Notice of piling works – Curzon Street site
Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Ar-No-N1-Prog-works-33-20/08/2021
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Location
- Birmingham, Curzon Street
- Worksite Name
- Curzon Station
- Contractor
- BBV JV
- Type of works
- Ground investigations
- Estimated Start Date
- 13/09/2021
- Estimated End Date
- 28/02/2022
What we are doing
We will be starting piling works on our Curzon Street site on Monday 13 September, these works will be ongoing until February 2022.
We need to install metal piles to stabilise the ground whilst we build the new Curzon Number 3 and Lawley Middleway viaducts on the site. These viaducts will link the HS2 line to the new purpose-built Curzon Street Station. Piling works are therefore the start of the permanent construction works on the site.
Bored piles are used to form a foundation that provides support for structures by distributing the weight of the structure evenly across the ground. To install the piles will use a piling machine to drill a vertical hole deep into the ground. We will then lower the reinforced steel into the hole using a crane before filling the hole with concrete and finally capping them at ground level with a beam.
Noise and dust will be carefully managed throughout. Noise and vibration monitoring will be in place during these works. We will also use water sprays to reduce dust generated by construction activities.
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