Update 31 July 2021: Notice of survey works at Hanchurch Interchange (M6 junction 15/A500)

What we are doing

We will be carrying out surveys and investigating ground conditions in your area

HS2 Ltd is proposing changes to Hanchurch Interchange to help manage traffic flows during the construction of HS2. To inform the design of these changes, Balfour Beatty will carry out surveys and ground investigation work.

During May and July, we provided Advanced Work Notifications giving details of ground investigations taking place on the on land either side of the A500, the A519 Newcastle Road and Clayton Road. This latest Advanced Work Notification provides an update to that work, which started in July. It also gives additional traffic management and road closures details, which we need to complete our work.

The initial survey works will continue to be ‘non-intrusive’. They will include highway walk-over, drainage and environmental surveys.

The ground investigation ‘intrusive’ work will follow. We will use drilling rig equipment and excavators to drill ‘boreholes’ in the ground and take samples for analysis. We will also dig shallow ‘trial pits’ to study ground conditions. We will need to remove some vegetation before the investigations start.

We will carry out the ‘non-intrusive’ surveys and ground investigation work in four phases. We expect to complete all works over a 12-week period.

From 9 August to 3 October, we will carry out the work during the night.

We will carry out work on the A519 Newcastle Road and Clayton Road during the day on consecutive Sundays from 22 August to 3 October (excluding the Bank Holiday weekend).

How will this affect you?

To carry out the overnight ground investigation works safely, we need some road and lane closures.

This will include full overnight closures of the M6 junction 15 entry and exit slip roads on the following dates, subject to consents:

• Friday 13 August – M6 junction 15 northbound entry and exit slip road closures required for survey works.
• Monday 16 August – M6 junction 15 southbound entry slip road closure required for survey works.
• Monday 27 September to Friday 1 October – overnight M6 junction 15 southbound entry slip road closure for 5 nights for ground investigation works.
We will also put some temporary traffic signals on Trentham Road/Newcastle Road.

During our Sunday daytime works on A519 Newcastle Road and Clayton Road, we will need to close the northbound carriageway on the following dates from 8am to 4pm:
• Sunday 22 August – Newcastle Road northbound carriageway closed.
• Sunday 5 September – Newcastle Road northbound carriageway closed, and Clayton Road northbound carriageway closed.
• Sunday 12 September – Newcastle Road northbound carriageway closed, and Clayton Road northbound carriageway closed.
• Sunday 19 September – Newcastle Road southbound carriageway closed, and 5-way lights on Whitmore Road Junction.
• Sunday 26 September – Newcastle Road northbound carriageway closed, and Clayton Road northbound carriageway closed. 5-way lights on Whitmore Road Junction.
• Sunday 3 October – Clayton Road closed in both directions and 5-way lights on Whitmore Road Junction.
During all closures, we will put signed diversion routes in place. We will also maintain access to properties while we carry out the work.

While there may be some low-level noise and lane restrictions in place, we will aim to minimise the disruption to local people. We will install sound barriers around the perimeter of the drilling equipment to reduce noise levels.

During each phase of ground investigation works, we do not expect the drilling to last more than two consecutive evenings at any location.

Download information relating to these works

• Update 31 July 2021: Notice of survey works at Hanchurch Interchange (M6 junction 15/A500)

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