HS2 BRS update

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FROM HS2

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

HS2 Works Notification: Road closure on Breakspear Road South – 5 to 27 April 2025

From 5 to 27 April 2025, we will be carrying out works on Breakspear Road South, under a full 24-hour road closure north and south of the Network Rail bridge. 

During the road closure we will:

  • Remove and replace the culvert, including excavating a trench across the road to install the new drainage pipes
  • Cut sheet piles along the area of the HS2 Breakspear Road bridge
  • Install ditches by excavating and by clearing some vegetation and trees

The following traffic management will be in place:

  • A full road closure will in place to ensure that the work can be carried out safely.
  • A clearly signposted diversion route will be in place via Swakeleys Road B467/ High Road B466/ Ickenham Road/ High Street/ Bury Street A4180/ Breakspear Road.
  • Local access to residential properties will be maintained, however, there will be no through access for emergency services.

Two weeks of the closure will be within the Easter school holiday from 7 to 21 April 2025. We would like to apologise for any disruption or inconvenience these works may cause. For further details please follow this link.  https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/breakspear-road-south-closure-5-to-27-april/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=97b3e4d8-ff93-4abe-87c5-b0476433a3d5

Recent notices from LBH

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This one has been posted on this week’s planning list from LBH
https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=62963/APP/2024/3371&from=planningSearch
comments to be in by 20th March 2025
(there is also the possibility of one at Hillingdon Circus)

And word of this one has already been doing the rounds:

We are proposing a change to our garden waste collection service to make it more sustainable.
The proposed change would see the introduction of a £70 charge for 2025/26 for the collection of a household’s garden waste. The charge would support the running costs of the service and ensure it’s paid for by those using it – rather than the cost being shared by all taxpayers, including those without gardens.
Our garden waste collection service would continue to offer residents:
• better value for money than neighbouring boroughs through a cheaper rate per collection
• weekly collections in spring, summer and autumn
• greater capacity of collected garden waste than other boroughs.
Residents without a subscription would still be able to take their garden waste to our civic amenity sites for free.
click on have your say to fill out the form
consultation link – closes 31st March
https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/garden-waste-consultation

HS2 tunnel demobilisation

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

Tunnelling from West Ruislip to Greenford will be completed by March 2025, and works are underway to remove tunnelling support structures inside and outside the tunnels. The demobilisation and removal works will be carried out for the following:


• The conveyor structure
• The launch chamber entrance
• Rail siding
• Gantry cranes and segment yard
• Conveyor bridges

Estimated Start Date

03/03/2025

Estimated End Date

31/07/2025 more details  https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FINAL-AWN-West-Ruislip-Portal-site-demob-works-update-Feb-2025.pdf

Latest HS2 updates

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New HS2 Community Event – Tue 25/02 between 4pm to 7.30pm at Ruislip Rugby Club

There will be a joint Drop-In Event held by both Main Contractors in Hillingdon, SCS and Align, to be held on Tuesday 25/02/25 at Ruislip Rugby Club:
Date: Tuesday 25/02/25
The Event will be open to the public between 4pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road, Ruislip, HA4 6DR
This is a Drop-In style Event so residents can come at anytime that suits them. There is Car Parking at the venue.


New Harvil Road – Affinity Water Connection – Footway and Bellmouth Closure from Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03  
There will be works to connect the Headhouse Fire Main Connection off Harvil Road to the Affinity Water Main which will mean a small section of the Footway and a Bellmouth access are closed between Wed 26/02 until Sun 09/03.
•    Traffic Management = Footway & Bellmouth Closure, Narrow Lane – carriageway width maintained at 6.9 metres
•    Works will be carried out during Core Working Hours but Traffic Management in place 24/7
•    No traffic impacts to users of Harvil Road with 2-way traffic flow maintained at all times

Improving health care in NW London

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We have been asked to circulate the following

This spring, NHS North West London is talking to residents, health and care professionals and community groups on how to make improvements to NHS planned care, and how to reduce waiting times. Planned care refers to a non-emergency health care, such as hospital outpatient appointments or planned surgery.

To do this, we are considering the changing needs of people in North West London, the increasing number of people who are seeking care, and how we tackle the unfair differences in waiting times and care experiences for people from different communities. We want to learn more about residents’ experiences so that we can shape positive improvements.

How residents and organisations can get involved:
1. Please read a short information paper https://www.nwlondonicb.nhs.uk/news/news/improving-planned-care-and-reducing-nhs-waiting-times-north-west-london-your-views which sets out the challenges and our aims to improve planned care.
2. Residents are invited to complete our short survey https://northwestlondonnhs.uk.engagementhq.com/embeds/projects/39344/survey-tools/44358 (which takes 5 -10 minutes).
3. Residents can also send written views to us. Send to FREEPOST, Healthier North West London
4. Join our virtual Residents’ Forum on 5 March 2025, 6 – 7.30pm. Register here.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-north-west-london-residents-forum-tickets-1244971957639?aff=oddtdtcreator