Notice: Sheet piling work in the Adelaide Road site

What we are doing

We have previously written to you advising that we are planning to carry
out sheet piling works in our Adelaide Road site. We are writing to you
now with more information about these works.

We are planning to carry out piling works at our Adelaide Road site in
Camden from 24 November until 30 April 2022. These works are
needed to stabilise the ground and protect the Network Rail tracks while
we build a ventilation shaft at this site.

Our piling method
Sheet piles are commonly used for retaining walls and underground
structures to provide stability and support during excavation works.
These are sections of sheet metal with interlocking edges that are
pushed into the ground along an area where future excavation work will
take place. When arranged side by side, the sheet piles form a wall to
provide permanent or temporary earth support.
We will install 275 piles to form a 200 metre wall within our Adelaide
Road site boundary The sheet piles will be up to 16 metres deep and up
to 700mm wide.

To minimise disruption to local residents during these works, we are
planning to use a silent piling method, called Silent Giken, to push the
sheet piles into position. This means that the sheet piles can be installed
with reduced noise and vibration. This is often called press piling or
vibration-free piling, which uses the reaction from previously installed
piles to install the adjacent sheet piles. You may experience a short
period of increased construction noise.

Download information relating to these works

• Notice of sheet Piling works on Adelaide Road

Find out more about

• Camden

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]