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HS2 ANPR Camera Installations

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From this week residents may notice some ANPR Cameras being installed at 15 locations on roads across the north of the borough as part of the HS2 Vehicle Route Compliance System being rolled out in Hillingdon. These ANPR Cameras once tested and ‘live’ will capture real-time data of HS2 lorries to make sure these vehicles are using the Approved Lorry Routes. The system will also be able to provide accurate HS2 lorry numbers at any location on the Network and it is hoped this data will help HS2 and LBH in policing lorries that are operating off-route and are non-compliant.

These Cameras will be configured to only capture data related to HS2 lorries, no other vehicle data will be captured or stored. This is part of a Network of Cameras being rolled out across those London Boroughs that have HS2 Sites and will be managed by HS2/SCS, with a Dashboard being developed to allow LBH access to the data. The system is to undergo a period of Testing and is expected to be ‘live’ around May 2023.

The Cameras are being installed at all Site entrance and exits in Hillingdon and at the following locations on the LBH Road Network:

• Moorhall Road – junction with Harvil Road
• Moorhall Road – near Truesdale Drive
• Field End Road – opposite Halfords
• Field End Road – near Esso Garage
• Victoria Road – near Old Dairy Lane junction
• Woodstock Drive – near Number 7
• Ickenham Road – near Number 48
• Long Lane – near Number 29
• Swakeleys Road – Westbound near Wallasey Crescent
• Swakeleys Road – Eastbound near Wallasey Crescent
• Station Approach/Long Drive – near Number 48
• West End Road – near McGovern Park entrance
• Breakspear Road South LP2A – near junction with Swakeleys Road
• Swakeleys Roundabout – near junction with Swakeleys Road
• Harvil Road – near junction with Highfield Drive

The Cameras will look similar to the image below, and each Lamp Column holding a Camera will have the HS2 Signage as shown below (to make it easily identifiable as to what they are there for)

Orthopaedic surgery moving to Park Royal

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From Hillingdon hospitals NHS Foundation trust

The proposal to bring together most routine inpatient orthopaedic surgery in north-west London in a new centre of excellence at Central Middlesex Hospital was approved today (Tuesday 21 March) by NHS North West London, the sector’s integrated care board.

The proposal incorporates feedback from a 13-week public consultation that closed earlier this year involving almost 2,000 people.

The North-West London Acute Provider Collaborative, made up of the sector’s four acute NHS trusts, developed the proposal to improve quality and reduce long waiting times, primarily for hip and knee replacements.

As well as feedback from the public consultation, the proposal reflects feedback and guidance from the London Clinical Senate, the North-West London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Mayor of London (who commissioned the Nuffield Trust to assess the proposal against his six tests for major NHS service change). The proposal is set out in a ‘decision making business case’ that has been published on the Collaborative website,      www.nwl-acute-provider-collaborative.nhs.uk/publications. see https://thh.nhs.uk/news-events/centre-of-excellence-for-inpatient-orthopaedic-surgery-in-nwl-gets-the-goahead-705  for the full report

HS2 adding ANPR cameras

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HS2 will be installing ANPR cameras in Ickenham, Harefield and Ruislip late March and early April.

We should be getting a list of all the locations.

They will be signed as HS2 cameras but there is some nervousness that they will be seen as ULEZ. which they are not.

The reason for the cameras is that HS2 want to ensure the HGVs are not using unauthorised routes.

They commit that no records will be kept of any vehicles other than HS2.

Breakspear Road South and The Greenway

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HS2 Works Notification: Thames Water works on The Greenway, 27 to 29 March

Thames Water need to return to the manhole on The Greenway to carry out their final piece of work outside no 43.

We will be pouring more concrete into the manhole, the same as we did earlier this month. We will be using a pump on Monday 27 March. The vehicle carrying concrete will again need to reverse up part of the road and will have two banksmen directing it at all times, it will give way to other vehicles.

The road will remain open at all times, but will be reduced to one lane for a short distance. Give way signs will be in place. On road parking will be restricted in the immediate area. Thames Water will reinstate the road on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 March.

Please see details of the works https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/thamews-water-works-on-the-greenway-27-to-29-march/

HS2 Works Notification: Breakspear Road South closure, 1 to 16 April

From 1 to 16 April 2023, we will be carrying out works along Breakspear Road South, north and south of the Network Rail bridge. For safety reasons, a road closure will be in place for the duration of these works.

These works include:

  • Network Rail carrying out repair works on the bridge,structural examinations and vegetation works
  • HS2/SCS installing utilities trenches to allow for the connection of a water supply for the tunnel boring machines
  • HS2/SCS carrying out patch repairs to potholes around the Chiltern Bridge and HS2 site entrance

Access will be maintained for residents.

Please see details of the works here https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/breakspear-road-south-closure-1-16-april/

Our work is subject to change – for live traffic information go-to one.network https://one.network/ and please check on-the-road signs

20-mile road race and HS2 disruptions

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Hillingdon 20 Mile Race – Sunday 26/03
A 20 Mile Running Race (the longest of its kind in the UK) will take place on Sunday 26/03 in the Ruislip Area between 9am and 1pm. Please expect disruption to traffic in this area during these times:

H20 Course Ruislip

Further information is available at https://www.hillingdonac.co.uk/hillingdon-20

Breakspear Road South Night Time Road Closures Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03
HS2/SCS have been carrying out Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South from Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03. The Road will be Closed from 10pm to 5am Wed 15/03 & Thur 16/03, and 10pm to 6am Fri 17/03, Sat 18/03 & Sun 19/03.

Work on behalf of HS2 Ltd – National Grid overhead earthwire works
National Grid has re-routed and raised the height of a line of electricity pylons in Colne Valley to achieve safety clearance for HS2 Ltd. This month, as part of the final package of our work, we’ll replace the earthwire (the wire at the top of the pylons) over three spans. This upgrade work will keep the transmission network in first-class working order and help to meet future electricity demands.. Breakspear Road North closure and diversion: From Monday 20 March until Monday 27 March the road will be closed from Breakspear Road/South up to Rickmansworth Road, Harefield.

Breakspear Road South – Easter School Holidays Road Closure Sat 01/04 AM to Sun 16/04 PM
Network Rail have approached LBH about closing Breakspear Road South while they undertake essential repairs to the Chiltern Bridge. LBH Officers have consented to collaborative works that will involve Network Rail and HS2/SCS carrying out multiple activities during this road closure:

o Network Rail:

  • Repair of bridge
  • Examination of structure & vegetation works

o HS2/SCS:

  • Installation of Gantries for Chiltern Line bridge mitigations
  • Installation of utilities trench for the connection for the TBM water supply
  • Concrete pour for HS2 bridge deck
  • Patch Repairs to pot holes around Chiltern Bridge area to HS2 Site entrance

Tomorrow (Thurs) Village Hall HS2/SCS

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This is a reminder of the HS2/SCS event taking place in Ickenham Village Hall on Thursday March 16th.
This is a ‘sit down’ meeting where HS2/SCS will present what steps are being taken to prevent problems such as water leakage and soil slippage whilst tunnel spoil is being dumped in the fields between Breakspear Road South and Harvil Road and later when HS2/SCS leave the site.
The meeting will start at 5.30 pm and close by 7 pm.
The proposed agenda is :

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Construction overview
  3. Past issues and steps taken to address
  4. Plans going forward
  5. Question and Answer session

Representatives from London Borough of Hillingdon will be attending.

All residents are welcome to attend.