Category Archives: Environment

Tunnel segment deliveries to West Ruislip 24/7

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HS2 Works Notification: Update: Tunnel segment deliveries to West Ruislip 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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

We wrote to you recently to let you know about the launch of the newly assembled Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) at the West Ruislip Portal site.

Both TBMs have now launched and are working their way towards Greenpark Way (Ealing), which we expect them to get there in June 2024.

With the TBMs now fully operational, we need to increase the deliveries of tunnel segments to the West Ruislip site. This will mean deliveries at night as well as during the day from Thursday 10 November onwards.

For further information please see our works notification. https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/update-tunnel-segment-deliveries-to-west-ruislip-24-hours-a-day-7-days-a-week/

Duration of works
Late September 2022 to June 2024
The tunnelling and site support activities will be 24/7
Deliveries of the tunnel segments will increase to 24/7

What to expect
Increase of staff on site outside core hours
Activities associated with the tunnelling work, including removal of
excavated material, supply of materials and maintenance of tunnelling equipment

What we will do
Advise our staff to be mindful of our neighbours

Strike action this Thursday

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From TfL:

Strike action is planned to take place on Thursday 10 November which will severely impact Tube services.

Customers should avoid travelling on the Tube as we expect limited or no service.

London Overground and DLR services may be subject to last-minute changes, including non-stopping at some stations shared with London Underground. All other services on the network including buses and the Elizabeth line will run but may be extremely busy.

Disruption will continue into the morning of Friday 11 November, with affected services expected to return to a normal service by mid-morning.

Visit our strike page for more information. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=email_FINAL_TFL974_Tube_strike_reminder-visit+our+strike+page

If travelling on these days, plan ahead, check before you travel and leave more time for your journey. Our Journey Planner and TfL Go app can help you plan your journey as required.

We encourage customers to take appropriate action to keep themselves safe, including wearing face coverings, if it helps you travel with confidence.

Harvil Road lane closure

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HS2 Works Notification: Update on utility and construction works on Harvil Road

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

In August we wrote to you to let you know that we plan to complete major utility diversion works and realign a section of Harvil Road from 30 August 2022 to 5 September 2023.

We need to carry out some additional work during the school half term, from 24 to 29 October 2022. We will relocate one of our site entrances to help facilitate the Harvil Road realignment.

These works will require a lane closure.

For further information please see our update works notification.

https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/update-on-utility-and-construction-works-on-harvil-road/

We would like to apologise in advance for the 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.

Your utility services will not be affected.

HS2 face-to-face 4-7pm tomorrow

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From Brian Adams (our HS2 lead):

You may be impacted by the noise and pollution from the dumping of tunnel spoil in the fields between Harvil Road and Breakspear Road South – this is yet to start and will take up to three years with tens of thousands of HGV movements.

You may be impacted by the movement of the spoil from West Ruislip to the fields above. They will be using conveyors systems 24/7 for up to three years

You may be impacted by lane and road closures planned by HS2 over the next few years

You may be impacted by HS2’s plans to bring the tunnel segments using large flatbed lorries through Ickenham village……..until the rail siding are completed at West Ruislip.

If you are interested in what HS2 and its contractors are doing in Ickenham for the next few years please go along to the United Reform Church tomorrow 18th October between 16.00 and 19.00.

You will find a list of some questions, you may wish to ask, in our previous post on the subject.

Upcoming refuse collection day changes

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from LBH
Changes to rubbish and recycling collection days
From Monday 31 October, we are changing collection days for some households in the borough.
We are making these changes to improve our collection routes, so that they are more efficient and reduce our carbon emissions.

Important things to note
From Monday 31 October:
• all collections will be made from the front of your property (if your waste bags are currently collected from the rear of your property, this will stop)
• your collection time could also change (over a period of time, as the new routes settle) – please make sure your rubbish and recycling is placed at the front boundary of your property by 6am on your collection day
• general waste, clear recycling bags, garden waste and food waste will continue to be collected on the same day as each other.

Please note: Flats with communal bins will be unaffected.

Check your new collection day here https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/new-waste-collection-day

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IRA suggests sharing the new day with neighbours who are not online. Thank you.

HS2 face-to-face 4-7pm 18 October

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Community event at Ickenham United Reformed Church

(Please see our local HS2 groups comments below this invite from HS2.)

From HS2 

We would like to invite you to a community information event on Tuesday 18 October 2022 from 4pm to 7pm at Ickenham United Reformed Church. Please come along to discuss our works with our local engagement team and specialists, and to find out more about:

• Plans for the land between Harvil Road and Breakspear Road South
• Tunnelling works
• Work around the West Ruislip portal  

You can drop in anytime between 4 and 7pm. 

We look forward to seeing you there.

We will be observing social distancing and may choose to wear facemasks during this engagement event. 

Our comments / notes

Re HS2 WORKS IN FIELDS BETWEEN HARVIL AND BREAKSPEAR ROAD SOUTH
 
Many residents in roads around these fields have been questioning what is taking place in these fields.
We have known since 2013 that HS2 planned  to use this agricultural  land to dump the spoil from the tunnels being created from West Ruislip towards London.

In our petitioning to the Houses of Parliament we tried to get this changed and offered alternative solutions but we were not successful.

The reality is that the works are just starting and we have several years of noise and pollution as thousands of HGVs will be driving back and forth with the spoil creating mounds up to 6 metres high.

To get the spoil to the fields there will be a conveyor system from West Ruislip which will run 24 hours/ 7 days a week. The impact will therefore be felt by many residents.

We have requested HS2/SCS the contractor to run an event in the village so that residents can get an understanding of what is happening, what are the short and long term plans and what mitigation is being put in place. This is now happening October 18 in United Reform Church between 16.00 and 19.00

Please go along and make the representatives aware of the issues you are experiencing or foresee.

We have listed below some questions you may wish to ask:

Dumping:
What is happening now?
What is happening next and all future phases ?
How long will this dumping take place?
How many HGV movements will take place?
What are working hours ?
What is in place to reduce noise and pollution?
What if the noise is intolerable…what can a resident do ?
What is the flood risk from 6 metre high clay mounds?
What happens to the fields when the dumping is finished ?
Who is responsible in the future if there are floods or earth slippages ?
 
Conveyor Systems
What will the noise impact be during the day and during the night ?
Who will be most impacted (e.g. Greenway/Hoylake Crescent/Copthall Road West) by noise ?
What are the dust pollution measures ?
What if systems fail ?