Weekend travel

The M25 will be closed between J10 – J11 (Chertsey – Wisley) from 9pm Friday to 6am Monday for the removal of (a) bridge.

CIRCLE LINE: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March, no service between Hammersmith and Tower Hill. Trains will run between Edgware Road and Barking (via Victoria)

HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March, no service between Paddington and Barking.

METROPOLITAN LINE: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March, no service between Wembley Park and Aldgate

HS2 project event 27/3

from HS2
please join us for a community event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on 27th March 2004 in Ickenham united reform church
the SCS railway team will be on hand to update you and answer your questions on the following
1 River Pinn Diversion
2 Breakspear Rd South and River Pinn Embankment
3 Community investment and Safety in schools
The aerial drone footage of the areas between West Ruislip and Harvil Rd will be shown at this event

HS2 piling works

FROM HS2
We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.    From 11 March to 30 June 2024, we will be carrying out piling works at our Gate 2 site, in the area west of Breakspear Road South and north of the Chiltern Railways Line.
These works are part of the construction of the eastern portal of the Copthall Tunnel.
We do not expect any noise or vibration to disturbance nearby residents. Monitoring will be in place throughout these works. We will use water sprays to reduce dust generated by construction activities.   For further information please see our works notification.  https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/notice-of-piling-works-at-copthall-tunnel-site/
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.

Cabinet approves library proposals

Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet agrees Uxbridge Library relocation plans Thursday 15 February, 2024: The recommendation to relocate Uxbridge Library to the borough’s Civic Centre was approved by Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet tonight (Thursday 15 February) subject to planning approval being granted. https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/12365/Hillingdon-Councils-Cabinet-agrees-Uxbridge-Library-relocation-plans

HS2 Christmas working hours

Confirmation of HS2 Working Hours over Christmas and New Year period

Please note that the HS2 Sites in Hillingdon will be closed over the Christmas and

New Year period for both HS2 Contractors SCS and Align. Further details below:

HS2/SCS

Close on Fri 22/12/23 to Tue 02/01/24

-Following LBH Sites: West Ruislip Portal, Breakspear Rd South, Newyears

Green Lane (NSPA), SSPA, Harvil Rd Gate 1 (Treatment Area), Harvil Rd

Gate 2 (Copthall Tunnel)

Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period

-Return to work with a safety day on Tue 02/01/24

Close on Day Shift of Sat 23/12 to Late Shift on 03/01/24

-Tunnelling Team – includes TBMs and all above ground activities such as

Conveyors

-Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period

-Return to work Late Shift on Wed 03/01/24

HS2/Align

Close on Fri 22/12/23 to Tue 02/01/24

-Construction of Colne Valley Viaduct

-Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period for maintenance, Site safety and security

-Return to work on Tue 02/01/24

Uxbridge Library proposals

From Ickenham Residents.

the council has deferred taking the Uxbridge library move proposal to cabinet to allow for a period of public engagement. This consists of email feedback to: librarycontact@hillingdon.gov.uk i.e. we have a chance to register objections, or it will be assumed we have none. The more emails the council receives will make the residents position clearer. So can I ask you to share this with all those that are likely to take an interest in Uxbridge library?

The council project leader for the library has said he is not aware of any other mechanism such as a public consultation. So. to register an opinion, an email needs to be sent to the above address. This should include reasons, which the council can consider. I’m suggesting emails go to both the library contact and to your local ward councillor, because at the full council meeting voting on the library was split along party lines, with the  Conservatives for the proposed move and Labour against. Our councillors’ emails are available at https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=13412& search on ickenham and South Harefield ward The council officer leading this project and has made it clear that the information they have provided is all they have at the moment. So there is no proposed home for the history and archive section. This information from the contractors plan be found at: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/uxbridge-library-relocation Our assumption is that emails need to be in by the end of December for them to be assessed, a report written and for this to be digested by the councillors, prior to cabinet.

Moorhall Road Closure 3rd Jan

from HS2

What we are doing

The Colne Valley Viaduct crossed Moorhall Road in August this year. We now need to install some safety railing on either side of the viaduct. To ensure this work is done safely we will need to close Moorhall Road at the location of the viaduct, between the River Garden Public House and the junction with Link Way and Savay Lane. Access will be maintained for residents. The public footpath will remain open with some minor diversions.

The closure is early in the morning of Wednesday 3 January 2024 between 1am and 5am.


Traffic lights near West Ruislip station

Ickenham Rd (West Ruislip Tube Station) – Emergency Affinity Water works

LBH were informed on Thur 23/11 that Affinity Water believe there is a water leak under Ickenham Rd near to the Tube Station that requires Emergency works to repair the leak. Overnight from Thur 23/11 (10pm) into Fri 24/11 (6am) Affinity Water closed off the Westbound Lane on Ickenham Rd and put temporary 4-Way Traffic Lights in place so they could excavate into the carriageway on the Tube Station side of the road to try and trace the leak.

The temporary Traffic Lights were removed by 6am on Fri 24/11 and traffic is flowing as normal but Affinity Water plan to return on Fri night 24/11 (from 10pm) and reinstate the carriageway overnight into Sat 25/11 using the same temporary 4-Way Traffic Lights. They hope to have completed the works by 6am on Sat 25/11 and then traffic flow should return to normal.

The leak now appears to have been traced to be on the Eastbound carriageway so Affinity Water will have to approach LBH to agree how they tackle the repair while causing as little disruption as possible. If the location of the leak is near to the Footway then a Narrow Lane Traffic Management setup may be utilised to maintain the flow of traffic but if the location is further into the carriageway then further temporary Traffic Lights might be required (with the works being carried out at night).

As always LBH Officers will try to mitigate the effects on the Road Network as best as possible to keep any impacts on traffic to a minimum.
Breakspear Rd South Night Time Lane Closure – Mon 27/11 from 10pm until 5am on Tue 28/11

LBH have provided consent for HS2/SCS to carry out some surveying of a Thames Water Foul Sewer Manhole which will require a Lane Closure of Breakspear Rd South at Night on Mon 27/11 from 10pm until 5am on Tue 28/11.

Details of works:

Night Time Lane Closure on Breakspear Rd South – Mon 27/11 from 10pm until 5am on Tue 28/11:

• The Lane Closure will be on the Southbound carriageway and there will be Traffic Lights in place to control the traffic flow
• 3-Way Traffic Lights with Heads on Northbound, Southbound and at HS2 Haul Rd Crossing
• Haul Rd Crossing Lights on demand – as outside of Core Working Hours very little HS2 traffic crossing Haul Rd expected

Reason for Works:

• Internal survey of Thames Water Foul sewer manhole involving confined space man entry

A40 utility works update

from HS2
We are carrying out utilities works on the A40 to protect the main gas pipe below the A40 Western Avenue between Hanger Lane Gyratory and Gypsy Corner. We will be digging a number of trenches along the road to reach the depth of the main gas pipe. The existing metal gas pipe will be replaced with plastic.
Please note that these works were due to be completed on 17 November, but have now been extended to 10 December 2023. The reason for the extension is unexpected additional works.
more info
https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/utility-works-on-a40-western-avenue-2/