News on HS2 in Warwickshire

Balfour Beatty Vinci, (BBV), is working on behalf of HS2 Ltd to build the new high-speed railway in your area.

In February, we notified you of road closures on Gilson Road. Unfortunately, the works were unable to take place in February and have been rearranged for 23 & 24 March.

We will be working in 2 locations on Gilson Road. During the 23 and 24 March, BBV will have lane closures and road closures in place. This traffic management will enable our contractors to remove vegetation and create an access points for our test piling compounds. Access to frontages along Gilson Road will be maintained.

Once this initial work is complete, we will set up a satellite compound and a temporary piling platform, which will enable the test piling to take place. We expect to be in this area for a further 6 months.

The notification is available here to read Gilson Road .

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .

BBV will be carrying out a Swept Path Analysis in your area. The purpose of this survey is to identify route and pinch points to the transportation of the Tunnel Boring Machine to the Long Itchington Wood tunnel compound. The survey will commence from the Dallas Burston Polo Club on the A425 and finish at Ridgeway Lane Ufton.

You can read the notification here. The survey analysis will start on 16 March.

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .

Early works for HS2 are now underway in your area, carried out by LM – a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons.

LM will be using a phased approach to work on existing utilities on Birmingham Road (Phase 1) and B4115 Ashow Road (Phase 2). This work is necessary to support future HS2 construction, including building the HS2 compound located between Ashow Road and the A46.

Phase 1 , a full closure of Birmingham Road, is scheduled to begin on the morning of Monday 30 March after the morning traffic peak. we expect to finish our work and end the closure in around two weeks.

Phase 2 , a full closure of Ashow Road, will follow directly after completion of Phase 1. We expect to start our work on Ashow Road in the week commencing Monday 13 April, due to finish by the end of April.

The temporary closures are needed to ensure everyone’s safety during the utility works. Diversions will be in place during the closures, with signs on the road indicating the diversion route. Our working hours will be 08:00 am -18:00 pm Monday to Friday. On Saturday, our working hours will 08:00 am - 13:00 pm.

You can view the works notification here Birmingham Road and Ashow Road closures .

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .