Work on a multi-million pound electricity upgrade which has been causing traffic pain for Lancaster motorists is expected to finish in September.
Electricity North West gave an update on the £2.2m scheme - which includes an upgrade to 3.38km of underground electricity cables - after four-way traffic lights, installed while the work takes place, caused gridlock on the A6 South Road this week.
Oliver Smith, a spokesperson for Electricity North West, said the four-way traffic lights should only be in place for "the next day or two".
"The bulk of the project is on the A6 and we’re expected to be on site until September," said Mr Smith.
"The majority of the traffic lights will be two-way and the project has progressed smoothly since we started in April.
"The project is progressing daily and we’ve had to use four-way traffic lights given the nature of the works we are carrying out and where the location is near the hospital.
"We’ve teams permanently on site to monitor the flow of traffic and we’re doing our utmost to ease it at peak times.
"We should be past this spot in the next day or two and we’ll then return to two-way traffic lights which will greatly increase traffic flow times."
After starting on Scotforth Road, engineers have been working along the A6 carrying out works on Greaves Road and South Road, and will move onto Penny Street.
As well as replacing and installing the new 33,000-volt cables, Electricity North West is also installing ducts, where the cables sit, which will allow for future cable installations as developments and electricity usage increases.
Electricity North West has worked alongside Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council planning the project.
Throughout the project, temporary traffic lights will be used so engineers can carry out works in the roads safely.
Lisa Sumner, who is overseeing the project for Electricity North West, said earlier this year: “It’s a major upgrade for Lancaster as thousands of people and businesses will benefit from the new cables which will provide a reliable supply to meet growing demand.
“As the country moves away from traditional fossil fuels for things like heating and transport everyone will be using more electricity for electric heat pumps and electric vehicles.
“That’s why it’s important we provide a reliable power network to meet the growing demand, so customers are in a position to adopt low carbon technologies.”
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