the permit expires. You can also find out who is working in your area and for how long. Find out more About us News Have your say Innovation Careers WhatsApp Help and contact Infrastructure services DER, DG and storage Competition in Connections G81 Library Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty map Customer Engagement Group Suppliers and partners Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookie policy Modern Slavery Act Sitemap Accessibility Need help using this website? Useful information Select your language We want to ensure that our website is as accessible and usable as possible and we are committed to constantly improving our website to meet the needs of all users. Find out ways we can help. Cookies We take your data privacy seriously. View our Privacy Policy. View our Cookie Policy. Close