Notice of water main diversion – A51, Tamworth Road, Whittington WS14 9PW
Work item: HS2-MW-UT-Ph1-Ar-No-N2-UT-18-24/01/2024
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Staffordshire, West Midlands
- Location
- Whittington
- Contractor
- South Staffs Water
- Type of works
- Utility works / surveys
- Estimated Start Date
- 19/02/2024
- Estimated End Date
- 30/11/2024
What we are doing
Updated Notice*
The next stage of the programme will involve excavation and pipelaying within the verge of the A51 near the existing HS2 compound. To undertake this section of the works safely we will require temporary multi-way traffic lights.
The temporary traffic lights will be in place on 13 May 2024 and works are expected to last until 31 May 2024. All the works will be undertaken between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am and 1.00pm Saturday.
An additional team will also progress the works in the fields to the south of the A51. In order to expedite these connection works, you will see some of our teams working during the weekend. By doing so this will allow us to finish the overall project programme several weeks early.*
South Staffs Water will be carrying out the diversion of an existing water main.
Works will be undertaken initially within fields to the south of the A51, Tamworth Road, Whittington WS14 9PW. During the later stages of the programme the works will involve excavation and pipelaying within the verge of the A51 near the existing HS2 compound.
The work is planned to start on 19 February 2024 and is expected to last until November 2024. All the works will be undertaken between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am and 1.00pm Saturday.
You may notice a few more vehicles on the surrounding roads bringing equipment and materials into our work site. We have reduced the amount of vehicle movements as surplus excavated material from our pipe trenches will remain on site to be utilised for embankments for the new railway.
Access to site for all vehicles will be via the existing site access off the A51.
We have designed our works to avoid disruption to the water supplies of our customers.
Download information relating to these works
- Notice of water main diversion – A51, Tamworth Road, Whittington WS14 9PW
- Updated notice of water main diversion – A51, Tamworth Road, Whittington WS14 9PW
Find out more about
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]