Temporary lane closure at major city road as phase 1 of multi-million pound shore power project starts

Mile End Road will be temporarily reduced to one lane northbound from Monday, May 12 for approximately two weeks.

The lane closure will be in place between the Portico offices and Rudmore Roundabout - and drivers are being advised to plan ahead.

This temporary closure is to allow SSE to carry out phase 1 of works to install electrical cables to upgrade the power supply to Portsmouth International Port, part of the Sea Change project.

The Sea Change is a multi-million pound project which will design, build and operate a shore power system across the berths at the Portsmouth International Port.

The shore power system will allow ships to access electricity through a local power grid while docked the port instead of using its generators.

This will reduce harmful emissions and improve air quality around the port as ships will no longer need to run their engines to access power.

For more information about the Sea Change Project, click here.

For more information about the temporary lane closure, click here.