Construction Of Substation Delayed

Construction of a giant electricity substation beside the railway in Braybrooke has been delayed until next Spring.

Work had been due to start work anytime now on land off Harborough Road, but National Grid still needs to appoint a main contractor and address ecological aspects of the project.

The facility, which will be the size of one and half football pitches, will provide power for the electrification of the railway between Market Harborough and Kettering and beyond, and take around 18 months to build.