HS2 Works Notification: Green tunnel segment delivery, Chipping Warden update
Work item: HS2-MW-EK-Ph1-Ar-Ce-C2-Prog-works-30-08/08/2022
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Northamptonshire
- Location
- Chipping Warden, Wardington
- Contractor
- EKFB JV
- Type of works
- Lane closure, Large load delivery/collections, Traffic management
- Estimated Start Date
- 02/10/2022
- Estimated End Date
- 24/11/2024
What we are doing
In Chipping Warden, we are constructing the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel.
Since July, we have successfully delivered our tunnel segments without the need for any traffic management. We will soon be receiving the delivery of a particularly wide precast tunnel segment. This segment, which includes some additional design features, will require a lane closure for the safety of road users.
We will require a southbound carriageway closure of the A361 to allow the wide load to safely pass through the narrow sections of highway near Wardington. This will be the same closure area that we required earlier in the year for our first deliveries.
To safely deliver this abnormal load, the southbound carriageway of the A361 will be closed off-peak, 5.00am to 9.00am, on Sunday 20 November 2022. It is likely that the road will open earlier, depending on progress, and may be open before 07:00am.
If we are unable to deliver on that date, we will, as a contingency, carry out the same closure on Sunday 27 November 2022.
Construction of the tunnel is expected to be fully complete in 2024.
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