| FROM HS2 We informed you last week that we were halting works across the London tunnels sections of the route following a serious near miss incident at our site at Green Park Way. We have now begun a safe restart across some of these worksites following a comprehensive review of safety procedures and leadership. From Monday, 20 October, we will safely restart: Utilities work in South Hampstead area in Camden; The delivery of tunnel pre-cast concrete segments to the Willesden Euro Terminal in Ealing; and Earthworks in the West Ruislip area in Hillingdon. Additionally, a railway possession led by Network Rail will be carried out in the Old Oak Common area over the weekend to facilitate preparatory works. Additional measures are being implemented by our contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, to ensure the safety of the workforce. More sites will restart in due course as we continue to implement additional safety measures which are considered necessary following the review. We will not compromise on safety and sites will only restart once we are satisfied that all appropriate measures are in place to protect the workforce. We will continue to keep you updated on further safe restarts in your area. |
Category Archives: Local issues
HS2 hiccup
information update from HS2
Safety is our number one priority at Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS) and across HS2. I’m writing to let you know that last week a serious incident occurred at our site at Green Park Way in Ealing. As a result, works are being safely halted across the London tunnels section of the route, including sites in Hillingdon. While no workers were physically harmed, SCS is undertaking a comprehensive review of safety procedures and leadership on their sites before a safe restart can take place.
Works will be brought to a safe stop and will remain on hold until we and HS2 are satisfied that all appropriate measures are in place to protect the workforce. We anticipate the review may take a number of weeks depending on the area and the type of work involved. We will continue to keep local communities updated
Footpaths near BRS: Have your say
PUBLIC FOOTPATHS U45, U46 AND U47 ADJACENT TO BREAKSPEAR ROAD SOUTH HAREFIELD
Diversion and stopping up of public footpaths U45, U46 and U47 (Public Footpaths Diversion and Stopping Up Order 2025).
79109/APP/2024/2760
The Public Consultation is open for comments until 29/10/25
https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/viewDocument?file=dv_pl_files%5C79109_APP_2024_2760%5C1MC04-SCJ_SDH-LS-DGA-SS05_SL07-531411_C02.pdf&module=pl
HS2 update
· Postponed Breakspear Road South Road Closure – Fri 03/10 at 8pm until Sun 05/10 at 8pm (likely to be rescheduled to Fri 31/10 at 8pm to Sun 02/11 at 8pm – tbc)
Please note that these works have now been POSTPONED due to nesting birds found on the Conveyor Bridge Structure that cannot be removed as there are unhatched eggs. This means that both the original dates of 03/10 to 05/10 & the contingency dates of 17/10 to 19/10 cannot be achieved. HS2/SCS are looking at rescheduling these works and it is likely that the weekend of Fri 31/10 at 8pm to Sun 02/11 at 8pm will be the agreed date (with a further contingency date to be added). I will update you further next week on this matter.
New HS2 Planning Updates:
The following Planning Applications are active and relate to HS2 works in Hillingdon. The aim going forward will be to provide concise information about active Planning Applications within this section which will be updated weekly.
U81 – Stopping Up
- Application to permanently Stop-Up (close) the U81 Public Right of Way is currently on hold with LBH Planning Team – ref: 75317/APP/2024/2074
- Following public consultation there is strong opposition to the permanent Stopping-Up of the U81
- Talks ongoing between HS2, DfT & LBH to look at any alternative routes or designs that might be feasible instead of proposed design that is deemed unsafe by LBH & Met Police
- Once these talks have been completed and next steps are confirmed these will be communicated to residents
Schedule 17 – Ickenham Access Road
- Request for approval under Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 for works relating to the shared Ickenham Access Road comprising of safety bollards, earthworks and a timber boom gate
- LBH Planning Team – ref: 77816/APP/2025/2057
- Decision due 23/09/25 (expected to be completed around 26/09)
Mount Vernon urgent care closing Sept 26
| Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service The Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service at Mount Vernon Hospital will be reconfigured into the Urgent Treatment Centre at Hillingdon Hospital. The last patients will be seen at the Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service on Friday 26 September 2025. Patients should not attend after 4pm. This will help us to strengthen our service at the Urgent Treatment Centre at Hillingdon Hospital and ensure that our local communities continue to receive the best care possible. All other services at Mount Vernon Hospital remain open as usual. The closest alternative services are: Watford General Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, Vicarage Road WD18 0HB. This is open from 8am until 2pm every day. (5 miles); Northwick Park Urgent Treatment Centre, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ. This is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (7 miles). Hillingdon Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, Pield Heath Road, UB8 3NN. This is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (7.5 miles) |
Conveyor removal = BRS closure
from HS2
From 8pm on Friday 3 October to 8pm on Sunday 5 October 2025, we will remove the conveyor bridge over Breakspear Road South, located between the Chiltern Railway bridge and the HS2 Breakspear Road South bridge.
These works will be carried out 24/7 over a whole weekend which will require a full road closure on a section of Breakspear Road South.
We will dismantle the conveyor bridge in sections using an excavator before lifting them out with a crane and transporting the sections off site. These works will be carried out 24/7 over a whole weekend.
Please note, these works can only be carried out under rail possession, therefore, to ensure completion we have a contingency date in place from 8pm Friday 17 October to 8pm Sunday 19 October.
New Years Green Lane closure
| HS2 Works Notification: Overnight road closure on Newyears Green Lane – 28 to 29 September 2025 From 9pm on Sunday 28 September to 5am on Monday 29 September, we will be carrying out overnight surveys on Newyears Green Lane, at the junction with Breakspear Road South. To allow the surveys to be carried out safely, a section of Newyears Green Lane near the junction with Breakspear Road will be closed during the works. Diversion route will be sign posted. |
HS2 update
For once some good news
If you weren’t already aware
Updated Harvil Road Resurfacing – Completed & Reopen Sat 23/08
The LBH resurfacing of Harvil Road between the junction with Swakeleys Road and HS2 Gate 1 Site was completed ahead of schedule with the road being reopened for public use on Sat evening 23/08.
The improvement in the road surface is immediately apparent and removes all of the issues with large pot holes on this section of road. There has also been works to improve the drainage network by cutting back & clearing the drainage ditches, clearing out the culverts and cutting back vegetation along the kerbside (so you can actually see the kerbs now).
Also
HS2/SCS Community Engagement Event at Ruislip Rugby Club – Tue 16/09 between 4pm & 7.30pm
There will be a Community Engagement Drop-In Event held by HS2/SCS at Ruislip Rugby Club on Tue 16/09 between 4pm & 7.30pm. There will be members of the Engagement Team & Technical Specialists at the Event to answer questions from residents on:
- Tunnelling Demobilisation works
- Landscaping & Restoration works
There will also be Drone Footage of the HS2 Sites in Hillingdon to show how construction is progressing
Address – Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road, Ruislip, HA4 6DR
There is no need to book for this Event – please feel free to attend between 4pm & 7.30pm
August bank holiday refuse collections
Upcoming HS2 road and footpath works
| 1 Harvil Road Resurfacing – Full Road Closure – Mon 11/08 to Fri 29/08 The long awaited LBH resurfacing of Harvil Road between the junction with Swakeleys Road and HS2 Gate 1 Site has now been confirmed to take place from Mon 11/08 until Fri 29/08. This will be a Full Road Closure in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to get this large area of road completely resurfaced. LBH will also be undertaking essential preparatory works, including localised kerb repairs, ditch cleaning, and drainage improvements. These works are now scheduled to be delivered across 19 days which will be a big reduction on the initially quoted 4 week Full Road Closure. Resurfacing Works are scheduled to start at the Swakeleys Road end of the Road Closure and work towards HS2 Gate 1 Site as they progress Access to residents will be maintained for the properties on Harvil road, however the access and egress points will change as the resurfacing of the carriageway progresses Emergency Service Vehicles will be assisted when ‘Blue lighting’ through the works extents. If a situation arises whereas it is deemed unsafe to travel through the works Traffic Marshals will assist in ensuring the most direct appropriate route is set out. Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be installed w/c 28/07 in locations near to the works to pre-warn of the upcoming Road Closure dates There may be instances where the residents will have to wait for a short period of time to ensure the safety of both members of the public and operatives is maintained LBH aim to ensure that there are sufficient Traffic Marshals to communicate clearly and also direct vehicles safely through the works extents New U9 Bus Route on Diversion: It has been confirmed by TfL that the U9 Bus Route will run on Diversion during the Road Closure. The U9 will follow the normal Route when leaving Uxbridge but upon reaching Swakeleys Roundabout will follow the Signed Diversion Route along the A40, Denham Roundabout, A412, Moorfield Road and then Moorhall Road. The U9 will then turn left from Moorhall Road onto Harvil Road and resume the remainer of the normal scheduled Route. The U9 Buses heading from Harefield direction to Uxbridge will use the same Route as above (but the other way around). Signed Diversion Route – The confirmed Diversion Route is via Moorhall Road, Moorfield Road, A412, Denham Roundabout, A40, Swakeleys Roundabout, Swakeleys Road 2 Breakspear Road South Traffic Management Setup – 28/07/25 to 31/12/26 From Mon 28/07/25 there will be an adjustment to the Traffic Management Setup between the Chiltern Line Bridge and HS2 Sites. The current 2-Way Traffic Light Setup had been in place since 2021 but changes to the HS2 Haul Road mean that the Traffic Management will be adjusted moving forward. An overview is below: Previously there were 2-Way Traffic Lights to allow traffic flow North & South on the main carriageway or traffic flow East to West across the HS2 Haul Road With the permanent Attenuation Pond being constructed where the Western entrance to the Haul Road Crossing was, this side of the Haul Road is now closed to traffic There remains a Traffic Head on the Eastern side of the Haul Road Crossing for HS2 traffic exiting from Site onto Breakspear Road South There will be an additional Traffic Head situated at the new Bellmouth Access on the southern carriageway near the new HS2 Overbridge The new 3-Way Traffic Management Setup will run from 28/07/25 as follows: Phase 1 = Traffic flowing North & South on the main carriageway on Breakspear Road South Phase 2 = HS2 Traffic exiting the Eastern side of the Haul Road Crossing from Site onto Breakspear Road South Phase 3 – HS2 Traffic exiting the new Bellmouth Access on the southern carriageway near the new HS2 Overbridge and onto Breakspear Road South There will also be the Pedestrian Crossing points at the same locations as previous. Closure of PROW U37 for Resurfacing Works – Mon 04/08 to Thur 28/08 HS2 and LBH have agreed that as one of the legacy improvements to Public Rights of Way (PROW) in the north of Hillingdon, HS2 will resurface the whole of the U37 PROW from the start of the PROW at Newyears Green Lane to the end of the extent of the PROW within the HS2 Northern Sustainable Placement (NSPA) Site. The closure of U37 started from Mon 04/08 after LBH gave the go-ahead for the U36 to also reopen from 04/08 so walkers can use that route instead while the U37 is closed for resurfacing. The U37 is expected to be closed until the end of August 2025 and there will be a Diversion in place for walkers to use the U36 instead. 3 River Pinn Conveyor Bridge Removal – Sat 16/08 at 10pm to Sun 17/08 at 5am (Rail Possession) As part of the Demobilising of the Tunnelling Infrastructure and the removal of the overground Conveyor System that ran between West Ruislip Portal and the Treatment area off Harvil Road Gate 1 Site, HS2/SCS will shortly be removing the Conveyor Bridge that oversails the River Pinn. These works will take place overnight as they must be done via Rail Possession (when the trains are not running on the Chiltern Line) for safety reasons. The plan is the remove the Conveyor Bridge between 10pm on Sat 16/08 and 5am on Sun 17/08. There will be Cranes in operation to lift and remove the Conveyor Bridge, but noise will be kept to a minimum, and HS2/SCS will ensure Site Lighting of the area is not directed at residential properties. The Map below shows the location of these works: 4 Construction of Flood Compensation Area next to Breakspear Road South – 25/07/25 to 31/03/26 HS2/SCS will be constructing the permanent Flood Compensation Area (FCA) in 2 fields on the eastern side of Breakspear Road South, either side of the current footpath diversion. There will also be installation of permanent fencing around the FCA and the U43 footpath. These works will include: removal of the top layer of the soil construction of permanent drainage placement of subsoil and topsoil, which will be delivered to site by lorries seeding and landscaping installation of permanent fencing around the FCA and U43 footpath These works will be carried out during Core Working Hours (Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm). Please note that the removal of the wooden hoarding along the FCA and replacement with permanent CLD Fencing will take place between 04/08/25 and 28/11/25. Access to the public footpath will always be maintained and traffic marshals will be stationed at crossing points to ensure safe access. 5 Breakspear Road South Road Closure – Fri 03/10 at 8pm until Sun 05/10 at 8pm HS2/SCS have agreed with LBH that Breakspear Road South will be closed at the Chiltern Railway Bridge from Fri 03/10 at 8pm until Sun 05/10 at 8pm while the Conveyor Bridge that oversails the Highway is removed (Conveyor Bridge shown in the photo below). The Conveyor Bridge carries the Conveyor system that was used to transport the TBM Spoil/Material over Breakspear Road South towards the Treatment Area at Harvil Road Gate 1. Now that both TBMs have completed their tunnelling between West Ruislip and Greenpark Way in LB Ealing the Conveyors are being removed and the Bridges that carry the Conveyor can also be removed. These works will involve laying Matting on the road surface to protect it, then using a Crane to lower the Bridge to ground level before dismantling and removing it. The road would then be cleared with the Matting removed before reopening to the public. These works had been scheduled for the last weekend of the school summer holidays in August but has been rescheduled at the request of HS2/SCS. The Diversion Route has now been confirmed with HS2/SCS and is the usual Diversion via Swakeleys Road, Ickenham High Road, Bury Street, Breakspear Road |
Ickenham Residents' Association 