Update: tower crane installation at Old Oak Common re-scheduled to 1-2 July

What we are doing

We previously informed you that the tower crane delivery and installation to take place over weekend of 24 and 25 June. This work has been delayed and re-scheduled to the weekend of 1 and 2 of July.

Mobile crane delivery

Over the weekend of 1 and 2 July, we will build a seventh tower crane at Old Oak Common.  This tower crane will be built using a mobile crane which will be delivered to site on Saturday 1 July.

The mobile crane will be delivered by four large articulated trucks that will travel along the A40 and up Victoria Road, passing the Atlas Road roundabout to 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 at approximately 4am and be set-up between 4am and 8am. Once the mobile crane has finished building the tower crane, it will be taken down and removed from the site. This will take place on 11June between 6pm and 10pm.

Tower crane installation
The tower crane will be installed on the 1 to the 2 of July from 8am – 6pm. It will be operational during normal working hours from 26 June onwards.

There is a possibility that bad weather conditions or program changes could impact the tower crane installation date. If this happens, installation will take place later in the week and we will notify you about this change.

Operatives installing 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.

The crane will be installed so that it does not overlook the public highway or any homes. During the assembly of the tower crane, operatives might be visible walking on the crane. All works for the tower crane installation will be carried out from within the site boundary.

The tower crane works are expected to be completed in 2026. This work will cause minimal noise, and we do not expect this to be disruptive for the local community.

How will we reduce disruption to the local community?

We know that on previous occasions local residents have been disrupted by early morning deliveries and we want to do everything in our power to ensure that this delivery does not disturb our neighbours. We have taken your concerns onboard and will be implementing the following measures to minimise the impact of this work:

• The drivers of the trucks have been briefed to not make any noise including sounding horns, banging truck doors, talking loudly or leaving engines idling.
• The suppliers, both on site and involved with the delivery process, will be briefed a day before the delivery to remind them that silence is essential.
• The security personnel and traffic marshals will be briefed to ensure that the vehicles are given quick and silent access to the site.
• Upon arrival, the delivery vehicles will be directed away from the site entrance and to a point that is as far away from residential homes as possible.
• During out of hours work, the operatives working to set up the mobile crane will communicate using hand gestures.
• The only sound that is anticipated is the sound of the crane’s engine as it is erected. This is not expected to cause any disruption.

For further details and location map please see notification below

Download information relating to these works

• Update notice of crane installation at Old Oak Common

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• Old Oak and North Acton

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