| The planned strike action affecting Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October has been suspended and all services will operate as normal. The national rail strike is still expected to take place tomorrow, Wednesday 4 October. |
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Upcoming strike action?
Due to planned strike action by station staff, severe disruption is expected across the London Underground network on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October. If the strikes go ahead, most Tube services will be severely impacted or will not run on either day, with disruption expected into the mornings of Thursday 5 and Saturday 7 October as the network recovers following the strike action. Any Tube services that we are able to run will start at 07:00 and stations will open as soon as they are safe to do so after that. These services will also finish early, with customers advised to complete their journeys by 17:30. The Night Tube will not operate on Friday 6 October. Elizabeth line, London Overground, DLR and London Tram services are expected to run as normal but may be subject to last minute changes, including non-stopping at stations shared with London Underground, and will be busier than usual. These services will be running to normal times. Night Overground services will run but will not stop at Whitechapel or Canada Water stations. Elizabeth line services will operate normally outside of central London but may be busier than usual. London buses are also expected to run as normal during this planned strike action but customers should leave more time for their journeys, as it is expected that many routes will be extremely busy. No strike action is planned on other TfL services. Customers who need to travel are advised that remaining services and roads will be extremely busy if this strike action goes ahead. If possible, customers should consider travelling outside of peak times. Plan ahead, check before you travel and leave more time for your journey. There is also a national rail strike planned on Wednesday 4 October, with severely reduced services running. Check the National Rail website for more information. For full details on strikes, visit our website. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=email_FINAL_TFL11268_Tube_strike-visit+our+website |
Finalising Harvil Road realignment
| From HS2 In September we told you that we would be carrying out utility works and construction activities to build and finalise the connection sections for the Harvil Road realignment from 9 October to 5 November. We have rearranged these dates and the works will now take place from 23 October to 19 November 2023. The construction activities that need to be completed during the closure include: • Main water connections, including pressure testing • Street lighting & electrical installation • Highway & drainage construction • Resurfacing, white lining and installation of street furniture • Earthworks & fencing installation To carry out the works safely, we will need: • a lane closure from 23 October to 5 November, between the Dogs Trust and our site entrances (gate 2) and, • a road closure from 30 October to 19 November between Certas bellmouth and the Dogs Trust for 24 hours a day for the three week period. For further information please see our works notification. https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/harvil-road-closure-october-2023/ How this work might affect you 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. A clearly signed diversion will be in place via Moorhall Road / A412 / A40. The lane closure will be within the school half term holiday from 23 October to 27 October 2023. These works will be carried out in three phases: • Phase 1 – From 23 October to 5 November Northbound lane closure between the Dogs Trust entrance and the Gate 2 site access • Phase 2 – From 30 October to 5 November Road closure between Certas bellmouth and Shorthill Cottage • Phase 3 – From 6 to 19 November Road closure between the Dogs Trust and network bridge north of Skip Lane. We would like to apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience the road closure may cause. Every effort is being taken to ensure that these works are carried out in the least impactful way. We expect to have completed the realignment of Harvil Road in autumn this year. |
Ward Meetings PS
| Further to the email sent on 6th Sept see below we now have a confirmed contact number the number is 01895 250659. The three trial ward surgeries have now been held. These generated a low level of attendance and few matters that required follow up.We are going to continue with ward surgeries for a further period but on the basis of booked appointments only. This can be booked via our group office.The surgeries will be from 2.15 on the last Tuesday of the month for a maximum of two hours. The surgery will only run if there are booked appointments and will conclude when the last booked appointment has been seen. |
BRS now has a VAS sign
Following receipt of funding from the HS2 Road Safety Fund and following requests from residents, a Vehicle-Activated Sign (VAS) has now been installed on Breakspear Rd South near to the junction with Swakeleys Rd. If a vehicle approaches the Sign at a speed more than the 30mph Speed Limit on this road, the VAS Sign will illuminate and encourage the driver of the vehicle to ‘SLOW DOWN’.
This is in addition to a number of other VAS Signs that were installed in 2022 on roads in the north of Hillingdon to reinforce the reduction in Speed Limits on several roads in the area (a scheme also paid for from the HS2 Road Safety Fund).
Harvil Road realignment
From 9 October to 5 November, we will be carrying out utility works and construction activities to build and finalise the connection sections for the Harvil Road realignment.
The construction activities that need to be completed during the closure include:
- Main water connections, including pressure testing
- Street lighting & electrical installation
- Highway & drainage construction
- Resurfacing, white lining and installation of street furniture
- Earthworks & fencing installation
To carry out the works safely, we will need:
- a lane closure from 9 to 15 October, between the Dogs Trust and our site entrances (gate 2) and,
- a road closure from 16 October to 5 November between Certas bellmouth and the Dogs Trust for 24 hours a day for the three week period.
Please see details of the works https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/harvil-road-closure-october-2023/
From 9 October to 5 November 2023
Between 8am and 6pm Monday to Sunday
What to expect
Road closure and temporary traffic signage
The closure will remain in place until works are completed
Operatives in the work area, as well as barriers and plant vehicles to construct the new road
What we will do
Maintain access to your property at all times
Clearly sign post the diversion route
Keep disruption to a minimum
Newsletter correction
Barbara Buckle’s phone number should be 01895 675784
Meetings with councillors – change of approach
From our Ward Cllrs
The three trial ward surgeries have now been held. These generated a low level of attendance and few matters that required follow up.
We are going to continue with ward surgeries for a further period but on the basis of booked appointments only. This can be booked via our group office.
The surgeries will be from 2.15 on the last Tuesday of the month for a maximum of two hours. The surgery will only run if there are booked appointments and will conclude when the last booked appointment has been seen.
BRS – This weekend
The HS2/SCS works which required Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South for the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge has now been rearranged and will take place this Saturday 02/09 & Sunday 03/09 with the Road Closed between 10pm to 5am on both nights from the Chiltern Bridge to the HS2 Bridge.
These works were postponed at short notice due to the late submission of the Environmental Consent from HS2/SCS to LBH, but LBH have now agreed to allow these programme critical works to take place this weekend so as not to further delay HS2 operations. The works were originally proposed to take 5 Nights to complete, but the works have now been condensed to be completed over 2 Nights, which is a positive for all parties concerned. Details below:
Traffic Management:
• Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South over 2 Nights – Sat 02/09 & Sun 03/09 (Road Closed 10pm to 5am)
• Road Closed from Chiltern Bridge to HS2 Bridge
• Diversion Route via Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Road, Ruislip High Street, Breakspear Road
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
Jumble+ at the URC
From URC
Our Summer Forecourt Sale was another success, with a great turnout, lovely atmosphere and takings of £742. But we’re never satisfied and are going again with a Late Summer Forecourt Sale on Saturday 9th September from 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE.
It will be a wonderful opportunity for puzzlers, with jigsaws and items from the famous “WASGIJ” collection. Otherwise, it will be the same successful formula, with a plant stall, quality bric-a-brac, books galore, maps, stamps, jigsaws, boxed games and pretty well anything else you give us, except clothes and shoes, accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes.
We would particularly welcome more bric-a-brac and quality books so please think what you might be able to do without and bring the stuff to the church between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 8th September or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. This is also the number for any queries or offers of help and see you on the day!
Ickenham Residents' Association 