Maintenance of monitoring equipment installed, Old Oak Common
Work item: HS2-SCS-25-1284
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Old Oak and North Acton
- Location
- Wells House Road
- Worksite Name
- Old Oak Common
- Contractor
- SCS JV
- Type of works
- Maintenance work, Monitoring equipment
- Estimated Start Date
- 15/09/2025
- Estimated End Date
- 30/09/2028
What we are doing
Safe stop down to SCS works from 10 October
Safety is our number one priority at HS2. Following an incident that occurred at the Green Park Way site in Ealing, works are being safely halted across the London Tunnels section of the route, including sites in Camden. While no workers were physically harmed, our contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, is undertaking a comprehensive review of safety procedures and leadership on their sites before a safe restart can take place.
Works will be brought to a safe stop and will remain on hold until we’re satisfied that all appropriate measures are in place to protect the workforce. We anticipate the review may take a number of weeks depending on the area and the type of work involved.
We will provide details on when the safe stop will be in place over the course of the next week.
We will be carrying out ad hoc maintenance when required and this will be ongoing till September 2028 of the monitoring equipment installed on the Network Rail land behind 157 to 167 Wells House Road and Kildun Court.
We will be using hand tools, and you may notice workers in the area carrying equipment to the works location. The monitoring equipment installed at this location will allow us to monitor ground movement from the Old Oak Common Tunnel and safeguard residential properties in advance of tunnelling works.
Access for the maintenance to the monitoring equipment will be through the Network Rail access gate.
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