Update of works upcoming on Old Oak Common Lane

What we are doing

Crane delivery
Due to programme changes, the crane delivery will not take place over the weekend of 12 and 13 November. Over the next couple of weeks, a crane will be delivered to site between 8.00-8.30am. We will provide a further update to confirm the date. As the crane is an abnormal load it will be escorted to site via Victoria Road and onto Old Oak Common Lane.
The crane will drive into the lane closure currently outside The Nadi Centre and into the work area. During this time the lights on Old Oak Common Lane will all be set to red for approximately 15 minutes. This is for the safety of the public and to allow the safe arrival of the crane. We will have additional traffic marshals to assist with the delivery of the crane. The crane will be used to install temporary works for the new substation and for the Crossrail depot works.

A smaller crane will also be delivered within the same works area. It will be installing sheet piles to support the area. Please see the map on page 3, for the location of these works

Piling activity
Follwing on from the crane delivery, sheet piles will be installed and will take approximately four weeks to complete. The method of the sheet piling installation will be very quiet, with low vibration and all sheet pile works will take place behind the hoarding. This activity will take place Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturdays 8am to 1pm. The sheet piles are needed to strengthen the area for further piling work expected to take place in December 2022.
Substation relocation and Crossrail Depot fence works
Since May we have been working towards moving an old substation, which is located next to Kildun Court, further up Old Oak Common Lane near the Crossrail Depot. The area is shown on the map on page 3. This work requires a single lane road closure so excavation and piling can take place. Work includes rerouting the substation cables and replacing the fence by the Crossrail Depot. These works are preparing the area around Old Oak Common Station for future tunnelling works, including the safe relocation of the substation and associated underground services that will be diverted.

The work will take place up until April 2023, from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am until 1pm on Saturdays. All noisy works will take place between 9am and 5pm to minimise impact on our site neighbours.

De-vegetation works
An email notification was sent out on Thursday 6 October regarding vegetation clearance around the Wycombe Single Line Bridge, Great Western Mainilne and the Central Line. This is in preparation for both the Wycombe Single Line Bridge and the Central Line. This was completed on 3 November.

Wycombe Single Line Bridge – surveying activity and piling
We are currently undertaking survey works until mid January 2023 around Old Oak Common Lane and the Wycombe Single Line Bridge. This will be in preparation for the piling works to the east side of Wycombe Single Line Bridge, leading onto the eventual demolition of the bridge in early 2023. We will be enaging with you further on this in the coming weeks.

Central Line – surveying activity and demolition
Survey works have been completed however the trial holes will continue. We will be installing some cable protection in mid-December as part of these works. Once these have been completed, the central line wall will be demolished towards the end of January 2023. We will be enaging with you further on this in the coming weeks.

Download information relating to these works

• Update of works on Old Oak Common Lane

Find out more about

• Old Oak and North Acton

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