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Parking in the Pavilions

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Sorry this is late

From LBH

From Tuesday 10 October 2023 you will have to pay for your parking in the Grainges and Cedars multi-storey car parks by using either our new digital platform PayByPhone via your mobile phone or smart device or by using a pay and display machine.

The current ‘pay on foot’ system, where you get a ticket from a barrier entry to the car park is being replaced in favour of a more flexible system that offers motorists the opportunity to pay ‘on the go’ with the PayByPhone app or use the more traditional pay and display machines for those who would prefer to continue to use cash or their bank card. You do need to pay for a specific length of time and return before that expires.

Signs for the new payment systems have been installed around the car parks to support visitors make the switchover and at both car parks the barriers will be removed as the new systems will not require them for entry and exit.

The change comes as the council has this summer provided an additional method to pay for parking by introducing PayByPhone across its car parks as part of its ambitions to adopt more digital technologies that reflect the modern way residents use council services.

Residents living in accommodation nearby and above the two car parks who may also use them occasionally will also need to switch to the new payment system.

Blue Badge holders will no longer need to register for an entry/exit card, but will need to display their badge on the dashboard as they would in other borough car parks.

Cllr Eddie Lavery, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “We’re committed to being a modern, digitally-enabled council and making this switch brings these car parks in line with the rest of the borough.

“We understand not all residents will want to use the PayByPhone system which is why we’ve ensured they still have an option to pay by cash or card too.

“Please look out for the signs once the switchover happens for how to pay and where the new machines will be, and remember to either purchase a ticket at a machine and display this in your vehicle or buy a session through the PayByPhone app on your mobile phone.”

If you are a regular user of these car parks and would like to obtain a virtual season ticket permit, please visit http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/parking-permits.

The council’s parking enforcement officers will be proactively patrolling the car parks following the switchover and both locations may be locked overnight.

Upcoming strike action?

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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

BRS now has a VAS sign

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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).

BRS – This weekend

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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

BRS – as you were

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from HS2
We’re writing to let you know about a delay to some upcoming works in your local area.

A few weeks ago we let you know that from 29 August to 1 September 2023, we would be carrying out works along Breakspear Road South, on the new HS2 bridge to remove the timber structure from the deck edge on both sides of the bridge.

These works have been delayed. We will write to you again when we have confirmed dates.

A40 utility works

HS2 Works Notification: Utility works on A40 Western Avenue

We wrote to you in July 2023 about utility works on the A40 Western Avenue, which were scheduled from 31 July but did not go ahead.

We can now confirm that from 21 August to 24 November 2023, we will be carrying out the works 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 in order to replace the existing pipe with a plastic alternative.

To ensure the safety of the public and our staff, temporary changes will be in place on the A40 Western Avenue, as we carry out these works.

Please click here https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2308-ANL-Notice-of-planned-utility-works-on-A40-Western-Avenue-August-2023-2-1.pdf for more information and to read the works notice.

What we are doing
We will be carrying out works 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.
How this might affect you
To ensure the safety of the public and our staff, temporary changes will be in place on the A40 Western Avenue, these include:
• Removal of the central reservation
• Installation of a contraflow system on the East and Westbound Carriageway
• Bus stop and parking bay suspensions
• Closure of the Eastbound Carriageway overnight on 17 November and 29 October 2023
Duration of works
21 August to 24 November 2023
Works will take place during the day for up 12 weeks, with overnight works planned in phases
What to expect
Temporary traffic management will be in place between Gypsy Corner and Hanger Lane Gyratory
Central reservation will be removed before and reinstated after the main works on the A40
Upgrade the existing main gas pipe from metal to plastic
What we will do
Provide updates at hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/map
Hold online and in-person events during August and September 2023

More local traffic jiggery-pokery

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Moorhall Road – Now Reopen following 3 Week Road Closure

HS2/Align have now completed the works to bring the Colne Valley Viaduct over Moorhall Road which required the recent Road Closure for 3 weeks. There is good news that the works were completed ahead of schedule, with the road reopening to traffic from 6pm yesterday (17/08), and better news still that as the works have progressed at a much faster pace than forecast, the scheduled Night Time Road Closures of Moorhall Road for this coming week have now been cancelled.

There is now a Narrow Lanes Setup on Moorhall Road which had been in place prior to the Full Road Closure since April 2023, and will now be in place until the end of October 2023 when all Traffic Management will then be removed during a Night Time Road Closure of Moorhall Road on the 27/10 from midnight to 5am

Breakspear Road South Night Time Closures 29/08 for 5 Nights
HS2/SCS will be carrying out Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South for 5 Nights from Tue 29/08 to carry out the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge. The Road will be closed each night from 10pm until 5am the following morning from the Chiltern Bridge to the HS2 Bridge.

LBH have scheduled the works to happen on these dates as there is a window of opportunity between the completion of the 3 Week Road Closure on Moorhall Road and the 4 Weeks of Night Time Road Closures of the A412 in Denham that start on 04/09. Details below:

Traffic Management:

  • Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South over 5 Nights (between 10pm & 5am)
  • Road Closed from Chiltern Bridge to HS2 Bridge
  • Diversion Route via Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Road, Ruislip High Street, Breakspear Road

Requested Dates:
Tue 29/08 at 10pm to Wed 30/08 at 5am
Wed 30/08 at 10pm to Thu 31/08 at 5am
Thu 31/08 at 10pm to Fri 01/09 at 5am
Fri 01/09 at 10pm to Sat 02/09 at 5am
Sat 02/09 at 10pm to Sun 03/09 at 5am

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