News on HS2 in Warwickshire

HS2 Works: An update on our works in Warwickshire

Burton Green to Kenilworth

Our enabling works contractor, the Laing O’Rourke and Murphy (LM) joint venture, is setting up work sites between Burton Green and Kenilworth and getting ready to build a temporary road dedicated to HS2 construction traffic (known as a ‘haul road’) along the route of HS2.

LM has published an Autumn/Winter Newsletter to provide more information about early works in Warwickshire, outlining our activities from October 2019 to March 2020 to ensure main construction work can start on time.

In addition, some of the things you might experience in areas between Burton Green and Kenilworth in coming weeks include:

Tree and vegetation clearance, and temporary traffic lights, on a small section of the A429 Coventry Road/Kenilworth Road at Crackley as explained in this notice A429 Works .

A temporary closure of Cryfield Grange Road in Crackley while we create access points, as explained in this notice Cryfield Grange Road

Temporary traffic management on Bockendon Road Notification and Waste Lane Notification of closure starting in late September to support construction of the haul road between Burton Green and Kenilworth.

LM will also be at work in small sections of Crackley Wood, Birches Wood, Diamond Wood and Rough Knowles Wood off Crackley Lane/Cryfield Grange Road, and at Broadwells Wood near Burton Green. This will involve clearly-signed temporary closures of the public rights of way and bridleways through these woods from late September to December, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, to ensure the safety of people moving around our work sites at these locations. We will lift these temporary closures as soon as possible.

Cubbington to Offchurch

LM is overseeing a work site at Cubbington Wood off the B4453 Rugby Road. At this location, we are:

Setting up a compound to support future construction work

Archaeological investigations

Planting new woodlands and creating new wildlife habitats, as part of a future ‘green corridor’ alongside HS2

Cutting back small amounts of hedgerows and vegetation and preparing to clear the minimum number of trees required to safely build the railway.

Our work at Cubbington Wood will involve a clearly-signed temporary closure of the public right of way near the wood from late September to December, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, to ensure the safety of people moving around our work site. We will lift the temporary closure as soon as possible.

In Offchurch, LM will temporarily close a section of Long Itchington Road/National Cycle Route 41 temporary road close from late September to continue preparations for our work site and compound off the B4455 Fosse Way. A diversion will be in place along Welsh Road and the Fosse Way. The temporary closure will be in place 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and we will lift it from the road as soon as possible.

There will also be traffic lights in place on Welsh Road to support the creation of an access point Welsh Road .

Temporary road closures are continuing in the area between Offchurch and Southam Phase 4 to prepare for future tunnel boring machine work. The current temporary closure of a section of Welsh Road between the Bascote Road junction and the Grand Union Canal Bridge is expected to continue until late November 2019.

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

Posted on 20th September 2019

by Joan Gooden