Following recent meetings with HS2, we have been advised that HS2 contractors will need to close the northbound lane in Breakspear Road South for a 30-metre stretch north of the Chiltern line bridge. This is planned to last nine days – Jan 7 to 16th. This will be followed by an eight-week complete closure commencing last week of February. These dates are to be confirmed.
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HS2 lorry movements – link to feedback
In case you missed the update to the previous post on HS2 lorry movements. Here is the link where you can provide your own comments to the Council.
HS2 lorry movements
HS2 has put in a planning application to LBH. Among other things it includes (a very unsurprising) map of lorry access to Moorhall Road and Harvil Road work sites.

The dashed line shows the routes (best to see it full-size in the third of the plans submitted) (you’ll still need to expand it to read the explanation underneath.) It’s the obvious circular route from Denham roundabout along the A40 to the A412 then onto Moorhall Road or up to Swakeleys roundabout onto Swakeleys Road then Harvil Road.
Ruislip Against HS2 says LBH is running a consultation on this – I can’t find it. I’ll let you know when and if I do.
Update And here it is: https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=74320%2FAPP%2F2018%2F3986&from=planningSearch
Swakeleys Roundabout plans – your view please
HS2 and TfL have fielded their proposals for alterations to the Swakeley’s roundabout. LBH is running a consultation. It closes October 16.
Please visit https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/34321/HS2-Signalisation-of-Swakeleys-roundabout-consultation to provide your own feedback.
Thank you.
Breakspear Road South closure
This popped up on Facebook this morning:

Upcoming tube strikes
Just seen this on the Beeb:
RMT union members on the Piccadilly Line will launch a 48-hour walkout from 12:00 BST on Wednesday and a five-hour strike from 20:30 on Friday.
Transport for London (TfL) warned there would be little or no service, including on the Night Tube on Friday.
HS2/Ruislip Golf Course update
Hello folks,
If you’re not already signed up to commonplace, you might like to think about it. You get regular updates on what’s going on with HS2 in your area.
Here’s the latest:
More detail on HS2 drop-ins [update]
[Update] Apologies for headline – these are different events to the drop-ins. Thank you Kirsty Gibbs for pointing this out.
This from HS2:
Dear resident,
Invitation to an event about HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain, and we’d like to invite you to
one of our events.
We’re running four community events with our contractors and Transport for London across
the London Borough of Hillingdon – in Ickenham, Ruislip, Harefield and Uxbridge. Each event
will focus on the HS2 works that will be taking place around those respective areas. Our
teams will be on hand to discuss these works and answer questions you may have.
Ruislip: Tuesday 9 October, 2pm to 7.30pm, The Barn Hotel, West End Road, Ruislip HA4
6JB
Come and hear about:
- Plans for the portal in West Ruislip, the headhouse at the vent shaft in South Ruislip
- The proposed new Ruislip golf course design
- Traffic and lorry routes
- Further work at Breakspear Road South
- Plans for traffic improvements at Swakeleys Roundabout
Uxbridge: Thursday 18 October, 4pm to 8pm, Uxbridge Sports Club, Gatting Way off Park
Road, Uxbridge UB8 1NR
Come and hear about:
- Plans for traffic improvements at Swakeleys Roundabout
- Further work at Breakspear Road South
Harefield: Saturday 27 October, 10am to 1pm, Harefield Academy School, Northwood
Way, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6ET
Come and hear about:
- Feedback from previous Colne Valley Viaduct engagement events held in March this
year - Further work at Breakspear Road South
- Archaeological investigations
- Plans for traffic improvements at Swakeleys Roundabout
Ickenham: Monday 29 October, 2pm to 7.30pm, Ruislip Golf Course, Ickenham Road,
Ruislip HA4 7DQ
Come and hear about:
- Plans for the portal in West Ruislip, the headhouse at the vent shaft in South Ruislip
- The proposed new Ruislip golf course design
- Traffic and lorry routes
- Further work at Breakspear Road South
- Plans for traffic improvements at Swakeleys Roundabout
- Feedback from previous Colne Valley Viaduct engagement events held in March this
year
For further updates about these events, HS2 works in Hillingdon and HS2 in general, please
visit hs2inhillingdon.commonplace.is where you can sign up to news alerts.
Upcoming HS2 drop-in meetings – update
New dates for HS2 meet-ups. (Includes some you already know):
This is HS2 speaking:
We now have the dates for the HS2 drop-ins from Ruislip Manor library as well as some additional slots. Our full schedule is as follows:
September
Friday 28, Harefield library, 1pm to 5pmOctober
Monday 1, Ruislip Manor library, 4pm to 8pm
Friday 19, Harefield library, 1.30pm to 5pm
Monday 22, Ickenham library, 1.30pm to 5pmNovember
Thursday 1, Ruislip Manor library, 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Friday 16, Harefield library, 1pm to 5pm
Monday 19, Ruislip Manor library, 4pm to 8pm
Monday 26, Ickenham library, 1.30pm to 5pmDecember
Monday 3, Harefield library, 6pm to 9pm
Tuesday 11, Ruislip Manor, 1pm to 5pm
Upcoming HS2 drop-in meetings
This from HS2’s Patricia Thompson:
Most of you will know that we are planning to host regular monthly drop-in sessions in Ickenham, Ruislip and Harefield.
At these sessions Grant Blowers, the local HS2 community engagement manager for Hillingdon, as well as our contractors, will be available to meet one-to-one with local residents and answer any questions they may have. Below are the dates we have confirmed in Harefield and Ickenham. We are still waiting to hear back from the libraries in Ruislip but I wanted to let you know that we are making progress on this.
We will be making these dates available on HS2inHillingdon and I will be able to give you an update on how we plan to communicate them more widely at our meeting next week.
Monthly drop-in sessions dates:
September 2018
Friday 28, Harefield library – 1pm to 5pm
October 2018
Monday 22, Ickenham Library – 1.30pm to 5pm
November 2018
Friday 16, Harefield library – 1pm to 5pm
Monday 26, Ickenham Library – 1.30 to 5pm
December 2018
Monday 3, Harefield Library – 6pm to 9pm