Notice of tower installation for the conveyor
Work item: HS2-MW-BBVS-Ph1-OOC-St-S4-Ex-Mat-34-06/12/2021
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Old Oak and North Acton
- Location
- Adelaide Road
- Contractor
- SCS JV
- Type of works
- Construction
- Estimated Start Date
- 13/12/2021
- Estimated End Date
- 05/02/2022
What we are doing
Installation of two towers to support conveyor over Old Oak Common Lane
As part of the conveyor construction, we will install two towers to support the conveyor structure that is going to be lifted into place over Old Oak Common Lane.
The installation of the first tower will begin on 13 December 2021 and take three weeks. This tower will be situated within the Old Oak Common Station site’s west box (see map on page 3) and reach 18 metres in height. From 4 January 2022, the second steel tower will be installed in the satellite site to the south of Wells House Road (see map on page 3). The tower will initially only reach 5 metres high.
An additional 13 metre section will be assembled at ground level and lifted into place at the same time as the conveyor is fitted over Old Oak Common Lane, taking the tower to 18 metres high. The towers will be installed using a 60 tonne crane and Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWPs), allowing the site team to work at height. There will be some construction noise from the tower works, including the use of hand tools such as drills and occasional hammering.
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