Notice of piling works near A446 Lichfield Road, Coleshill

What we are doing

We will be starting piling works within our working areas, near the A446 Lichfield Road, Coleshill. These works are set to begin throughout November and December 2022, with the piling works set to be complete by June 2023. We will stop piling works from Friday 23 December 2022 and begin works again from Monday 3 January 2023.

We need to install bored piles to stabilise the ground whilst we build the Water Orton Viaducts and Chattle Hill Structure. The Water Orton Viaducts will carry the north chord of the HS2 trainline line over the M42, the existing Birmingham to Leicester trainline, the A446 and the River Tame. The Chattle Hill Structure also carries the railway over the A446, but as part of the HS2 mainline.

Bored piles are used to form a foundation that provides support for structures by distributing their weight 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. As we carry out this work you may notice deliveries of materials, construction equipment and machinery.

Noise and dust will be carefully managed throughout, with noise, dust and vibration monitoring in place throughout these works.

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• Notice of piling works near A446 Lichfield Road, Coleshill

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