| Community event at Ickenham United Reformed Church (Please see our local HS2 groups comments below this invite from HS2.) From HS2 We would like to invite you to a community information event on Tuesday 18 October 2022 from 4pm to 7pm at Ickenham United Reformed Church. Please come along to discuss our works with our local engagement team and specialists, and to find out more about: • Plans for the land between Harvil Road and Breakspear Road South • Tunnelling works • Work around the West Ruislip portal You can drop in anytime between 4 and 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there. We will be observing social distancing and may choose to wear facemasks during this engagement event. Our comments / notes Re HS2 WORKS IN FIELDS BETWEEN HARVIL AND BREAKSPEAR ROAD SOUTH Many residents in roads around these fields have been questioning what is taking place in these fields. We have known since 2013 that HS2 planned to use this agricultural land to dump the spoil from the tunnels being created from West Ruislip towards London. In our petitioning to the Houses of Parliament we tried to get this changed and offered alternative solutions but we were not successful. The reality is that the works are just starting and we have several years of noise and pollution as thousands of HGVs will be driving back and forth with the spoil creating mounds up to 6 metres high. To get the spoil to the fields there will be a conveyor system from West Ruislip which will run 24 hours/ 7 days a week. The impact will therefore be felt by many residents. We have requested HS2/SCS the contractor to run an event in the village so that residents can get an understanding of what is happening, what are the short and long term plans and what mitigation is being put in place. This is now happening October 18 in United Reform Church between 16.00 and 19.00 Please go along and make the representatives aware of the issues you are experiencing or foresee. We have listed below some questions you may wish to ask: Dumping: What is happening now? What is happening next and all future phases ? How long will this dumping take place? How many HGV movements will take place? What are working hours ? What is in place to reduce noise and pollution? What if the noise is intolerable…what can a resident do ? What is the flood risk from 6 metre high clay mounds? What happens to the fields when the dumping is finished ? Who is responsible in the future if there are floods or earth slippages ? Conveyor Systems What will the noise impact be during the day and during the night ? Who will be most impacted (e.g. Greenway/Hoylake Crescent/Copthall Road West) by noise ? What are the dust pollution measures ? What if systems fail ? |
Ickenham Residents' Association 