Tower crane installation at Old Oak Common
Work item: HS2-MW-BBVS-Ph1-OOC-St-S4-CR-07-23/09/2024
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Old Oak and North Acton
- Location
- Old Oak Common
- Worksite Name
- Old Oak Common
- Contractor
- BBVS JV
- Type of works
- Crane installation
- Estimated Start Date
- 07/12/2024
- Estimated End Date
- 08/12/2024
What we are doing
As works progress on the Old Oak Common site, on the weekend of Saturday, 7 and Sunday, 8 December 2024, we need to dismantle one of the tower cranes. This tower crane will be dismantled using a mobile crane which will be delivered to site early morning on Saturday, 7 December.
Mobile crane delivery
The mobile crane will be delivered by six articulated trucks that will travel along the A40 and up Victoria Road. They will pass the Atlas Road roundabout and arrive on Old Oak Common Lane. Due to the size of the trucks, the deliveries cannot take place during normal working hours.
The mobile crane will arrive on site around 4am (as they will not be permitted to drive on public roads any time after 6am) and will be rigged up between 04:30 am and 08:00 am. Once the mobile crane has finished removing the tower crane, it will be taken down and removed from the site. This will take place on 8 December between 6pm and 10pm.
Tower Crane Installation
The tower crane will be dismantled between Saturday, 7 and Sunday, 8 December between 8am – 6pm. There is a possibility that bad weather conditions or program changes may impact the tower crane dismantle date. If this happens, dismantling will take place later in the week and we will notify you about this change.
Operatives dismantling the crane will use hand signals to communicate and the only sound that should be heard will be the crane’s engine when it is in operation, during works that are taking place out of normal working hours.
The crane will be dismantled so that it does not overlook the public highway or any homes. During the dismantling of the tower crane, operatives may be visible walking on the crane. Please do not be alarmed, this is a normal part of the dismantling. All of these works will be carried out from within the site boundary.
Please be aware that during early 2025, there will be a series of tower crane dismantles on the Old Oak Common Site. We will update you via the HS2 website, closer to the time with further details, including times and dates.
For further details please follow the link to the notification below.
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