Harvil Road closure reminder

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From Ickenham Residents. Harvil Road Final Road Closure – confirmed dates – 08/01/24 to 28/01/24
 
HS2/SCS have confirmed the dates for the Harvil Road Final Closures to complete the Realignment will now be from Mon 08/01/24 until Sun 28/01/24.
The Road Closure is split into 2 Phases: Phase 1 = Mon 08/01/24 to Sun 14/01/24 – 1 Week Road Closure at Skip Lane side Phase 2 = Mon 15/01/24 to Sun 28/01/24 – 2 Week Road Closure at Dogs Trust side The Road Closures have been planned so there remains Access for the Skip Lane Businesses and the CERTAS Oil Depot at all times which is achieved by splitting down the Road Closure into 2 smaller parts.
 
Phase 1 – Road Closure at Skip Lane – Mon 08/01/24 to Sun 14/01/24 Access for Skip Lane & Oil Depot from Dogs Trust side Please note there will also be Temporary Traffic Lights on the section between Dogs Trust & Skip Lane during the Road Closure  Civils Works Skip Lane Hillingdon street lighting works (excavation, ducting, sleeves, pavement, post installation) Electrical installation Road Drainage works / Tie-in works Traffic island construction Road marking & signage Kerb and pavement works Fencing  




 
 
Phase 2 – Road Closure at Dogs Trust – Mon 15/01/24 to Sun 28/01/24 Access for Skip Lane & Oil Depot from Swakeleys Road/Harvil Rd Please note there will also be Temporary Traffic Lights on the section between Shorthill Cottage & Skip Lane during the Road Closure  Civils Works Skip Lane Traffic Management re-arrangement Skip Lane sheetpiles cutting Road Drainage works / Tie-in works Earthworks – Backfill  Civils Works Dogs Trust Hillingdon street lighting works (excavation, ducting, sleeves, pavement, post installation) Electrical installation Traffic island construction Surfacing / Road Construction Kerb and pavement works Road marking Safety barriers & Fencing installation  

 

Bus Route U9 Diversion during Harvil Road Closures
 
TfL have confirmed that Bus Route U9 will run on Diversion during the Harvil Road Closures in Jan 2024.
 
A full Timetable will be in operation but the Buses will leave Uxbridge and go as far as A40 Swakeleys Roundabout before beginning their Diversion along the A40 to Denham Roundabout, then along the A412 North Orbital Road, then onto Moorfield Road, then Moorhall Road and then finally onto Harvil Road and continuing on the normal Bus Route towards Harefield.
   

Ickenham ward surgery

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from Cllr Lavery

The Ickenham Library ward surgery has now been running for several months. We are still seeing a very low attendance.
We have therefore decided to revert to our previous practice of seeing residents face to face (if required )by appointment. The majority of queries we receive are via email or telephone.
If there are any queries please contact me.01895 250659

TfL strikes

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From TfL
Planned strike action will affect Tube services between Sunday 7 and Friday 12 January. If the strike action goes ahead:
• On Sunday 7 January, Tube services will close earlier than normal. Customers are advised to complete Tube journeys by 17:30
• From Monday 8 until Thursday 11 January, severe disruption is expected, with little to no service expected to run
• On Friday 12 January, Tube services will start later than normal with a good service expected by midday
London Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR, tram, bus and National Rail services are not involved in this strike action. Some services will be much busier than normal and affected by station closures where stations also serve London Underground lines. Queuing and one-way systems may be in place.

Plan ahead, check before you travel and leave more time for your journey.
For full details on strikes, visit our website

You may find it easier to walk or cycle some journeys. Our website has information on cycling in London, including our Santander Cycle Hire cycles and our cycleway routes, and walking options for journeys in zone one.

We are sorry for the disruption to your journey.

waste and recycling update

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Recycle old, broken small electricals in a library near you

Don’t know what to do with your old electric toothbrush, hair styling appliances, Christmas lights or other small household electricals?

Pop along to one of our participating libraries where you can put old, broken small electricals in the pink collection bin, and we’ll recycle them for you. Ickenham is on the list

Find a participating library

HS2 Christmas working hours

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Confirmation of HS2 Working Hours over Christmas and New Year period

Please note that the HS2 Sites in Hillingdon will be closed over the Christmas and

New Year period for both HS2 Contractors SCS and Align. Further details below:

HS2/SCS

Close on Fri 22/12/23 to Tue 02/01/24

-Following LBH Sites: West Ruislip Portal, Breakspear Rd South, Newyears

Green Lane (NSPA), SSPA, Harvil Rd Gate 1 (Treatment Area), Harvil Rd

Gate 2 (Copthall Tunnel)

–Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period

-Return to work with a safety day on Tue 02/01/24

Close on Day Shift of Sat 23/12 to Late Shift on 03/01/24

-Tunnelling Team – includes TBMs and all above ground activities such as

Conveyors

-Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period

-Return to work Late Shift on Wed 03/01/24

HS2/Align

Close on Fri 22/12/23 to Tue 02/01/24

-Construction of Colne Valley Viaduct

-Skeleton crew throughout Christmas period for maintenance, Site safety and security

-Return to work on Tue 02/01/24

Uxbridge Library proposals

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From Ickenham Residents.

the council has deferred taking the Uxbridge library move proposal to cabinet to allow for a period of public engagement. This consists of email feedback to: librarycontact@hillingdon.gov.uk i.e. we have a chance to register objections, or it will be assumed we have none. The more emails the council receives will make the residents position clearer. So can I ask you to share this with all those that are likely to take an interest in Uxbridge library?

The council project leader for the library has said he is not aware of any other mechanism such as a public consultation. So. to register an opinion, an email needs to be sent to the above address. This should include reasons, which the council can consider. I’m suggesting emails go to both the library contact and to your local ward councillor, because at the full council meeting voting on the library was split along party lines, with the  Conservatives for the proposed move and Labour against. Our councillors’ emails are available at https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=13412& search on ickenham and South Harefield ward The council officer leading this project and has made it clear that the information they have provided is all they have at the moment. So there is no proposed home for the history and archive section. This information from the contractors plan be found at: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/uxbridge-library-relocation Our assumption is that emails need to be in by the end of December for them to be assessed, a report written and for this to be digested by the councillors, prior to cabinet.

Moorhall Road Closure 3rd Jan

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from HS2

What we are doing

The Colne Valley Viaduct crossed Moorhall Road in August this year. We now need to install some safety railing on either side of the viaduct. To ensure this work is done safely we will need to close Moorhall Road at the location of the viaduct, between the River Garden Public House and the junction with Link Way and Savay Lane. Access will be maintained for residents. The public footpath will remain open with some minor diversions.

The closure is early in the morning of Wednesday 3 January 2024 between 1am and 5am.


Harvil Road changes

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Harvil Rd – Update on Water Commissioning works  
The Water Samples HS2/SCS sent off to Affinity Water recently to get the new Water Main cleared for Commissioning to the Live Network have been returned as successful so the Water Main can now be commissioned to the Affinity Water Network.
 
To achieve this HS2/SCS will put up temporary Traffic Management on Harvil Rd near the Dogs Trust on Mon 18/12 between 10am and 11am so operatives can access the new Water Valves and activate the new Main. Please note this activity was supposed to take place on Fri 08/12 but moved to Thur 14/12 at the request of HS2/SCS.
 
These works will be done using Stop n Go Boards to keep disruption to as minimum as is possible, and we expect the work to take less than the 1 hour period requested (about 15 to 20 mins).
Newyears Green Lane Road Closure for Conveyor Removal – Mon 12/02/24 until Sun 18/02/24
 
HS2/SCS are planning a Road Closure of Newyears Green Lane from Mon 12/02/24 until Sun 18/02/24 while they remove the Conveyor that currently oversails Newyears Green Lane between the NSPA and Copthall North Sites.
 
These works have been scheduled to take place during the School Half-Term Holidays (w/c 12/02/24) so that disruption to the Road Network can be reduced.
 
HS2/SCS have requested a full 6 days to complete these works as the removal can only be done if the weather conditions allow a Crane to remove the Conveyor, but LBH have requested that these works be expedited as quickly as possible so that the Road Closure may not require all 6 days.
 
 the Diversion Route will be down Harvil Rd, Swakeleys Rd, Breakspear Rd South (and vice versa).
 
The Hillingdon Refuse & Recycling Centre will be open as usual with access via Harvil Road only during this Road Closure.