Update - 29 April 2024

Trial hole excavation works to begin

We are starting trial hole excavation works in a number of locations to help us finalise the design for the Connecting Sheffield: Nether Edge – city centre project.

Works start on Wednesday 1 May, and will help us to confirm where different services are located underground.

We will use a very large vacuum excavator, which will create some noise, but we aim to complete each trial hole and reinstate the paving within a day. But there may be some instances where this may take an extra day.

Due to the location of some of the holes we need to excavate, we will need to do some of the works overnight. We will aim to complete these as quickly as possible and will aim to minimise disruption as far as possible.

The table below shows when and where we will be doing the trial hole work, and whether the work will be at night.

You can view PDF plans of where the trial holes are located below:

Charter Row

Charter Row and Moore Street

South Lane and St Mary's Gate

Summerfield Street, Napier Street, Cemetery Road and Washington Road

Washington Road and Sharrow Lane

Wostenholm Road and Sharrow Lane

If you have any questions about the trial hole works, you can email us via transport@sheffield.gov.uk

We'll update you on the wider project proposals in the coming months, when we've finalised the designs.