Conveyor update and BRS closures

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Main Conveyor Update
The Main Conveyor which will carry the Spoil from the 2 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to the Treatment Area off Harvil Road has recently successfully completed testing, and the protective ‘shrouding’ metal covers have now been installed along the whole length of the Conveyor between West Ruislip and the Treatment Area off Harvil Road.

The Main Conveyor has now begun operating 24 hours a day, but at present the 24/7 running of the Main Conveyor is dependent on the amount of Material/Spoil generated by the TBMs, so in the short-term the 24/7 requirement might not be needed at all times.

The Conveyor will transport the Spoil from the TBMs over The River Pinn and Breakspear Road South, and then across the Chiltern Line into the Treatment Works off Harvil Road for distribution onto the Southern Sustainable Placement Area (SSPA).

This will also lead to the phasing out of use of the Temporary Conveyor over the next month which in turn should end the requirement of the moving of Materials via lorry from the TBMs to the storage areas within the HS2 Sites (which has been happening up to 24 hours a day over the past few months).

Breakspear Road South Night Time Closures 29/08 for 5 Nights
HS2/SCS have requested Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South for 5 Nights from Tue 29/08 to carry out the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge. The Road will be closed each night from 10pm until 5am the following morning from the Chiltern Bridge to the HS2 Bridge. Details below:

Traffic Management:

  • Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South over 5 Nights (between 10pm & 5am)
  • Road Closed from Chiltern Bridge to HS2 Bridge
  • Diversion Route via Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Road, Ruislip High Street, Breakspear Road (as shown on Map below)

Requested Dates:
Tue 29/08 at 10pm to Wed 30/08 at 5am
Wed 30/08 at 10pm to Thu 31/08 at 5am
Thu 31/08 at 10pm to Fri 01/09 at 5am
Fri 01/09 at 10pm to Sat 02/09 at 5am
Sat 02/09 at 10pm to Sun 03/09 at 5am

Activities:

  • Carry out the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge
  • Once this piece of work is complete, the new Bridge over Breakspear Road South is complete from a construction perspective