Pipeline update

We would like to provide you with an update on our Elsham to Lincoln pipeline project.

Work is progressing well with pipe installation underway.  We are also focusing on reinstating land and where possible, returning it to landowners.

To allow us to continue our work safely at crossing points and key locations, we will still need to close certain roads during this time. Any closures will be communicated to local parishes, residents and businesses at least 14 days in advanced,

On the northern section between Elsham and Peterborough, good progress is being made, with 21km of pipe already in the ground. Reinstatement and land drainage are also being carried out at various locations.

We expect pipelaying to be finished by Summer 2027, with reinstatement works to be completed by late 2027. Pipe swabbing (washing) and commissioning of the pipeline will also take place around the same time.

The replanting of trees and hedgerows is ongoing.  The site team expecting this work to be completed across the project by late 2027. These works will also be supported by a five-year period of aftercare.  

We have already completed at complex crossing under the railway line at Kettleby, which was carried out using a tunnel boring machine (TBM).  Several road crossings and horizontal directional drills also remain to be complete.

If you require any further information, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We are always happy to speak with parishes or attend meetings if needed, and we would be grateful if you could share this update more widely.

Kind Regards

Dan Stewart.