HS2 Works Notification: Break from highway, A418 Oxford Road update

What we are doing

As part of our continued preparatory works, it is necessary to create a break from highway on the A418 Oxford Road. These works are expected to take approximately two weeks. There will be temporary traffic management while these works are completed.

This break from highway will allow our construction traffic to cross the A418 from our work areas. There will be a traffic light control system in place which will allow safe interface with the public highway. It will also be necessary to remove some further vegetation around these works.

In December, EKFB will be carrying out some engineering work forming concrete foundations known as ‘piles’, this is in advanced of the bridge construction on the A418 realignment. The piling works are expected to take approximately two to three weeks and will be undertaken during our core working hours, 8.00am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. Once completed the bridge will take traffic over the HS2 line.

Works to construct our break from highway will be from Monday, 22 November to Friday 10 December. We will also have traffic management in place from Monday, 22 November. To reduce disruption as much as possible, traffic management will only be introduced off peak between the hours of 9.30am-3.30pm, Monday to Friday.

Our piling works for the A418 compound are expected to start on Monday 13 December, if we are unable to complete the works before Christmas they will be stopped and finished in early January.

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• Break from highway, A418 Oxford Road update

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]