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HS2 Updates:

1 Breakspear Road South junction Fine Bush Lane 3-Way Traffic Lights (Mon 28/10 to Sat 02/11
2 RIVER PINN REALIGNMENT UPDATE
3 Breakspear Rd South – Road Closure under Railway Bridge for Culvert Replacement – Sat 05/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 (3 Week Road Closure)

1 Breakspear Road South junction Fine Bush Lane 3-Way Traffic Lights (Mon 28/10 to Sat 02/11 – Daytime only 8am to 6pm)
These works have been agreed by LBH with the new dates coinciding with the School Half-Term w/c Mon 28/10 until Sat 02/11 – full details below:
• 3-Way Traffic Lights by junction of Breakspear Road South & Fine Bush Lane
o LBH consent to these works taking place during the next School Half-Term from Mon 28/10 to Sat 02/11
o Traffic Management during the day on Breakspear Road South (8am to 6pm only).
HS2/SCS to carry out works to clear the existing Culvert and connect the HDPE pipe into the Culvert, which HS2/SCS would like to complete whilst the weather is relatively dry and prior to it turning for Winter. This is part of the permanent drainage for the Northern Sustainable Placement Area (NSPA) located in the fields between Newyears Green Lane and Breakspear Rd South.

2 RIVER PINN REALIGNMENT UPDATE
What work is taking place?
We wrote to you in May to let you know the details of the River Pinn realignment works from 23 May to 16 October 2024. These works are ongoing, however, due to the exceptionally wet weather in September, we need additional time to complete them, which will now take place until 2 November 2024.
The scope of works includes:

• installing a dam and over pumping system to create a dry working environment to realign a section of the river.
• forming a new channel along the consented route for the river realignment. This will include all the necessary aquatic features, and measures to preserve existing wildlife in the river.
  We are sorry for any disruption or inconvenience these works may cause. Every effort is being taken to ensure that these works are carried out in the least impactful way. We will ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.
  Duration of works 16 October to 2 November 2024
  Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm
  We may be on site for an hour before the start and/or end of each shift
  What to expect
  Noisy works will be completed during core hours
  What we will do
  Monitor our work methods and minimise disruption to residents. Put acoustic enclosures in place to reduce noise from the works site
  
• 3 Breakspear Rd South – Road Closure under Railway Bridge for Culvert Replacement – Sat 05/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 (3 Week Road Closure)
  Following on from the Trial Holes under a 2 Week Road Closure from 29/07 to 11/08 HS2/SCS have finalised their design for the new Culvert to be installed near to the Chiltern Line Bridge on Breakspear Road South.
  There will need to be a final Road Closure of 3 Weeks in duration to install the new Culvert and following talks between LBH and HS2/SCS it has been agreed that these works will now take place at Easter 2025. With a Road Closure of this length of time whenever it is programmed in will result in traffic disruption on local roads but LBH will work with HS2/SCS to minimise this as much as is possible.
  Schedule of works:
  • Sat 05/04/25 to Sun 27/04/25 = 3 Week Road Closure (which would be the 2 weeks of the School Holidays plus 1 week afterwards)
  • LBH School Easter Holidays = start Fri 04/04 – back to School on Tue 22/04
  • Good Friday = 18/04 / Easter Sunday = 20/04 / Easter Monday = 21/04
  With the School Holidays taking place from 04/04 to 22/04 the only works taking place outside of the School Holiday period would be the final week from Tue 22/04 to Sun 27/04 (4 normal School days plus Saturday & Sunday).

From LBH

Our new campaign to tackle contamination
On Monday (14 October) we’re launching our new campaign to further reduce contamination in dry mixed recycling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Ed15IYpjw
The ‘Top of the Contaminants’ campaign asks you to ‘just take two seconds to check your recycling’, by highlighting the misplaced items most commonly found by our crews during kerbside collections.
Contamination occurs when items which can’t be recycled are put out in your clear bag for collection. If too much contamination is present, it can mean all the recycling is sent to general waste instead.
If you’ve been putting any of the items in our top five (see video above) into your clear bag, it’s time to double-check how to dispose of them and help get Hillingdon up the charts for good recycling.
if the link does not work the top 5 not to recycle are
1 food
2 clothes and textiles
3 nappies and sanitary products
4 polystyrene
5 crisp packets

Changes to winter garden waste collections
From December, the council’s garden waste collections will change from weekly to fortnightly for the winter.
This change reflects recent data that shows usage by residents halves during these months. It will also help the council reduce its carbon footprint by reducing lorry journeys and vehicle emissions.
Weekly collections will return in March 2025.

Are there hidden batteries in your recycling?
Hidden batteries, found in things like rechargeable headphones, electric toothbrushes and mobile phones can’t be recycled and can still carry enough charge to start a fire, even when empty.
Recently a fire badly damaged one of our refuse trucks and was most likely caused by a battery being crushed, so make sure you dispose of unwanted small electricals the right way.
If you book a free textiles collection through our partner Traid, they will also take away any electrical items you no longer need at the same time.
We also offer facilities for recycling small electricals for free in all of our libraries. To keep everyone safe, pop your unwanted small electricals in the bright pink wheelie bins you’ll find in each branch.

More info from HS2 on half term closure

Duration of works
Monday 28 October to Saturday 2 November 2024 from 8am to 6pm
What to expect
Temporary traffic management including 3-Way traffic lights in place
Operatives in the work area, as well as pipe connection equipment
Your utility services will not be affected
What we will do
Maintain access to your property at all times
Keep disruption to a minimum