Update on Tunnel Boring Machine material storage
Work item: HS2-MW-SCS-Ph1-Ar-So-S2-Prog-works-27-13/12/2022_02
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Hillingdon, London
- Location
- Hillingdon
- Worksite Name
- Copthall
- Contractor
- SCS JV
- Type of works
- TBM Associated Works
- Estimated Start Date
- 13/04/2023
- Estimated End Date
- 31/05/2023
What we are doing
In December 2022 we informed residents that we would be moving Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) material from 9 January to 31 March 2023 via lorries to storage areas within our site. However, we now need additional time to store the earth excavated from the tunnels, which will extend our completion date to the end of May 2023.
We are building a conveyor that will transport earth from the tunnels to the Southern Sustainable Placement Area (SSPA) and reduce the use of lorries. This will be operational from June 2023. The construction of the conveyor is ongoing but has been delayed due to:
- adverse weather;
- approval of rail possession (when a section of track is required for
maintenance and trains cannot run) and; - planning road closures so their impact is minimised on the area’s
road network.
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