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HS2 BRS update

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We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.

HS2 Works Notification: Road closure on Breakspear Road South – 5 to 27 April 2025

From 5 to 27 April 2025, we will be carrying out works on Breakspear Road South, under a full 24-hour road closure north and south of the Network Rail bridge. 

During the road closure we will:

  • Remove and replace the culvert, including excavating a trench across the road to install the new drainage pipes
  • Cut sheet piles along the area of the HS2 Breakspear Road bridge
  • Install ditches by excavating and by clearing some vegetation and trees

The following traffic management will be in place:

  • A full road closure will in place to ensure that the work can be carried out safely.
  • A clearly signposted diversion route will be in place via Swakeleys Road B467/ High Road B466/ Ickenham Road/ High Street/ Bury Street A4180/ Breakspear Road.
  • Local access to residential properties will be maintained, however, there will be no through access for emergency services.

Two weeks of the closure will be within the Easter school holiday from 7 to 21 April 2025. We would like to apologise for any disruption or inconvenience these works may cause. For further details please follow this link.  https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/breakspear-road-south-closure-5-to-27-april/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=97b3e4d8-ff93-4abe-87c5-b0476433a3d5

Recent notices from LBH

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This one has been posted on this week’s planning list from LBH
https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=62963/APP/2024/3371&from=planningSearch
comments to be in by 20th March 2025
(there is also the possibility of one at Hillingdon Circus)

And word of this one has already been doing the rounds:

We are proposing a change to our garden waste collection service to make it more sustainable.
The proposed change would see the introduction of a £70 charge for 2025/26 for the collection of a household’s garden waste. The charge would support the running costs of the service and ensure it’s paid for by those using it – rather than the cost being shared by all taxpayers, including those without gardens.
Our garden waste collection service would continue to offer residents:
• better value for money than neighbouring boroughs through a cheaper rate per collection
• weekly collections in spring, summer and autumn
• greater capacity of collected garden waste than other boroughs.
Residents without a subscription would still be able to take their garden waste to our civic amenity sites for free.
click on have your say to fill out the form
consultation link – closes 31st March
https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/garden-waste-consultation

HS2 tunnel demobilisation

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We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.

Tunnelling from West Ruislip to Greenford will be completed by March 2025, and works are underway to remove tunnelling support structures inside and outside the tunnels. The demobilisation and removal works will be carried out for the following:


• The conveyor structure
• The launch chamber entrance
• Rail siding
• Gantry cranes and segment yard
• Conveyor bridges

Estimated Start Date

03/03/2025

Estimated End Date

31/07/2025 more details  https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FINAL-AWN-West-Ruislip-Portal-site-demob-works-update-Feb-2025.pdf

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New HS2 Community Event – Tue 25/02 between 4pm to 7.30pm at Ruislip Rugby Club

There will be a joint Drop-In Event held by both Main Contractors in Hillingdon, SCS and Align, to be held on Tuesday 25/02/25 at Ruislip Rugby Club:
Date: Tuesday 25/02/25
The Event will be open to the public between 4pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road, Ruislip, HA4 6DR
This is a Drop-In style Event so residents can come at anytime that suits them. There is Car Parking at the venue.


New Harvil Road – Affinity Water Connection – Footway and Bellmouth Closure from Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03  
There will be works to connect the Headhouse Fire Main Connection off Harvil Road to the Affinity Water Main which will mean a small section of the Footway and a Bellmouth access are closed between Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03.
•    Traffic Management = Footway & Bellmouth Closure, Narrow Lane – carriageway width maintained at 6.9 metres
•    Works will be carried out during Core Working Hours but Traffic Management in place 24/7
•    No traffic impacts to users of Harvil Road with 2-way traffic flow maintained at all times

Harvil Road: footpath works and road closures

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HS2 Works Notification: Footpath works on Harvil Road – 26 February to 21 March 2025   From 26 February to 21 March 2025, we will be working on the footpath along Harvil Road, between the Dogs Trust and Skip Lane.   We will carry out the following activities: connecting water supply to the headhouse replacing damaged edges and reinstating surroundings repairing paving defects and cracks, including removal of graffiti landscaping, including grass seeding. These activities will be carried out along and around the footpath on Harvil Road. A footpath diversion will be in place and maintained by traffic marshals. We would like to apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience this may cause. for further detailshttps://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/footpath-works-on-harvil-road/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a290c5c1-8181-4d16-b6e6-f21730ded82a
this sends you to 

https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ANL-Notice-of-Overnight-full-road-closures-on-Harvil-Road-17.02.2025-final.pdf

Overnight full road  closure on Harvil Road


Notification
How these works will affect you
From 17 February to 17 March 2025, Harvil Road will be closed overnight north and south of the new
Harvil Road bridge over the Chiltern Line, between 12am and 5am. A clearly signed diversion will be in
place via Moorhall Road / A412 / A40.
For safety reasons, temporary traffic management will be in place. However, this will be removed at the
end of each shift. During the road closure, local access to residential and commercial properties (including
the Dogs Trust) will be maintained, however, there will be no through access for emergency services.
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.

HS2 Q&A event Feb 25

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FROM HS2
We would like to invite you to a community drop in event. Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025 Time: 4pm to 7.30pm Venue: Ruislip Rugby Football Club, West End Rd, Ruislip HA4 6DR Our Engagement team and technical specialists will be available to update you and answer your questions on the following areas: Tunnelling demobilisation – upcoming activities as tunnelling works near completion Noise barrier construction from Copthall Tunnel to the West Ruislip Portal Upcoming works around Breakspear Road South site We will use drone footage of both SCS and Align sites to show how construction is progressing.   For further details please follow this link.  https://www.hs2.org.uk/events/hs2-scs-drop-in-ruislip-rugby-football-club/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a5a48928-d26f-4902-849b-f3c814181266

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Skip Lane Road Closure (junction with Harvil Road) – Sat 01/02 between 3pm to 4pm (1hour duration)
HS2/SCS have asked for a 1 hour Road Closure of Skip Lane on Saturday 01/02 between 3pm to 4pm to replace some damaged flexible bollards in the middle of the carriageway The Road Closure affects only traffic that would use Skip Lane so Harvil Road will not be impacted in any way. Night Time Road Closures of Harvil Road at New Chiltern Line Bridge – 6 Nights a Week from Midnight to 5am – Mon 17/02 to Mon 17/03  HS2/SCS previously undertook Night Time Road Closures of Harvil Road on 4 consecutive Saturday Nights from Sat 23/11/24 until Sat 14/12/24 to survey the Butt Welds underneath the new Chiltern Line Bridge over Harvil Road. Following these initial surveys of the Bridge the manufacturer has identified a further 170 surveys are required to be carried out on the Bridge, and due to the need for possession of the Railway underneath the Bridge in order to carry out the works, these works can only be done at Night time between the hours of Midnight and 5am (apart from Friday Nights during which no Railway possessions are allowed).  Due to quality assurance issues at the point of fabrication, the manufacturer is required to check the Welds which were completed at fabrication. Please note these are Butt Welds to the haunch brackets, and do not form part of the structural integrity of the Bridge so there is no concern with keeping the Bridge open outside of these times and carrying traffic across Harvil Road. To enable these Bridge surveys to be carried out as soon as is possible, HS2/SCS have agreed with LBH that they can close Harvil Road 6 Nights a Week between Midnight and 5am over a 4 Week Period from Mon 17/02 to Mon 17/03.

The Road will be Closed from Skip Lane junction to The Dogs Trust

Harvil Road night-time closures

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We have been informed by the manufacturer about further checks to be
carried out on some welded parts of the new Harvil Road bridge over the
Chiltern Line. To ensure the safety of both the operatives and rail users,
the work will take place when no trains are operating on the Chiltern Line.
From 17 February to 17 March 2025, we will carry out an audit and
inspection overnight from 12am to 5am. Harvil Road will be closed
overnight to allow the works to be carried out safely, excluding Friday
night.
These activities are non-intrusive, with a minimal noise level expected
ensuring that any disruption is kept to a minimum.

Duration of works
17 February to 17 March 2025, between 12am and 5am
No works on Friday night
We may be on site for an hour before the start and/or end of each shift
What to expect
Non-intrusive works with minimal noise impact
Road closure and temporary traffic signage
Operatives in the work area, as well as plant vehicles to carry out the surveys on the new Harvil
Road bridge
What we will do
Maintain access to your property at all times
Clearly sign post the diversion route
Keep disruption to a minimum