Notice of ecological and archaeological surveys in Yarlet
Work item: HS2-EW-UT-Ph2a-UT-8-25/03/2022
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 2a
- Region
- Staffordshire
- Location
- Yarlet
- Worksite Name
- Yarlet
- Contractor
- National Grid
- Type of works
- Archaeology
- Estimated Start Date
- 29/04/2022
- Estimated End Date
- 26/08/2022
What we are doing
National Grid is legally required to move a number of overhead electricity lines, pylons and gas pipelines along the HS2 route to allow for the build and operation of the new railway.
As you may be aware, the new HS2 railway will pass above one of our existing gas pipelines in Yarlet. We’ll divert the pipeline in 2023, so it can continue to operate safely and reliably. To ensure we have a better understanding of the surrounding area, our contractor, Wood, will carry out ecological surveys in the vicinity of Yarlet. They’ll periodically visit the site from the end of April, for a day at a time, for around four months. They’ll also carry out archaeological surveys from early to mid-May, which we expect will take around three weeks.
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