NETWORK /
21
/ OCTOBER 2018
UPGRADING
THE NETWORK IN
MAIDSTONE
THE PROJECT IN NUMBERS
£5.1 million
Total cost of the Maidstone power upgrade.
4.1km
The amount of new cabling being installed
between the company's electricity substa-
tions in Maidstone and Shepway.
30
The number of people involved in the
project from end-to-end.
15,000
The amount of homes that will benefit
from the upgrade.
42
The amount in tonnes that each of the two
new transformers weigh.
30MVA/38MVA
The amount of power output delivered in
both the summer and winter.
1. From left, Matthew Crittenden, UK Power Networks' project
manager, Alec Peachey, editor of Network and Liam O'Sullivan, head
of capital programme alliance delivery at UK Power Networks.
2. Ducts being installed in the A20 Ashford Road, Maidstone.
4. The project team has worked closely with
the local community to plan their works
around a school, the town's park, an A-road
and residential streets.
3. Cable installation work progressing on the A20 in Maidstone.
5. Working in consultation with the local
council, the team is proposing to use a
directional drill to install the ducts and cables
in Mote Park, out of sight, underground.
