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Notice of archaeology works on land off Marston Lane, Marston

Work item: HS2-EW-BB-Ph2a-Prog-works-42-17/3/22

Work Item Summary

Project Phase
Phase 2a
Region
Staffordshire
Location
Marston Lane
Worksite Name
Marston Lane
Contractor
Balfour Beatty
Type of works
Archaeology, Environmental mitigation works
Estimated Start Date
04/04/2022
Estimated End Date
20/05/2022

What we are doing

At land to the north of Marston Lane, Marston, we will be creating ecological mitigation ponds surrounded by grassland habitat creation. We will use ecological mitigation ponds to relocate any protected species such as great crested newts before we need to remove any other habitats.

Before we start to construct the ponds, we need to excavate some archaeological trial trenches. These are to help us understand if there are any archaeological features or natural geological deposits, that we need to be aware of before we start any other work.

We will use a mechanical excavator to dig the trenches. No further excavation takes place at this stage.

When the work will take place

We will start the excavation work on 4 April. We will begin the work to create the ponds themselves once we have carried out the archaeological work. This will be ongoing throughout the year.

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