Update Tower crane installation at Old Oak Common 6th October – 20th October

What we are doing

Mobile crane delivery

We previously wrote to you about the installation of a tower crane taking place this month. Due to bad weather conditions, there has been a delay in crane deliveries to our site. As a result, there will be a more deliveries required to the Old Oak Common station site from 6 to 20 October 2023* between 5am and 6am (the deliveries cannot take place during normal working hours due to the size of the transportation vehicles and to avoid causing potential road congestion). You can read the previous notification here.
This tower crane will be built using a mobile crane during or core working hours of 8am and 6pm. Once the mobile crane has finished assembling the tower crane, it will be taken down and removed from the site.

The mobile crane will be delivered by articulated trucks that will travel along the A40 and Victoria Road, passing the Atlas Road roundabout on Old Oak Common Lane.
*Dates are indicative and are subject to change dependent on weather conditions

Tower Crane Installation

The tower crane installation will take place on our site between 6 and 20 October, from 8am to 6pm. The mobile crane will be removed from site between 9-20 October, from 6pm to 10pm. Adverse weather conditions could delay the date of the tower crane installation – in this instance, we will notify you immediately.
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 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. This work will cause minimal noise, and we do not expect this to be disruptive for residents.

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.

Download information relating to these works

• Notice of crane installation at Old Oak Common

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• Old Oak and North Acton

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