UPDATE: Surveys on Old Oak Common Lane & continuation of Tunnel Boring Machine work on Victoria Road/Atlas Road roundabout junction

What we are doing

Ground investigation works on Old Oak Common Lane from 13 to 24 September 2021

To help us design the structures we are building including bridges, we need to carry out ground investigation surveys. The works should be completed within two weeks. Our working hours will be 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. No work will take place on Sundays or bank holidays.

We will be setting up temporary traffic management

The ground investigation work is being carried out on the boundary of the Old Oak Common Station site. To work safely in this location, we will need to set up temporary traffic management systems including closing the footpath on the eastern side and the southbound lane of Old Oak Common Lane for the duration of the works. A temporary pedestrian diversion route will be put in place so that we can carry out the works as safely as possible. There will be temporary traffic light controls put in place on the carriageway to direct the flow of traffic. We will also need to suspend bus stops in this location. Further details of this traffic management are included in the maps on the following pages.

We will install a temporary work site around the land that we are surveying

This will consist of temporary fencing. We’ll build this temporary site to make sure that we are working as safely as possible. Once we have completed the work, we will ensure that the land is left in the same condition as when we found it.

We are drilling boreholes and digging pits into the ground

We will use a drilling machine to take core samples of the earth and record the ground conditions. We will also dig small pits in the ground.
You may experience a slight increase in noise during ground investigation works
The drilling machines have a small engine which will be in operation during the works and will produce some low level noise. Some intermittent noise may also be experienced when we undertake soil tests and core drilling however, this won’t usually last for more than an hour at a time. We will use acoustic barriers around our work sites to help reduce the noise.

We will need to deliver the drilling machines and equipment to the works site

We will deliver our equipment to the ground investigation working areas and store it securely in the worksite. This may cause some minor delays to traffic when we are towing the drilling rig to and from the site at the beginning and end of the works and accessing the worksite at the beginning and end of each shift with our van(s).

Continuation of TBM work on Victoria Road/Atlas Road roundabout junction from 23 August to 11 September

We previously moved away from the Victoria Road/Atlas Road roundabout to provide a period of relief to the area and are now returning to complete laying the power supply for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).
This work will take place on Victoria Road in the northbound carriageway adjacent to Tudor House from 23 August for a period of three weeks. A four-way traffic light system will be in place on Victoria Road, Atlas Road, Old Oak Common Lane, and Old Oak Lane with a priority system to maintain traffic flow. Operatives will be on site to manually override temporary traffic lights at times of heavy traffic.

Download information relating to these works

• Surveys on Old Oak Common Lane & continuation of Tunnel Boring Machine work on Victoria Road/Atlas Road roundabout junction

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