Update: Ongoing works at Canterbury Works site

What we are doing

Christmas closure dates at Canterbury Works site
There will be no construction activities taking place at the Canterbury Works site from Friday 24 December 2021 until Monday 3 January 2022. During these dates, essential activities such as monitoring, maintenance and security will continue. You may notice some operatives in the local area.

Ongoing works at Canterbury works site
Works are continuing to progress at the Canterbury Works site to build the ventilation shaft and prepare the site for future construction works.

Ongoing works until the end of February 2022 include:
• Ventilation shaft construction including the installation of concrete rings and sprayed concrete lining (SCL)*
• Installation of on-site storage facilities and silos
• On-site utility connections
• Site access point modifications
• Enhancement works in the Network Rail yard

*To carry out some aspects of the ongoing works, extended working hours will be required at the Canterbury Works site from early 2022. Further details can be found on the following page.
We will provide further information via postal notification and updates at www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/map

Extended working hours within the Canterbury Works site
We wrote to you in August 2021 regarding the start of works to excavate the ventilation shaft and the installation of the concrete collar and rings. The image below shows a cut section of the shaft and how it will be constructed.

We have now commenced with the installation the of the precast concrete rings and will be reaching the stage where we begin our sprayed concrete lining (SCL) section. The SCL works are planned to start from February 2022 and continue for up to seven months until September 2022.

The SCL and shaft excavation works will take place throughout the day and night. This must be carried out as a continuous process to avoid collapses and ensure the safety of the workforce within the ventilation shaft during construction. This means that from February 2022 we will be permitted to carry out works 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. we will only carry out works agreed with Brent Council and will adhere to the agreed working hours, noise and vibration limits.

Speak with your engagement team
You can contact your local engagement team via the HS2 Helpdesk, all day, every day of the year.
We will also be available to speak with you at monthly virtual one to one sessions. To register for the next one to one session on the 15 December 2021, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/events/
Virtual one to one sessions until March 2022 are on the following dates:
• Wednesday 19 January 2022
• Wednesday 16 February 2022
• Wednesday 16 March 2022

What to expect during our works
During the works outlined in this update you may notice one or a few of the following within the site:
• Heavy good vehicles – entering and exiting site
• Excavators / excavating activities
• Cranes / lifting operations
• Lighting towers
• Concreting equipment
• Temporary traffic management and signage during work on the public highway

Reducing disruption to you
We will continue to monitor noise, light, dust and vibration in line with the HS2 Code of Construction Practice. Other measures in place to reduce disruption to our neighbours include:
• Additional attending monitoring
• Operations to wash vehicle wheels as they depart site
• Dust suppression sprays on works and site roads including water bowsers during hot and dry weather
• Use of noise reducing blankets where possible
• Covering of materials, deliveries or loads entering and leaving site
• Monitoring of working methods to ensure minimal disruption is caused

Download information relating to these works

• Update: Ongoing works at Canterbury Works site

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