| This road will be closed as follows: Ickenham Road Jul 18 – Aug 16 company Cadent Gas The road will be closed from Church Road to Ruislip High Street Diversion is via Church Road and Manor Road to Ruislip High Street It is hoped the works will not last beyond 25th July |
Category Archives: Environment
Hounslow East restrictions
| from TfL On Monday 1 June, there will be no step-free access to/from the eastbound platform at Hounslow East while we carry out planned maintenance work on one of the lifts. To access the Piccadilly line from Hounslow East during this time, take a westbound train to Hounslow West and change there for eastbound services. For a step-free exit at Hounslow East from Heathrow or Hounslow West, continue to Osterley and return on a westbound service. Alternatively, take bus routes 81, 203, 222, H32 or H98 from stop A from Hounslow West station to nearby Hounslow Bus Station. Step-free access to westbound Piccadilly line services will remain unaffected during this time. Plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel using TfL Go or our website. We are sorry for any disruption this might cause to your journey. |
Late May Bank holiday refuse collection days
Harvil Road night-time closures update
from HS2
We’re writing to update you that the weekend planned full road closure on Harvil Road is postponed.
HS2 Works Update: Weekend overnight Harvil Road closure between 23 and 25 May is postponed
We planned to close Harvil Road between Saturday 23 May 10pm to 5am and Sunday 24 May 10pm to 5am to complete surveys and testing on the bridge.
This work is now postponed. We will update you on new dates in due course.
Upcoming strike action
| Planned strike action by RMT Tube drivers affecting all Tube services will take place between Tuesday 19 and Friday 22 May. A service is expected on most Tube lines. However, there will be disruption to journeys and service levels will vary throughout the week. Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 May Morning – normal services expected until mid-morning Mid-morning – some disruption to journeys as services start to reduce ahead of strike action starting After midday – disruption to journeys expected on all lines and Tube services that do run will finish early Wednesday 20 and Friday 22 May Morning – disruption to journeys expected on all lines. Tube services that do run will start later than normal After midday – continued disruption to journeys throughout the afternoon and evening as we return the service to normal Evening – normal service Buses, DLR, Elizabeth line, London Overground and Trams During these strikes, buses, DLR, Elizabeth line, London Overground and trams will be running as normal but are expected to be busy. Plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel. |
Harvil Road night-time closures
| HS2/SCS will be carrying out 2 Night Time Road Closures on Harvil Road (at the new Bridge over the Chiltern Line) over the late May Bank Holiday Weekend to allow for a crane to come in and lift the scaffolding materials down to track side so they can be erected under Railway Possessions to carry out surveys & testing to the Bridge at track level. The 2 Night Time Road Closures would be: Sat 23/05 at 10pm to Sun 24/05 at 5am Sun 24/05 at 10pm to Mon 25/05 at 5am It was agreed to use the Bank Holiday Weekend so if there is any reason for an overrun, there would not be the usual Monday morning traffic. Additionally, these dates come just before the HS2/Align works on Harvil Road / Dews Lane that are due to go out under 3-Way Traffic Lights (9.30am to 3.30pm) from 03/06 to 23/06. The Traffic Management Plan below shows the extents of the Road Closure in Blue.  |
Bank holiday refuse collections in May
| Collection days for households and businesses during the bank holiday periods. To minimise disruption to collections during the May bank holidays, our crews will be working on 9th and 30th May. This will enable collections to return to normal as quickly as possible. Early May Bank Holiday collection days Monday 4 May (Bank Holiday) >> Tuesday 5 May Tuesday 5 May >> Wednesday 6 May Wednesday 6 May >> Thursday 7 May Thursday 7 May >> Friday 8 May Friday 8 May >> Saturday 9 May Late May Bank Holiday collection days Monday 25 May (Bank Holiday) >> Tuesday 26 May Tuesday 26 May >> Wednesday 27 May Wednesday 27 May >> Thursday 28 May Thursday 28 May >> Friday 29 May Friday 29 May >> Saturday 30 May Please leave your rubbish out for collection by 6am, near your front gate, but not on the pavement. |
HS2 update
| Completed Thames Water Tankering Operation on Harvil Road – 2-Way Traffic Lights near Harvil Farm Thames Water have completed the repair of the burst sewer pipe that had required them to reintroduce Tankering Operations along Harvil Road towards the end of last week. The Temporary 2-Way Traffic Lights located between Harvil Farm and HS2 Gate 1 Site on Harvil Road were removed by Mon morning 13/04 along with the Tankering Operation that had been taking place. Ongoing PROW U43 Permanent Fence Installation – 23/03 to 29/05 HS2/SCS are removing the existing wooden hoarding and replacing with permanent Fencing along PROW U43 where the Flood Compensation Area (FCA) is located off Breakspear Road South. These works started from w/c 23/03 and are expected to be completed by 29/05. The works will be completed by removing one piece of hoarding, then installing the permanent Fencing in its place. The PROW will remain open, and Marshalls will be present to ensure works stop to allow pedestrians past safely. The PROW will remain open at all times. Updated Noise Barrier Installation at West Ruislip – 01/04 to 31/12 Piling ahead of the Installation of the Noise Barriers in now complete from Copthall Tunnel to West Ruislip. Installation of Drainage ahead of where the Noise Barriers will be installed remains ongoing and has been consented to take place Mon to Sat between 8am & 6pm (between Copthall Tunnel & Breakspear Road South) and during Core Working Hours (between Breakspear Road South & West Ruislip). |
HS2 noise barrier update
| New Noise Barrier Installation at West Ruislip – 01/04 to 31/12 Piling ahead of the Installation of the Noise Barriers in now complete from Copthall Tunnel to West Ruislip. Installation of Drainage ahead of where the Noise Barriers will be installed remains ongoing and has been consented to take place Mon to Sat between 8am & 6pm (between Copthall Tunnel & Breakspear Road South) and during Core Working Hours (between Breakspear Road South & West Ruislip). From April 2026 the Noise Barrier Panels will begin to be installed during Core Working Hours (Mon to Fri – 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm). Updated Headhouse Works at West Ruislip Portal – Jan to Dec 2026 From Jan 2026 HS2/SCS will be continuing with construction of the Porous Portal and the Headhouse at West Ruislip Portal near to where the 2 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) were launched, including: formwork and steel fixing (24/6) concrete placing and finishing works (core hours) welding (core hours) hydro scabbling (as required) Through the first half of 2026 SCS are also working to complete reinforced concrete elements required to construct the Headhouse frame structure at track level and basement level, including the ground floor slab. The final finished structure will be approximately 9 metres above ground level when works are complete, however, by the middle of 2026 works should be approaching / just above existing site hoarding level. |
Upcoming strike action
| Planned strike action by RMT Tube drivers affecting all Tube services will take place between Tuesday 21 and Friday 24 April. Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23 April Morning – normal services expected until mid-morning Late morning – some disruption as services start to reduce ahead of strike action starting After midday – significant disruption expected on all lines Wednesday 22 and Friday 24 April Morning – significant disruption expected on all lines After midday – continued disruption throughout the afternoon and evening as we return the service to normal Evening – normal service Elizabeth line, DLR, London Overground, Trams and most bus routes will be running as normal but are expected to be very busy. On Friday 24 April a strike will affect a few bus routes in east London. Roads are also expected to be busier during this time. Service levels on the London Underground will vary throughout the week. Plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel. For full details on strikes, visit our website. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=strikes |
Ickenham Residents' Association 