Category Archives: Advice

HS2 activity over Jubilee holiday

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FROM HS2
We wanted to let you know that these works will continue throughout the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee week. We will be carrying out works at our site compounds at:

Copthall tunnel site and Northern Sustainable Placement area:
From 2 to 4 June 2022, between 8am and 5pm work will be ongoing at our sites on Harvil Road and Newyears Green Lane. We will be carrying out steel fixing work, excavation and moving material. The conveyor system will be in operation during this time.

West Ruislip portal site:
24/7 assembly works for the tunnel boring machine will continue. These works will include steel fixing and a concrete pour, lifting operations and starting the TBM assembly in the launch chamber area.

The works we will carry out on these dates will be limited to the activities mentioned above and are confined within our sites.

We would like to apologise in advance for working over the bank holiday period and for any inconvenience this may cause. Every effort is being taken to ensure that these works are carried out in the least impactful way.

We will ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.

URC forecourt sale next Saturday

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From URC

Don’t miss our first forecourt sale of 2022, on Saturday 30th April, 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.

Alongside a coffee morning with homemade cakes in the Oasis, we’ll have plants, bric-a-brac, books [both “high quality” at £1-£5 and general stock at 50p paper/£1 hard], toys and games, maps, stamps and pretty much anything else except clothes.

The quality books will be indoors in any case and some other items will be in the event of bad weather, so please try to get there even if there are April showers about.

Remember that the cricket season will have been going for three weeks by then!

Proceeds will be shared between the church and our external charities for the year, which are The Samaritans and CLICKRukiga.

If you have items to donate please bring them to the church on Friday 29th April between 2pm and 6pm or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection.

This is also the number for any enquiries or offers of help.

We hope to hear from you and/or see you!

HS2 activity at West Ruislip

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What we are doing
We wrote to you in December to inform you about works at our sites at
West Ruislip Portal. Works are ongoing to build the two Tunnel Boring
Machines and the launch chamber area and will continue throughout the
next few months until July 2022.
We will be carrying out the following activities:
• Preassembly of Tunnel Boring Machine
• Assembly of works area
• Tunnel Boring Machine Assembly
• Gantry assembly
We will only carry out activities agreed with the London Borough of
Hillingdon and will adhere to the agreed working hours, noise and vibration
limits.
You may notice periods of increased noise during these works. To minimise
noise, acoustic screens and tents will be used.
We would like to apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience
this may cause. Every effort is being taken to ensure that these works are
carried out in the least impactful way. We will ensure that disruption is kept
to a minimum

Duration of works
30 April 2022 to 29 July 2022
These activities will be 24/7

What to expect
Additional staff on site outside core hours
Delivery and set up of machinery, including welding equipment,
excavators, cranes, generators, forklift trucks

What we will do
Use acoustic screens and tents wherever possible
Limit the noisiest activities to core working hours
Advise our staff to be mindful of our neighbours
more info https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Update-ANL-Notice-of-assembly-works-for-Tunnel-Boring-Machine-TBM-April-2022-1.pdf

Easter HS2 at West Ruislip

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OFROM HS2

We wrote you in December last year to let you know about our 24/7 assembly works for the tunnel boring machine.
 
These works will be carried out during the Easter period, including Sunday and the bank holidays. The works will include steel fixing, lifting operations, concrete pours, formwork installation and deliveries.

We would like to apologise in advance for working over the holiday period and for any inconvenience this may cause. Every effort is being taken to ensure that these works are carried out in the least impactful way. 
 
We will ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.

Original notification:
https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/notice-of-assembly-works-for-tunnel-boring-machine/

Chiltern Line Easter shutdown

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HS2 are  being really helpful!!!! <cough>

HS2 Works Notification: Easter Network Rail possession  

We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.   Between Saturday 16 April and Monday 18 April, we will be installing a bridge over the Chiltern Rail line between Wendover and Great Missenden for the construction of our conveyor.

For reasons of safety, these works will require the full closure of the Chiltern rail line over Easter. Our workforce will be working 24-hours a day between those times.   

To maintain connectivity the rail operator will be running a bus replacement during this time.   Please see details of the works here:

https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/hs2-works-notification-easter-network-rail-possession/

Breakspear Road South jiggery pokery

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What works are taking place?
In order to construct the railway, we need to supply electricity to our compounds and work sites. In order to complete the cable connection works that are currently underway at Copthall Road West we need to install a larger high voltage cable from Copthall Road West across Breakspear Road South to connect with the existing substation.

We expect these works to begin on Saturday 2 April 2022 and they will last until Thursday 14 April 2022. We will return to resurface the carriageway at a later date and will provide advanced notice of any resurfacing works as soon as a date has been confirmed.

Any Public Rights of Way will be maintained wherever possible. While works are taking place access will be managed by on site staff with signage and traffic marshalling for pedestrians.

Advance warning signage and traffic management will be put in place prior to the works taking place.

Please note works are ‘subject to change’. We aim to meet our planned working dates, but these can change due to the impact of the weather or programme changes. We will do all we can to keep you updated.

Duration of works
Work will be undertaken from: 2 April 2022 – 14 April 2022

Hours of work
Monday – Friday 7am – 7pm

What to expect
Temporary lane closure and traffic management
Some noise from the works
Welfare facilities provided by a mobile unit

What we will do
Inform you of any changes Manage any environmental impacts such as traffic and noise, reducing them wherever possible

more info:
https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Breakspear-Road-Utility-works-April-22-FW-DF.pdf