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HS2 Works Notification: Update – Public Rights of Way Closures in Wendover, Ellesborough and Stoke Mandeville

Work item: HS2-MW-EK-Ph1-Ar-Ce-C2-Prog-works-3-09/08/2022

Work Item Summary

Project Phase
Phase 1
Region
Buckinghamshire
Location
Wendover
Contractor
EKFB JV
Type of works
Footpath closures, Footpath diversion
Estimated Start Date
20/06/2022
Estimated End Date
31/12/2022

What we are doing

In November, as part of our preparatory works and for the safety of the public, we closed some Public Rights of Way (PRoW) in the area between Wendover and Stoke Mandeville.

We are updating the notification to include a change to the closure of WEN54/1 and WEN/55/1. We are extending this closure by a short distance over the bridge as we will be installing a new water main for our batching plant.

Footpaths which are located close to or that cross the construction sites, must be closed and diverted. This is in the interest of safety for all users of these Public Rights of Way.

The footpath closures are required to support the construction of our internal site access road, the temporary Nash Lee Road diversion, the Wendover Green Tunnel as well as the HS2 line itself.

We will be extending the closure area of WEN54/1 and WEN/55/1 from Monday 20 June 2022 up to The Bridleways until further notice. Once the works are completed the extent of the closure will be reduced and the footpath across Folly Bridge will remain closed.

To ensure the safety of pedestrians while maintaining connectivity for the local community, we will introduce marshalled crossing points on some of these footpaths for as long as we can until they are closed.

Closure notices for these PRoW’s will be signposted. The permanent realignments of these footpaths are expected to be completed in 2024.

Download information relating to these works

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