Update: Demolition of bridge support walls on Old Oak Common Lane

What we are doing

Weekend road closure for demolition and removal of Wycombe bridge supports – 10pm Friday 17 April to 5am Monday 20 April

The railway bridges on Old Oak Common Lane between our site entrance and Minster in the south are gradually all being demolished and will be rebuilt as part of the programme to construct Old Oak Common station. The new bridges will carry the realigned Great Western Main Line and other railways into the station. This work will take place during a weekend road closure of Old Oak Common Lane. We will work over three nightshifts and two dayshifts.

Vehicles accessing Wells House Road between Friday 17 and Monday 20 April should enter and leave from the north, near the Atlas Road roundabout. We will also be working to the north of Wells House Road on Sunday 19 April, but our team will pause activity to allow access for resident and visitor vehicles. Pedestrian access will stay open along the whole length of Old Oak Common Lane while the works take place. We will remove site hoarding over the night of Friday 17 April. The demolition works will start on Saturday 18 April at 9am.

Additional work taking place during the road closures – Sunday 19 April, 8am – 5pm

While the road closure is in place we will also be renewing white lines and road markings on the section of Old Oak Common Lane by Minster, south of the bridges.

Works taking place at 51 Wells House Road Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 April, 9am – 5pm

Local residents may notice some work taking place in the garden of 51 Wells House Road. A team will be removing vegetation and installing a fence in preparation for surveying work. The results from these surveys will help with the structural design of the stairs on Wells House Road. Access to the garden will be from Old Oak Common Lane, via a scaffold which will be installed during this road closure. The team will be doing as much work by hand as possible to minimise noise.

HS2 is undergoing a comprehensive reset to ensure it can be built efficiently and for the lowest reasonable cost. This work is being carried out in stages and will be completed in 2026. We will provide you with updates on the reset and what this means for our plans to build the railway in your area.

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• Update: Demolition of bridge support walls on Old Oak Common Lane

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