Early works to construct the new railway, is carried out by a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy &amp; Sons, known as LM.Over the coming months, LM will be working near the Marston Lane overbridge, crossing the M42. LM will temporarily close a section of the hard shoulder along the M42 southbound heading towards junction 9. This temporary closure will enable our contractor to carry out vegetation clearance along the motorway.The closure will be in place between 09:30 am to 3:30 pm weekdays starting from 3 February 2020. The closure will be in place for two weeks subject to site and weather conditions.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1024/v1579535444/projects/hs2inwarwicks/089c6e67-2493-4ccb-9d5d-44477e9e77f0.png" />You can download or read the works notification here <a href="https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/commonplace-customer-assets/hs2inwarwicks/WP 070 - M42 hard shoulder closure Marston_FINAL.pdf">TM on M42 southbound</a> .If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email <a href="mailto:&lt;strong&gt;HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk?subject=">HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk</a> .

HS2 Works Notification: temporary hard shoulder closure on M42 near Marston Lane overbridge

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HS2 Works Notification: temporary hard shoulder closure on M42 near Marston Lane overbridge