March 2019 Project-wide construction programme. Hinkley Connection Project.
The Hinkley Connection Project is made up of many different elements – working in areas in phases moving along the route of the connection as like a series of interconnected projects that take place at different times we go. over several years. A more detailed programme will be available once contractors We won’t be working across the whole route, all of the time. We will be are appointed.
Where 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 What 1 Hinkley Point • Build Shurton substation area • Modify existing overhead lines at Hinkley Point • Upgrade Hinkley to Bridgwater overhead line
2 Puriton Ridge • Build new overhead line northwards from Line B area • Remove existing overhead line • Upgrade Hinkley to Bridgwater overhead line • Build new overhead line (between existing lines A and B) • Modify Bridgwater substation • Build Bridgwater Tee underground cable
3 East Huntspill • Build and access temporary haul road and site to Mendips compound for Mendips underground cable work • Build new overhead line • Remove existing overhead line
4 Mendip Hills • Build Mendip Hills underground cable • Remove existing overhead line
5 Sandford • Build Mendip Hills underground cable • Build Sandford substation • Build new overhead line • Remove existing overhead line • Build connection to existing overhead line to Weston-super-Mare • Build connection to existing overhead line to Churchill
6 Churchill • Upgrade Churchill substation • Modify existing overhead lines to east of Churchill substation
7 Puxton to Kenn • Build new overhead line • Remove existing overhead line
8 Nailsea to • Underground existing overhead line between Tickenham Nailsea and Portishead substation • Build new overhead lines • Remove existing overhead lines
9 Tickenham to • Underground existing overhead line between Portishead Nailsea and Portishead substation • Build new overhead lines • Remove existing overhead lines • Modify Portishead substation and underground small section of overhead line
10 Avonmouth • Modify Avonmouth substation and overhead line to east of substation • Modify Seabank 132,000 volt substation and existing overhead lines at Seabank • Build new overhead line • Remove existing overhead lines • Modify Seabank 400,000 volt substation • Landscaping, planting and reinstatement Across the whole route N.B. Dates may be subject to change. key New 400kV overhead T-pylon line New 400kV overhead lattice line New 400kV underground cable New 132kV underground cable New 132kV overhead line Cable sealing end compound (CSE) New substation Existing substation Existing overhead line to be removed Existing overhead line 10 Avonmouth
Portishead 9 Tickenham Portbury
8 Bristol ailsea enn
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Weston super Mare Churchill 5 6 andford
4 Mendip Hills Area of utstanding atural Beauty
3 Hinkley Point Power tation ast 1 omerset Levels hurton Huntspill substation and Moors
2 Hinkley to Melksham overhead line (Line B) Hinkley to Bridgwater overhead line (Line A) Bridgwater
N.B. This map is for indicative purposes only and is not to scale.