Latest HS2 updates
Harvil Road at New Chiltern Line Bridge – Night Time Road Closures over 4 Saturday Nights 30/11, 07/12 & 14/12 (9pm to 6am)
HS2/SCS have requested 4 Night time Road Closures on Harvil Road (between 9pm to 6am) on 4 consecutive Saturday Nights from Sat 23/11 until Sat 14/12. These works are to survey the Butt Welds underneath and on top of the new Chiltern Line Bridge over Harvil Road.
The work can only be done on a Saturday Night due to limited Railway Possessions being available and over 4 Saturday Night Shifts as there are a lot of Welds that must be checked.
Dates:
• 23/11/24 – 24/11/24 (9pm until 6am) – completed
• 30/11/24 – 01/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
• 07/12/24 – 08/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
• 14/12/24 – 15/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
Postponed Road Closure of Skip Lane for Surveys of Utilities & Drainage – 10pm to 5am over 2 Phases between 30/11 and 04/12 (Phase 1) and 07/12 and 08/12 (Phase 2 Contingency Shift).
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• HS2/SCS were going to be carrying out Surveys of the Utilities & Drainage on the section of road between Certas Oil Depot and the old Skip Lane junction (by the old Harvil Rd Bridge over the Chiltern Line).
• The Road Closure has been postponed and will be rearranged in 2025.
• When the works do take place the Road will be Closed at Night between 10pm to 5am. These works will not affect users of Harvil Road and will only impact the Businesses that use Skip Lane.
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New Evening opening of the Information Hub – Monday 25/11 and Monday 02/12 between 6pm and 8pm
• The Information Hub is located beside the entrance to the West Ruislip Portal HS2 Site off Ickenham Road (the white portacabin to the right hand side of the Site entrance):
• Please note there will be evening opening of the Information Hub on Monday 25/11 and Monday 02/12 between 6pm and 8pm.
• Residents are welcome to drop in without an appointment to discuss any issues they may have or find out progress on HS2/SCS works in Hillingdon
Planning updates to 25-11-2024
Drone watch and report
we have been asked to circulate this
ALL local Residents and The local Aviation Enthusiast Community are encouraged to report anything unusual, specifically drone activity, to their local RAF Station or Police.
THE DRONE CODE
Don’t fly near airports or airfields
Remember to stay below 400ft (120m)
Observe your drone at all times – stay 150ft (50m) away from people and property
Never fly near aircraft
Enjoy responsibility
IF YOU SEE A DRONE PICK UP THE PHONE, DIAL 999
New overground line names start today
From TfL
We’ve introduced new names and line colours across London Overground. Here’s how they look and feel.
London Overground map with new names
Each of the 6 routes that make up the London Overground has its own colour. Follow the right line and line colour for your journey. You can change to other lines where necessary, just like on the Tube.
- Lioness (currently known as Watford Junction to Euston) – yellow
- Mildmay (currently known as Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford) – blue
- Windrush (currently known as Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon) – red
- Weaver (currently known as Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford) – maroon
- Suffragette (currently known as Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside) – green
- Liberty (currently known as Romford to Upminster) – grey
- more info:
U81 Footpath consultation reopens. Have your say.
We welcome the news that the London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) have re-opened the consultation on the permanent closure of the footpath between The Greenway in Ickenham and Ruislip Golf Course (“the Stopping Up of Footpath U81”).
The application is available online here: https://planning.hillingdon.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=75317/APP/2024/2074&from=planningSearch
You can comment on the proposal via the “enter comments” button. You can view information on the rationale for the proposed closure by clicking on the “view documents” button.
The Association only became aware of the previous consultation after it had concluded. We normally seek to improve and expand the local footpath network. The loss of the path through this “kinked” tunnel would be a great shame. But given the serious safety concerns raised by LBH and the police, we stated previously that we supported the Stopping Up, as the least worst option.
However, in light of the detailed discussion between LBH and local people at the Village Meeting about the Stopping Up organised by David Edington on Thursday 21 November (attended by around 150 people), we have today written to LBH to withdraw our support for the Stopping Up. Furthermore, to help local people and the Association come to a more informed view on the proposal, we have also made the following requests:
- an update of the LBH website to confirm when the consultation will close (this is currently unclear).
- clarification of the future decision-making process and likely associated timings, noting that the Mayor of London and/or the Secretary of State may be involved.
- further consideration to be given to the value of the tunnel as an important link for other footpaths in the area, and consider whether that value should outweigh the potential costs that the council may incur from removing graffiti on the ramp/footbridge.
- the carrying out a more detailed assessment of the public safety implications of the proposals, including consideration of: the whole U81 route from The Greenway across the Golf Course, rather than just the proposed ramp/footbridge; whether redirecting people away from U81 past West Ruislip Station would increase the risk that they would be victims of crime; whether not lighting the ramp/footbridge would reduce the risk of crime; whether any design changes, including but not limited to or the use of mirrors and/or transparent materials at the footbridge corners would reduce the risk of crime.
We will make further information we receive from LBH available online as soon as possible, to help inform local views.
Latest HS2 updates
Update for week commencing 25/11/24
Current and Upcoming works:
Starting this Saturday Night Harvil Road at New Chiltern Line Bridge – Night Time Road Closures over 4 Saturday Nights 23/11, 30/11, 07/12 & 14/12 (9pm to 6am)
HS2/SCS have requested 4 Night time Road Closures on Harvil Road (between 9pm to 6am) on 4 consecutive Saturday Nights from Sat 23/11 until Sat 14/12. These works are to survey the Butt Welds underneath and on top of the new Chiltern Line Bridge over Harvil Road.
The work can only be done on a Saturday Night due to limited Railway Possessions being available and over 4 Saturday Night Shifts as there are a lot of Welds that must be checked.
Dates:
• 23/11/24 – 24/11/24 (9pm until 6am)
• 30/11/24 – 01/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
• 07/12/24 – 08/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
• 14/12/24 – 15/12/24 (9pm until 6am)
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New Road Closure of Skip Lane for Surveys of Utilities & Drainage – 10pm to 5am over 2 Phases between 30/11 and 04/12 (Phase 1) and 07/12 and 08/12 (Phase 2 Contingency Shift).
• HS2/SCS will be carrying out Surveys of the Utilities & Drainage on the section of road between Certas Oil Depot and the old Skip Lane junction (by the old Harvil Rd Bridge over the Chiltern Line).
• The Road will be Closed at Night between 10pm to 5am on the dates above.
• These works will not affect users of Harvil Road and will only impact the Businesses that use Skip Lane.
River Pinn Realignment Construction – works now completed
From 23/05 to 08/11 HS2/SCS carried out the River Pinn Realignment works which are now complete. The scope of works included:
• The installation of a Dam and over pumping system to create a dry working environment for the Realignment of a section of the River Pinn
• The formation of a new channel along the consented route for the River Realignment.
• The construction of a new Footpath along the Realigned River course and installation of permanent drainage outlets
There will also be the installation of the new Footbridge structure over the new River channel to connect the U45, U46 and U47 Public Rights of Way but that will now not happen until 2025.
• Updated SCS Noise Barrier Testing near Breakspear Road South – June 2024 to Mar 2025
There will be Noise Barrier testing from late June until at least March 2025 for up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week within the HS2/SCS Site to the west of the entrance off Breakspear Road South. Noise Barrier Testing commenced on 27/06 with the Generator and Actuator Instrument being used 24/7 to test the piles and the ground around them in the 1st Phase of testing.
A temporary embankment has been constructed in the area where Noise Barriers have been installed and the structural integrity will be tested. The scope of the testing is to confirm that the pile foundation and the structure will not have any significant changes due to Trains passing the Noise Barrier. The anticipated level of noise impact is expected to be minimal and will include the use of a generator which will power the instrument that will simulate the movement of the trains passing (the generator will be covered in acoustic barriers to minimise the noise).
HS2/SCS are gearing up to commence the next Phase of testing, MFD (main fatigue and dynamic test) testing of the Noise Barrier Panels which is expected to commence in early 2025. A test setup of the Noise Barriers will be constructed like the image below. The panels will be fixed to the piles and secured by the torsion beam (which have already been tested) and continuous shaking of the panels will be undertaken with a setup matching that of figure 2 below. Upon completion of the MFD testing of the piles, HS2/SCS will commence the Acoustic testing of the Noise Barrier Panels, the test acoustic barriers will be fitted with Acoustic Absorbers and rubber gap filler, Acoustic Steps, and this will be undertaken in March 2025.
Working Hours at Breakspear Rd South Site for Construction of Retained Embankments – June to Dec 2024
From 17/06 to 31/12 HS2/SCS will be constructing the 3 Retained Embankments which connect West Ruislip Portal to the Copthall Tunnel.
At present, the extended hours consent has been removed by LBH which means this activity is only being carried out during Core Working Hours (Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm).
During the construction of the Embankments (that are either side of the River Pinn & Breakspear Rd South HS2 Bridges as shown on the Map below) there is expected to be 10,000 lorry loads of material brought into the Sites from Harvil Rd Gate 2 and across the Internal Haul Roads. Lorries that are unloading on the west side of Breakspear Rd South will exit onto Breakspear Rd South on the HS2 Approved Lorry Route, and lorries unloading on the east side of Breakspear Rd South will continue on the Internal Haul Road to exit at West Ruislip on that HS2 Approved Lorry Route.
HS2/SCS will be building the Embankments to the required height using machinery for delivery and placement of material and the compaction of placed material will be carried out using vibratory rollers.
LBH will be keeping close tabs on the lorry movements during these works.
Planning updates to 18-11-2024
Latest HS2 updates
HS2 Works Notification: Overnight weekend road closures on Harvil Road
We need to carry out checks on some welded parts of the new Harvil Road bridge over the Chiltern Line. To ensure the safety of both the operatives and rail users, the work will take place when no trains are operating on the Chiltern Line.
We will carry out an audit and inspection overnight from 9pm to 6am starting on the following dates:
- Saturday 23 November 2024
- Saturday 30 November 2024
- Saturday 7 December 2024
- Saturday 14 December 2024
Harvil Road will be closed overnight from 9pm to 6am on the above dates to allow the works to be carried out safely.
These activities are non-intrusive, with a minimal noise level expected ensuring that any disruption is kept to a minimum.
Have your say on health services
| We have been asked to circulate this by Healthwatch Hillingdon, the health and social care champion for the borough. that can be found in chequers square in the pavilions which are conducting a survey to gather community feedback on accessing general practice (GP) services in the area. Its aim is to understand residents’ experiences and preferences regarding GP access, which will help shape recommendations to improve these services based on the community’s needs. The survey offers residents the opportunity to share their recent experiences and priorities for accessing GP services. By collecting a wide range of insights, It hopes to inform changes that can make GP services more accessible and responsive to the community. This email includes a link to an article providing further information about the survey, along with the survey link itself. The survey is brief and anonymous, and all responses will contribute to a clearer understanding of community perspectives on GP access. Please note that the survey will remain open until 31 December 2024, as Healthwatch Hillingdon will begin analysing responses in early January. Survey Article: https://healthwatchhillingdon.org.uk/news/2024-01-12/what-your-experience-accessing-gp-services Survey: https://healthwatchhillingdon.org.uk/gp-access-and-experience |
Ickenham Residents' Association 