Updated notice – Sheet piling Washwood Heath Brook Diversion

What we are doing

Washwood Heath Brook diversion
We previously notified you that we will need to install sheet piles to divert a section of the Washwood Heath Brook that runs through the site in underground pipes known as a culvert into the River Tame. We have been preparing to start these works throughout September and are now able to begin positioning the piles into the ground. We plan to start this work on Friday 4th November 2022. We anticipate works to be completed by the end November 2022.

We will be installing sheet piles into the ground to a maximum depth of 16 meters. To install the sheet piles we will need to locate the piling plant platform on the east side of the Brook near to Drews Lane. To minimise the impact, we have moved this further away from the houses and will reduce the use of plant machinery to reduce deliveries to the working area.

We have already completed a large section of the sheets piles and will be working further away from residential properties. To reduce the vibration and noise from our work we will be using a technique known as pre-augering. This is a method where we pre pierce and loosen the ground to make it easier to install the sheet piles. This helps to prevent much of the resistance on the sheet pile as they are vibrated into place. If the ground remains resistant, we may however have to use a piling hammer which will create a high level of noise. We will only ever use this method as a last resort.

Download information relating to these works

• Washwood Heath Brook update

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