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Over the past few months, we have introduced a number of improvements to the HS2 website and how we share information with you. As part of this work, we have now moved the contents of the HS2 in Camden website to the In your area section of the HS2 website.
We will continue to provide local webpages and publish information about the progress of the railway in your area.
We have also published local community landing pages for each section of the route. These provide information about the HS2 route within each area.
We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from us and haven't already registered, please sign up directly at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it. Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe in our Personal information charter .
We will no longer use this platform or Commonplace to publish information or issue emails to you. This website has now been archived. You can still access the materials that were originally available on this website by visiting the HS2 in Camden overview page .
Contact us if you have any questions
If you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
You can now sign up to our virtual one to one sessions on 18th August from 3pm-6pm. This is your opportunity to to ask us and our contractors about our works on Adelaide Road site and Canterbury works site.
You can find out more information here or book your session directly here
If you have any questions our Helpdesk team are available all day, every day to answer any questions or concerns. You can contact the Helpdesk on Freephone 08081 434 434, by Minicom on 08081 456 472 or by Email: HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Works in the Euston Throat worksite from July onwards
We are expanding the railway cutting in the area between Hampstead Road and Granby Terrace to make way for the new HS2 railway tracks. As part of these works, we will construct a new retaining wall on the Regent’s Park estate side of the cutting. We will then excavate the ground between Hampstead Road and Granby Terrace to widen the railway cutting.
For details of these works, please see our works information .
Update: Hampstead Road central reserve removal – July to end of August
For details of these works, please see our works information.
Overnight CCTV utility survey on Parkway - 23 to 25 August
For details of these works, please see our works information.
UKPN cable install on Mornington Street bridge from 23 August to 13 September
Vibratory sheet piling trial within Camden Cutting worksite are delayed until 12 to 18 August.
For details of these works, please see our works information .
If you have a question about HS2 works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
As part of our ongoing pledge to keeping communities informed about the planning and delivery of the HS2 project, we are introducing a number of improvements to how we share information with you .
This is a reminder that we're moving your local website within the HS2 website.
This summer we will be moving the contents of this website over to the 'In your area' section of the main HS2 website. We are also changing the way that we issue email updates about the project and giving you more choice about how you would like to receive information from us.
We have published local community landing pages for each section of the route between London, the West Midlands and Crewe. These provide information about the HS2 route within each area. Over the coming weeks we will be adding further pages and information to each area.
We are now in the final stages of this transition which is expected to be completed by mid-August, however we will write to you again to confirm this nearer the time.
Join the HS2 mailing list to continue to receive updates from HS2 about the projectWe will no longer be using this website or Commonplace to issue email updates to you. Instead, we are asking that you sign up to receive information from HS2 directly. We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from HS2 you can sign up for email notifications at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it.
Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe in our Personal information charter .
Contact us if you have any questions
If you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
In a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing is set to deliver environmental, cost and community benefits for Britain’s new high speed rail network .
The cutting-edge technology, called ‘Printfrastructure’, will be deployed by our London tunnels contractor SCS JV (Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture), in a move that represents a major step forward in construction technology.
Printing concrete with computer operated robots will enable SCS JV to make structures on site, instead of transporting them as pre-cast slabs by road before being assembled and lowered into place by large cranes.
As flexible mobile technology, 3D concrete printing enables the technique to be deployed in physically-restricted areas – avoiding the need to develop complicated and potentially expensive logistical plans.
Where our construction is happening besides a live railway, it also offers an opportunity to deliver works without disrupting the travelling public as a robot will print the reinforced concrete, enabling construction to continue and trains to run at the same time.
Previously work would have taken place overnight after trains have stopped running, potentially disturbing the local community, or would have required the suspension of services to ensure safe working.
Using a computer-controlled robot enables the reinforced concrete structures to be printed with a strengthening unique internal lattice structure, which not only significantly reduces the quantity of concrete required but also cuts waste.
But the breakthrough is underlined by technology developed by SCS JV’s Worcestershire-based partner, ChangeMaker 3D. Working with UK advanced materials specialist, Versarien, the high-tech compnay's innovation takes the 3D concrete printing process and combines it with the strongest material ever tested: graphene.
Concrete with microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms thick running through it like stripes in a stick of rock replaces traditional steel to help drive improved site safety, greater construction flexibility, shorter build time and a smaller carbon footprint.
SCS JV estimates that the process it is developing with the Midlands firm could reduce the concrete used and contribute toward reducing carbon by up to 50 per cent.
By removing steel and simplifying the construction process, which will no longer require cranes and significantly fewer delivery trucks, the carbon reduction could be even greater. Proof of concept trials are due to begin in Spring 2022.
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
On 22 July we held an online community meeting for residents on Adelaide Road. Please find attached slides from our community event last week.
Adelaide Road Community Update - 22 July 2021.pdf
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
We wrote to you in early-July advising that a road closure would be in place on Adelaide Road on Saturday 17 July and Saturday 31 July. These works have now been rescheduled to take place on Saturday 31 July and Saturday 14 August, between 7am and 7pm.
You can view further information about our works here
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
This is a reminder that as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping communities informed about the planning and delivery of the HS2 project, we are introducing a number of improvements to how we share information with you and are moving your local website within the HS2 website.
The contents of this website will be moving over to the 'In your area' section of the main HS2 website, and we are also changing the way that we issue email updates about the project to give you more choice about how you would like to receive information from us.
There are local community landing pages which have been published for each section of the route between London, the West Midlands and Crewe, providing information about the HS2 route within each area. We will be adding further pages and information to each area in the coming weeks.
We are now in the final stages of this transition which is expected to be completed by mid-August, however, we will write to you again to confirm this nearer the time.
Join the HS2 mailing list to continue to receive updates from HS2 about the projectWe will no longer be using this website or Commonplace to issue email updates to you. Instead, we are asking that you sign up to receive information from HS2 directly. We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from HS2 you can sign up for email notifications at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it.
Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe in our Personal information charter .
Contact us if you have any questions
If you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Weekend works in the Euston Throat – July to September
CCTV utility surveys on Stanhope Street and Park Village East – 9 to 10 August
Use of Stanhope Street site access planned from 26 July to 6 August is now postponed until October, update to be provided
For details of these works, please see our works information.
Works within Camden Cutting worksite – August & September
Works in Park Village East north - August & September
For details of these works, please see our works information.
Works on Prince Albert Road
From 23 to 27 July we were planning to carry out final adjustments to the position of the traffic lights and remove the old road markings on Prince Albert Road adjacent to the entrance to Vehicle Holding Area . This works are now postponed as per below:
For details of these works, please see our works information .
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
Ahead of its arrival into the capital, the team leading the design and construction of Britain’s new railway, High Speed Two (HS2), is hitting the streets with a brand-new community roadshow.
The roadshow team will visit towns and cities from north to south this summer, as part of a bumper programme of community-focused activity highlighting the thousands of jobs, skills, training and new business opportunities that HS2 is creating.
The HS2 roadshow will make three stops in the capital with pop up events scheduled to take place in Kings Cross on 5th August, Uxbridge on 2nd September and Ealing on 21st September. The events will allow residents and visitors to find out more about the exciting plans, now well underway, to bring Britain’s new railway to the capital at its flagship new station in Old Oak Common and its terminus in Euston. Both locations are being transformed in readiness for HS2’s arrival, spearheading new housing, commercial developments, urban realms and job opportunities which will benefit local people.
Experts from all areas of the HS2 project will be on hand at each event, armed with a wealth of resources to experience during the event or to take away. So, if you’re looking for a new career, or want to find out how your business might benefit from one of 400,000 contract opportunities generated from the first phase of construction works, then head down to the roadshow to find out more.
More about each locationFor more information about HS2’s roadshow programme, visit hs2.org.uk/roadshow-2021
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.
We will be carrying out drainage surveys on Sunny Mews to help us to understand how best to protect the drainage while we build HS2.
The survey visits are planned for 30 July and 16-20 August. Further information about can be found here
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.
We wrote to you in early July about a full road closure on Adelaide Road on 17 July. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the full road closure will not be going ahead on 17 July.
However, there will be a lane closure in place from 7am to 7pm. Our team will be carrying out works during the day to install worksite gates.
Please refer to our original notification for further information here
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
We wrote to you in early July about a full road closure on Adelaide Road on 17 July.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the full road closure will not be going ahead on 17 July. However, there will be a lane closure in place from 7am to 7pm.
Our team will be carrying out works during the day to install worksite gates.
Please refer to our original notification for further information here
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
Utility surveys and works west of Euston Station
In order to determine the locations of utilities and test their condition, we need to carry out a number of trial holes (surveys) including:
In addition, an update on our works at the former National Temperance Hospital site and at the former Maria Fidelis Catholic School is available.
For details of these works, please see our works information.
Event reminder - Utility surveys in the Euston Station area
We are holding two events this week at which you will be able to:
The events will be held from 4pm to 5pm on Wednesday 14 July 2021, and 5pm to 6pm on Thursday 15 July 2021. You can sign up for the events here.
To mark the Council for British Archaeology's Festival of Archaeology , we are holding a series of free online events so you can get involved and find out more about what treasures are being unearthed as we build the country's new high speed railway. The Festival of Archaeology runs from July 17 - August 1, shining a light on our past and how our ancestors lived.
Subjects we will be covering in the free online 'webinars' include:
We will also be holding our fourth weekend of open days at our Field Museum at St Mary's Church in Stoke Mandeville on Saturday 24 July and Sunday 25 July.
Inside a specially constructed tent the size of a football pitch, archaeologists working on our behalf are currently excavating the remains of the former parish church of St. Mary the Virgin. This is a once in a generation opportunity to excavate the ruins of a medieval church and churchyard. Inside the museum you can ascend the viewing platform for a bird’s eye view of ongoing excavations, as well as displays, films and finds to explore the history of St. Mary’s Church and the amazing archaeological discoveries in the surrounding area.
We’d love to welcome you onto site to explore this fascinating excavation, where you can learn about life and death in Stoke Mandeville over more than 800 years.
Tickets are available to book from 10am on Tuesday July 13 and booking will close at 5pm on Thursday July 22 .
Visit our event our events page to view details and book your ticketsDetailed joining instructions including our Health and Safety statement will be sent to all registered attendees closer to the time.
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
Works in the Euston Throat worksite – July to November
For further details please see our works information.
Hampstead Road works update
For further details please see our works information .
Works on Prince Albert Street and Parkway
For further details please see our works information
Thames Water night time work on Albany Street
Work has been planned to take place over two nights on 5 and 6 July, but were delayed and now will be carried out over two nights on Monday 12 July and Tuesday 13 July, completing in the morning of Wednesday 14 July.
For further details please see our works information.
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
As part of our extensive environmental programme, our contractors have now planted 700,000 trees and created over 100 wildlife sites along the route between the West Midlands and London .
The wildlife sites represent a mix of different habitat types, including grassland, woodland, scrub and ponds, and are already havens for wildlife including birds, bats, barn owls, badgers, great crested newts, butterflies and dragonflies.
Alongside our environmental contractors, we have designed tailored ecology plans that provide habitats for local wildlife and protected species including new badger setts, bat houses, bird boxes, reptile banks and bug houses, along with wildflower seeding, aquatic habitat creation and the reintroduction of native flora to help local wildlife populations thrive.
Up to 7 million trees will eventually be planted alongside the line from the West Midlands to London and we will leave behind more than 33 square kilometres of new woodland, wildlife and river habitats - the equivalent of 23 new Hyde Parks lining the spine of the country.
In addition, our Woodland Fund has also allocated over £1.2m as part of a grant scheme managed by the Forestry Commission, with 213,000 trees already planted including 92 hectares of new woodland creation and 52 hectares of ancient woodland restoration. For example, a project at Avon Wood in Warwickshire has created a diverse new 11-hectare woodland within three miles of the new railway. More than 18,000 new trees have been planted there, with 30% of the woodland being oak, with the rest mainly made up of hornbeam, alder, beech, lime, holly and birch.
We are continuing to progress with potential new schemes to be supported through the Woodland Fund, which could eventually support an additional 440 hectares of new native woodland creation as well as the restoration of 245 hectares of existing ancient woodland sites. Every habitat site is designed specifically to support local biodiversity, to link up existing wildlife habitats and create ecological networks which help to protect, maintain and enhance biodiversity and allow species to move through the landscape.
Examples of new habitats sites include:
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
Drainage Surveys:
We have previously carried out drainage surveys on Adelaide Road and Eton Road. We will be carrying out further drainage surveys in July to investigate the condition of the drainage in your local area.
The surveys are planned to take place overnight on the following dates:
- Friday 16 July
- Monday 19 July
- Tuesday 20 July
Road Closures:
There will be temporary road closures with routes diverted on Adelaide Road. The road closures that were scheduled for for 29 May and 12 June, have now been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday 17 July and Saturday 31 July.
On Saturday 17 July and Saturday 31 July 2021 between 7am and 7pm, a temporary road closure will be in place on Adelaide Road. The temporary road closure is needed to lift the site office and welfare units into place at the eastern end of the Adelaide Road site and remove the current welfare facilities at the western end of the site.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
As part of our ongoing pledge to keeping communities informed about the planning and delivery of the HS2 project, we are introducing a number of improvements to how we share information with you .
This is a reminder that we're moving your local website within the HS2 website
This summer we will be moving the contents of this website over to the 'In your area' section of the main HS2 website. We are also changing the way that we issue email updates about the project and giving you more choice about how you would like to receive information from us.
We have published local community landing pages for each section of the route between London, the West Midlands and Crewe. These provide information about the HS2 route within each area. Over the coming weeks we will be adding further pages and information to each area.
We are aiming to complete this exercise next month (July) and will write to you again to confirm this nearer the time.
Join the HS2 mailing list to continue to receive updates from HS2 about the projectWe will no longer be using this website or Commonplace to issue email updates to you. Instead, we are asking that you sign up to receive information from HS2 directly. We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from HS2 you can sign up for email notifications at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it.
Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe in our Personal information charter .
Contact us if you have any questions
If you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
June 2021 Camden Newsletter
The next edition of our Camden Newsletter has now been published. In the newsletter you can find an update about our progress in Camden as well as how to find out more information about the project.
Also in the newsletter are details about some of the projects we've been involved in around Camden.
Please click here to view the June 2021 Newsletter .
24/7 track-level works in Camden Cutting during the summer railway closure - from 17 July to 31 August.
• Works at track-level within SCS worksite, between Parkway and Mornington Street bridge;
• Ground anchors installation day and night, 7 days a week, into the north and south abutments of the railway bridge;
• Equipment and materials to be moved across the tracks day and night using rail-road vehicles;
• Noise mitigation in place and will monitor the works day and night to ensure we remain within the noise limits;
• New site access from Mornington Street bridge from mid-August
For further details please see our works notification
You can contact us by telephone on 08081 434 434, by Minicom on 08081 456 472, or by email at HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Weekend works in the Euston Throat – 19 and 20 June
We will continue site cabin deliveries over the weekend, the northern end of Stanhope Street will remain closed from 8am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. Works target to complete these deliveries by Tuesday 22 June. We apologise for inconvenience caused and sincerely thank local residents and the community for their patience during this period.
For further details of this and other update in Euston Throat please see our works information.
Removal of Hampstead Road central reserve – 2 July to 30 August
For further details please see our works information.
Thames Water night time work on Albany street - 5-7 July
Thames Water will need to carry some minor work on the manhole in the road opposite the Barracks on Albany Street. Work will take place over two nights on Monday 5 July and Tuesday 6 July, completing in the morning of Wednesday 7 July. The work should not cause any disruption as it will be carried out within the manhole.
For further details please see our works information.
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
This is a reminder that as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping communities informed about the planning and delivery of the HS2 project, we will be introducing a number of improvements to the ways in which we share information with you .
We’re moving your local website within the HS2 website
This summer we will be moving the contents of this website over to the 'In your area' section of the main HS2 website. We are also changing the way that we issue email updates about the project and giving you more choice about how you would like to receive information from us.
We have published local community landing page s for each section of the route between London, the West Midlands and Crewe. These provide information about the HS2 route within each area. Over the coming weeks we will be adding further pages and information to each area.
We are aiming to complete this exercise in July this year and will write to you to confirm this closer to the time.
We’re asking you to sign up for notifications to continue to receive updates from HS2
We will no longer be using this website or Commonplace to issue email updates to you. Instead, we are asking that you sign up to receive information from HS2 directly. We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from HS2 you can sign up for email notifications at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it.
Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe in our Personal information charter .
Contact us if you have any questions
If you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Sign up to find out more about Network Rail plans to build a new access point to the railway at Clarkson Row. These events will include a presentation with plans for the access point followed by a question and answer session.
• Tuesday 8 June 2021, 7pm to 8:15pm
• Wednesday 9 June 2021, 1pm to 2:15pm
To register for one of these events, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pre-planning-application-community-event-for-clarkson-row-access-point-tickets-152630872047
If you have any questions or problems joining please call the Network Rail 24 hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email them at www.nrhs2@networkrail.co.uk
More information on the plans for the new Clarkson Row railway access is available here
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.
HS2 and their contractors would like to invite you to book an appointment for a virtual one-to-one session.
The sessions are a chance to learn more about works at the Adelaide Road (Camden) and Canterbury Works (South Kilburn) sites.
The 20-minute appointments are available between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesday 16 June 2021 .
When registering, please specify your area of interest and postcode.
Topics available include:
• Works at the Adelaide Road site
• Works at the Canterbury Works site
The sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams. Once you have booked your appointment, we will send you a link to join your meeting by laptop or mobile device. If possible, please download the Microsoft Teams app in advance of the meeting.
You can book a slot via this link.
Further information can be found on www.hs2incamden.co.uk and www.hs2inkilburn-northolt.co.uk .
We look forward to hearing from you.
Brick wall removal:
We wrote to you in early April advising that we would be carrying out further works to remove the brick wall at the eastern end of our site on Adelaide Road.
We need to remove this section of the wall as it is located in the area where we will place our welfare cabins and access gates to the site while we carry out piling works. We are extending our site at the eastern end, as we require additional space for construction of the ventilation shaft and headhouse.
We are planning to install our welfare cabins and access gates shortly.
Upcoming piling works:
During summer 2021, we will be carrying out piling works within the Adelaide Road site. We are still confirming the dates for these works. We will provide more information to local residents as soon as possible.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
UKPN will carry out trial holes in Harrington Square and Lidlington Place footway on Saturday, 5 June and Sunday, 6 June .
For further details please see our works information
UKPN cable installation on Parkway and Park Village East – 14 June to 9 July
For further details please see our works information
Large load deliveries and collections – May to June
For further details please our works information
Update of utility works on Gower Street, Gower Place, Gordon Street and Euston Road.
For further details please our works information
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
As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping communities informed about the planning and delivery of the HS2 project we are introducing a number of improvements to the ways in which we share information with you.
We’re moving your local website within the HS2 websiteThis summer we will be moving the contents of this website over to the 'In your area' section of the main HS2 website. We are also changing the way that we issue email updates about the project and giving you more choice about how you would like to receive information from us.
These changes will help to
We have published local community landing pages for each section of the route between London, the West Midlands and Crewe. These provide information about the HS2 route within each area. Over the coming weeks we will be adding further pages and information to each area.
Once we have moved all of the key pages and information from this website onto the HS2 website later this summer, we will stop updating this website. Visitors to this website will be signposted to the new pages within HS2.org.uk
At this point, we will stop publishing updates to this website and you will no longer receive email notifications from this website.
We are aiming to complete this exercise in July this year and will write to you to confirm this closer to the time.
We’re making changes to the way we share updates with you by emailIn addition to moving the local website we are also taking this opportunity to improve our mailing lists and create greater flexibility around how you receive information from us.
We will no longer be using this website or Commonplace to issue email updates to you. Instead, we are asking that you sign up to receive information from HS2 directly. We will continue to produce regular updates about the project, including notifications of our upcoming works, how it’s being constructed and what we’re doing to make it less disruptive.
If you would like to continue to receive updates from HS2 you can sign up for email notifications at engagement.hs2.org.uk/join-mailing-list . We will ask you to confirm your email address as part of the sign-up process.
Once we have moved across all of the pages and information from this website over to the HS2 website we will stop issuing emails from this website. Instead, you will receive emails directly from us about the parts of the project that you’ve expressed an interest in.
The personal information you provide will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it.
Find out more about what we will do to keep your information safe on our Personal information charter .
Contact us if you have any questionsIf you have any questions about these changes or would like some help signing up to receive email updates from us please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team, available all day, every day on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Permanent traffic lights installation on Prince Albert Road - 1 to 9 June
Permanent traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing will be installed at the entrance to the Vehicle Holding Area on Prince Albert Road, to enable lorries to safely enter and exit the site. Works will be carried out by Transport for London from 1 to 9 June, to coincide with the school half-term holiday.
For further information please see our update notification .
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
We wrote to you recently to advise you that as part of our ongoing works to set up the Adelaide Road site, we will be installing a temporary site office and welfare units at the eastern end of the Adelaide Road site on Saturday 29 May and Saturday 12 June 2021.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the road closure will not go ahead as planned. We are working closely with the Adelaide Road site team and will provide you with further updates as soon as we have confirmed the rescheduled date for these works.
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 .
Planned road closure - Adelaide Road:
As part of our ongoing works to set up the Adelaide Road site, we will be installing a temporary site office and welfare units at the eastern end of the Adelaide Road site on Saturday 29 May and Saturday 12 June 2021.
We will be installing sheet piles to build a retaining wall at the western end of the site. Once we have installed the sheet piles, we will move the welfare units to their permanent location at the western end of our site, next to the Adelaide Nature Reserve. We will write to you about the sheet piling works when the details are confirmed.
For further information please see our works notification.
Update: Works in the Euston Throat
For further information please see our further update notification.
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
We have today announced the launch of ‘Florence’ – the first of 10 HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will dig 64 miles of tunnel on Phase One of the UK’s new high speed railway. ‘Florence’ was launched from our South Portal site next to the M25 in Hertfordshire, at an event attended by HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson .
Florence, at 2,000 tonnes and 170m-long – the largest ever used on a UK rail project – will dig 10 miles of tunnel under the Chilterns, operating 24/7 for the next three years. Designed specifically for the mix of chalk and flints under the Chilterns, Florence and her identical TBM 'Cecilia'will dig separate tunnels for north and southbound trains. Each machine operates as a self-contained underground factory - digging the tunnel, lining it with concrete wall segments and grouting them into place at a speed of around 15 metres a day. Each tunnel will require 56,000 precision engineered, fibre-reinforced segments – which will all be made on site.
A crew of 17 people will operate each TBM, working in shifts to keep the machines running 24/7. They will be supported by over 100 people on the surface, managing the logistics and maintaining the smooth progress of the tunnelling operation. Chalk excavated from the tunnels will be used for landscaping at the south portal site once construction is complete, creating wildlife-rich chalk grassland habitats across 127 hectares of the southern Chiltern hills. Find out more about HS2's tunnelling programme .
Named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale – a name suggested by local children due to her residence at nearby Claydon House in Buckinghamshire, and chosen in a public vote – the TBM will dig the first of a pair of 10 mile long tunnels under the Chiltern hills and help to safeguard the woodland and wildlife habitats above ground, before emerging near Hyde Heath. A second machine ‘Cecilia’ will launch next month to excavate the second tunnel at the South Portal site.
Built by Herrenknecht, a world leader in TBM manufacturing, at its factory in south-west Germany, the two 170m long machines were transported to the UK in more than 300 separate shipments last year , before being reassembled, tested and commissioned by an expert team of tunnelling engineers at the Chiltern tunnel south portal site, near the M25 to the north-west of London.
The first two TBMs will be operated by main works contractor, Align – a joint venture formed of three international infrastructure companies: Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick. Align is recruiting 1,200 personnel in total, including 100 apprentices, to work on this area of the project and are targeting their recruitment and investment in upskilling local people who are currently unemployed, with a particular focus on women, the under 25s and those with disabilities, helping us support the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs to protect, support and create employment during the COVID-19 crisis.
More than 16,000 jobs and over 500 apprenticeships are already being supported by the project, which is set to transform transport links between Britain’s major cities, free up space on the rail network for more freight and local services and support the UK’s transition to net zero carbon emissions.
The names of the two TBMs were suggested by students at Meadow High School in Hillingdon and The Chalfonts Community College, Buckinghamshire, which are close to the tunnel launch site. They were inspired by Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern medicine, and pioneering astronomer and astrophysicist, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
Some facts and figures about the Chiltern tunnel TBMs :
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
Our dedicated education pages on the HS2 website have undergone a major redesign, with a collection of new resources to help teachers bring a careers context to curriculum learning with the aim of inspiring young people to take an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects and careers .
Teachers are able to find relevant resources much more easily through the introduction of a filter function, there are new resources available with supporting videos and also a workshop delivery guide with activities tailored to pupils ranging from the ages of 5 all the way up to 18.
View the new look educational resources pages - download guides, lesson plans, videos and worksheetsThe fresh look of the educational resources follows on from the introduction earlier this year of a suite of curriculum-linked projects designed to help teachers and parents home schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic when we were unable to deliver our regular programme of STEM workshops and schools were less able to take students 'off-curriculum' for career-themed activities during lockdown.
Created by our Skills, Employment and Education team, the resource pages include plans for STEM lessons which teachers can use to introduce a careers context to regular curriculum lessons. Activities take around 1-2 hours to complete and include using maths skills to work out how to construct a bridge across a motorway, researching the ecology of great created newts to create new habitats and using archaeological information to interpret the history of a site. Pupils also have the opportunity to design a new product to improve the customer experience when travelling by train and use their science skills to create an environmental improvement plan for their school.
We have also included a delivery guide for teachers who would like to run a STEM inspiration day in their school. This includes videos, teacher notes, presentations and worksheets for activities where students can develop their skills through hands-on and team build challenges to inspire them to become EPIC (Extraordinary People Initiating Change) engineers. Students develop their STEM powers, exploring the essential skills that are needed to be successful in a STEM career. Activities are underpinned by examples from the world of work, with students finding out about careers in transport infrastructure as they take on different roles in the challenges.
Activities include 'Stations of the Future': a team-based design-and-present activity where students compete to design a futuristic train station considering future trends and the needs of all customers and also tunnel building, where students design, construct and test a supporting structure for a cut and cover tunnel.
We have also introduced STEM projects accredited by the British Science Association, which, when completed, can be entered for a CREST Award. These are longer projects aimed at inspiring pupils to become scientists and engineers that encourage students to carry out independent research or investigation. The target age and duration of the projects vary.
The updated online resources also include activities adapted for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to encourage them to think about pursuing STEM careers. Downloadable lessons for SEND students include working in teams to design a train station, learning about ecosystems and building an insect hotel, and preparing for independent rail travel through role play.
Younger students aged between 7-11 can also get involved in shorter activities ranging from making rail tracks from everyday materials, solving puzzles and planning a railway route.
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
Road closure and parking bay suspensions on Doric Way and Drummond Crescent
We will be carrying out ground investigation works on Doric Way to help us to understand more about the current conditions and determine the locations of utilities. To enable these works, we need to use a series of temporary road closures and parking bay suspensions on Doric Way and Drummond Crescent from early May to 2 July 2021. For more information please see the work item .
Temporary office facility at the Vehicle Holding Area
In May and June we will install additional temporary offices in the Vehicle Holding Area to accommodate our growing team until November. We will locate this two-storey welfare office between the park-side hoarding and the existing three-storey site office. It will not be visible to residents once installed. For more information please see the work item .
Update on utility works at Parkway and Camden Cutting
Due to UKPN works in the area, we were unable to carry out the CCTV utility surveys on Mornington Terrace, Clarkson Row and Mornington Crescent last month. We have now rescheduled these surveys for the 12 to 14 May.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we were unable to complete the CCTV drainage survey of the sewer beneath Parkway, planned for the night of 12 April. We have now rescheduled this survey for 17 May and will carry it out overnight to limit the impact on local businesses and residents.
Last month we removed a section of the hoarding on the corner of Park Village East and Granby Terrace to make way for the installation of an onsite substation. Due to delays the substation install will be completed on 14 June.
Please see the notification for more information about these updates.
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If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
HS2 and their contractors would like to invite you to book an appointment for a virtual one-to-one session.
The sessions are a chance to learn more about works at the Adelaide Road (Camden) and Canterbury Works (South Kilburn) sites.
The 20-minute appointments are available between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesday 19 May 2021.
When registering, please specify your area of interest and postcode.
Topics available include:
• Works at the Adelaide Road site
• Works at the Canterbury Works site
The sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams. Once you have booked your appointment, we will send you a link to join your meeting by laptop or mobile device. If possible, please download the Microsoft Teams app in advance of the meeting.
You can book a slot via this link.
Further information can be found on www.hs2incamden.co.uk and www.hs2inkilburn-northolt.co.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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 .
Ground investigation and trial holes until December 2021
We are progressing ground investigations at Euston Road and Doric Way as well as beginning trial holes at various locations – at the east side of Euston Square Gardens, Melton St, Cobourg St, Euston St, North Gower St, former Maria Fidelis school site and Hampstead Rd.
Hoardings installation and refurbishment until August 2021
We have begun works to widen the pedestrian walkway along the Drummond Street corridor, and we will replace the existing hoardings and lighting, including installing new graphics and planters on the junction of Cobourg Street.
Relocation of London Underground Traction Substation enabling works April – mid June
To facilitate the construction of the proposed HS2 station we will relocate the current London Underground vent shaft and substation at Melton Street to our site at the former Wolfson House. Site enabling works will begin at the end of April 2021 for approximately six weeks and the main construction works will continue until 2024.
Pile cropping (trimming) & upper wall construction west of Euston station, April – October 2021
We are continuing piling activities to construct an upper wall, which will extend the previously installed western basement retaining wall at the former National Temperance Hospital site.
Please see update notification for more details on these items.
Central reservation removal on Hampstead Road - phase 1, 17 May to 14 June
Following community feedback, we now have agreement with Transport for London to create a right turn out of our Hampstead Road worksite, meaning lorries can avoid using Harrington Square as a turning loop to head south to Euston Road. To create this right turn, we will remove the central reservation Hampstead Road. Works will take place in three phases. For more information please see the work item .
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Stanhope Street closure for site offices installation, 17 May to 9 June on weekdays from 9am to 3pm
We will install a five-storey site office within our worksite on the corner of Stanhope Street and Granby Terrace, next to Langdale. We will locate a large crane within our worksite adjacent to Stanhope Street to lift the cabins from lorries into the worksite. To provide a safe area around the lorries, we will close a section of Stanhope Street between Park Village East / Augustus Street and Mackworth Street. We will ensure local access at all times. All other traffic will be diverted to Varndell Street, Cumberland Market and Augustus Street. We apologise for any inconvenience.
We will be replacing the existing hoarding around our worksite on Stanhope Street in July. From June to October we will fit out our offices. Please see notification for more information.
Utility works at Stanhope Street and Augustus Street
UKPN will begin utility works in Stanhope Street in June. Please see notification .
Utility surveys planned for Stanhope Street have now been rescheduled for 11 May. Please see update notification .
Hoarding works update at Harrington Street and Hampstead Road
Hoarding realignment and works to install new water pipes at our site at Harrington Street next to Coniston, will now be completed on 31 May.
Hoarding installation works on Hampstead Road next to our Addison Lee site office are ongoing and will now be complete on 18 May.
Please see notification .
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Track-level overnight weekend works, May-September.
We will be doing surveys of Mornington Street bridge at track level and strengthening works to a rail bridge at track level, weekends overnight, from May to September.
Overnight surveying works, 9pm and 5am, 11 to 13 May.
We will be carrying out surveys at various streets around the cutting overnight.
Track level works during summer rail closure, weekdays and weekends, 17 July to 31 August.
We will be doing works beneath the rail bridge at track level - daytime and overnight, weekdays and weekends – during the scheduled summer rail closure. We will provide more information nearer the time.
Please see work item for more information.
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
HS2 and Network Rail works update
Next week we are holding two online engagement events, which will provide a Camden-wide update on works that HS2 and Network Rail are currently carrying out, as well as information on upcoming works. These events will include a presentation followed by a question and answer session.
• Tuesday 20 April 2021, 6pm to 7.30pm
• Wednesday 21 April 2021, 12noon to 1.30pm
To register for one of these events, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/events
Plans for the former Maria Fidelis School site
Mace Dragados are also holding two online engagement events to share details of their plans for a temporary site office and welfare facility on part of the former Maria Fidelis school site, on North Gower Street and Starcross Street. These plans include a Construction Skills Centre that will be operated by Camden Council. You can find out more about these proposals here .
• Monday 19 April 2021, 6pm to 7.30pm
• Monday 26 April 2021, 12noon to 1.30pm
To register for one of these events, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/events
Update of utility works on Gower Street, Gower Place and Euston Road
Gower Street - From 19 April to the end of May works will continue on Gower Street at the junction with Euston Road. The Euston Road slip road will be closed. A traffic diversion will be in place.
Gower Place - From early March to late April the section of the road between Gower Court and Gordon Street will be closed. Vehicular access to the Wellcome Trust and UCL buildings is maintained. The footpath remains open. This section of road will be reopened for Emergency Services and Patient Transport.
Euston Road - We are continuing to lay communication and electrical ducts across Euston Road from North Gower Street to Gower Street in phases until end May. From 19th April 2021 until end May, the west bound slip road from Kings Cross towards University College Hospital will be closed. Access will be maintained only for emergency services and patient transport vehicles via Gower Place.
Please see work item for the latest information including the latest notification .
Update of Hampstead Road utility works, 17-18 April
As part of ongoing utility works on Hampstead Road, we will be carrying out works over the weekend of 17 – 18 April, to install a water main within our site between the Euston Throat and Hampstead Road worksites. We do not expect the works to be very noisy and acoustic barriers will be in place to mitigate any noise. The works will be carried out on Saturday 8am – 6pm, and Sunday 10am – 4pm if they cannot be completed in the single Saturday shift. Please see notification .
Euston Station sound testing, 2-7 May
Network Rail will be testing the fire alarms and public announcement systems at Euston Station for five nights from Sunday 2 May until Friday 7 May 2021, between the hours of 01:30 – 03:00. Please see work item .
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Update:
As part of our ongoing works to set up the Adelaide Road site, we will be carrying out ground investigation works on Adelaide Road. This will involve digging temporary trenches to confirm the location of utility services under the road surface. The trenches will be dug in six phases, starting from 29 April until late July 2021.
During the ground investigation works, lane closures will be in place on Adelaide Road and we will temporarily close the junction of Adelaide Road and Eton Road. This will protect staff and ensure that traffic can safely move through this area.
Parking bay suspensions will be in place. Bus stop R (Eton Road) will be suspended for the full duration of these works. Bus stop P (Primrose Hill Road Adelaide Medical centre) will be suspended during phase five and six only.
For further information please see our update works notification.
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
From 19 April 2021 for up to two weeks, we will be removing the section of brick wall next to the eastern end of our site. This will take place while temporary traffic management is in operation.
We are extending our site at the eastern end as we require additional space for construction of the ventilation shaft and headhouse. We need to remove this section of the wall in order to install our welfare cabins and access gates to the site. A map showing the location of these works is included on page two of the notification.
We will replace the wall when our works are completed. The new wall will have a permanent access point for emergency vehicles and for maintenance to the ventilation shaft and headhouse. We are planning to engage with you further about the design of the future wall and give you the opportunity to provide feedback.
For further information, please see our works notification on our interactive map .
Upcoming works on Adelaide Road
During spring and summer 2021, we will be carrying out further utility surveys and utility works on Adelaide Road. We are still confirming the dates and will write to you shortly with more information.
Information from our recent community update event
We held an online community update on 25 February. You can view the information we presented at the event via the Works in your area page at HS2inCamden.co.uk. We have also updated our Q&As about upcoming works at the Adelaide Road site, which you can view via the Works in your area page.
Speak with our community engagement team
We are holding monthly virtual 1:1s where you can speak with our community engagement team. Our next virtual 1:1 will be on Wednesday 21 April between 3pm to 6pm. You can book a 20-minute session to speak with our Community Engagement teams about works at the Adelaide Road site at hs2.org.uk/events. The virtual 1:1 will take place on Microsoft Teams.
From 19 April 2021 for up to two weeks, we will be removing the section of brick wall next to the eastern end of our site. This will take place while temporary traffic management is in operation.
We are extending our site at the eastern end as we require additional space for construction of the ventilation shaft and headhouse. We need to remove this section of the wall in order to install our welfare cabins and access gates to the site. A map showing the location of these works is included on page two of the notification.
We will replace the wall when our works are completed. The new wall will have a permanent access point for emergency vehicles and for maintenance to the ventilation shaft and headhouse. We are planning to engage with you further about the design of the future wall and give you the opportunity to provide feedback.
For further information, please see our works notification on our interactive map .
Upcoming works on Adelaide Road
During spring and summer 2021, we will be carrying out further utility surveys and utility works on Adelaide Road. We are still confirming the dates and will write to you shortly with more information.
Information from our recent community update event
We held an online community update on 25 February. You can view the information we presented at the event via the Works in your area page at HS2inCamden.co.uk. We have also updated our Q&As about upcoming works at the Adelaide Road site, which you can view via the Works in your area page.
Speak with our community engagement team
We are holding monthly virtual 1:1s where you can speak with our community engagement team. Our next virtual 1:1 will be on Wednesday 21 April between 3pm to 6pm. You can book a 20-minute session to speak with our Community Engagement teams about works at the Adelaide Road site at hs2.org.uk/events. The virtual 1:1 will take place on Microsoft Teams.
Our contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS Railways), is launching a virtual enterprise academy for the second time and is looking for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to get involved .
The three-month programme has 150 free places available and will upskill businesses, giving SMEs the tools to work on projects like Britain's new high-speed railway.
Beginning in April, the Academy will run through until June, and the modules will cover topics including HR, health and safety, social value, carbon management innovation, the environment, risk management, finance and commercial awareness. To get involved, businesses need to have a turnover of £1 million for 2019/2020, a core business offering that aligns with the construction industry, and must demonstrate why they would like to take part in the Academy.
To date, we have already awarded around £18bn worth of contracts directly and a significant proportion of this value is expected to flow out to the wider supply chain. By the end of 2022, it’s estimated this figure will reach around £25bn. Over 2,000 businesses have already won work on the project, 70% of which are SMEs.
Registration for the Virtual Academy closes on Tuesday 6th April. In order to access and apply for a place, businesses need to register on the CompeteFor portal . We and our construction partners also use CompeteFor to advertise all subcontract opportunities, and businesses who set up a company profile can receive tailored alerts to opportunities that match their trade. As Britain strives to build back better, businesses of all sizes from across the UK are encouraged to get ‘HS2 ready’.
For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Since January 2021, we have been carrying out a series of utility works in Drummond Street between Cobourg Street and North Gower Street. These include:
An update which includes more detail about the works and information about traffic diversions and refuse collections is now available here .
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.
March 2021 Camden Newsletter
The next edition of our Camden Newsletter has now been published. In the newsletter you can find an update about our progress in Camden as well as how to find out more information including the details of upcoming online engagement events where you can learn about the project and ask questions.
Also in the newsletter are details about some of the projects we've been involved in around Camden, including a focus on skills, employment and education.
Please click here to view the newsletter.
You can contact us by telephone on 08081 434 434, by Minicom on 08081 456 472, or by email at HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Parkway works update
Camden Cutting area works update
HS2 and Mace Dragados are bringing forward plans to create a temporary site office and welfare facility on the former Maria Fidelis school site, at North Gower Street and Starcross Street. These plans include a Construction Skills Centre that will be operated by Camden Council.
To support these plans we will be placing information on our website on 12 April here , and holding virtual engagement sessions on 19 April and 26 April.
At these events you will be able to:
To sign up for an event, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/events .
Hampstead Road works update, 24 March to 30 March 2021
Prior to starting construction of the Hampstead Road bridge extension, we need to finish setting up our worksite on Hampstead Road. We also need to remove the central reserve from the middle of the road to enable a right-hand turn out of our new haul road onto Hampstead Road and we also need to temporarily suspend bus stop W on Hampstead Road. The nearest alternative bus stops are Robert Street stop J and bus stop K near the corner of Netley Street and at Mornington Crescent underground station. For further information please see the work item .
Demolition of the former Network Rail Power Signal Box, 25 March to late September 2021.
Container screening will be delivered and installed from late March to early April in preparation for the demolition of the former Network Rail Power Signal Box. This is being installed at the north-east corner of the building to prevent material from escaping on to the railway. Please see the work item .
Intermittent soundproof tests at Melton Street site, week commencing 22 March 2021.
As we continue with enabling works in the area, we need to carry out intermittent soundproof tests to measure how much noise the acoustic shed at Melton Street will contain. Please see the work item .
If you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We have introduced a new, user-friendly interactive map to the HS2 website, making it easier and simpler for you to find out what current and upcoming works we are carrying out in your area .
The new In your area map brings all of our work notifications together on one page, making it easier for you to navigate and ensure you are kept up-to-date on the work we are doing to deliver the new railway. There is also a text only view , which allows you to view the information in a table and filter results for each area.
Each work item, highlighted on the map with a 'hard hat' icon, lets you know:
You can easily see any other works we might be doing nearby, also pinpointed with an icon.
We will be introducing further improvements to the mapping tool and to this local website over the coming months. We will keep you informed of changes as they happen through our regular email notifications and our local engagement events and activities.
We'd like your feedbackWe'd like to know what you think about the new mapping tool and ways that we can improve it, to ensure that you can easily find information about the delivery of the railway in your area and how to contact us if you have any questions.
Let us know your views by completing our In your area map feedback survey .
Contact us if you have any questionsIf you have any questions about the recent changes or would like some help using the new interactive map, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We are constructing underground piles in the Euston Approaches to create the foundation for the future railway. For safety, we need to carry out some of our piling, and other works, during scheduled rail closures in spring and summer because the works are so close to the Network Rail tracks. We will limit noisy works to the daytime hours whenever possible, however some works will continue throughout the evening and night. We understand these works will cause disruption and we will do all we can to mitigate noise and vibration and light disruption. We appreciate your patience whilst we continue to build HS2. Please see the notification for more details.
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 .
Hoarding works at Harrington Street and footpath closure, 22 March to 10 May 2021
From 22 March we will realign the hoarding on Harrington Street next to, but not in direct contact with, Coniston. We will also install new water pipes at this location within our site boundary. To safely carry out these works we will close the footpath next to our worksite for seven weeks. Please see notification .
Hoarding works and cycle lane and footpath closures on Hampstead Road, 6 April to 4 May 2021
From 6 April we will install new hoarding at our Addison Lee site office on the corner of Hampstead Road and Granby Terrace bridge. To carry out these works safely, we will need to temporarily close the northbound cycle lane and footpath outside our site office on Hampstead Road. Please see notification .
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 .
From mid-March until late-June 2021, we will be carrying out essential works to continue setting up our Adelaide Road site boundary. These works include:
• Gates installation
• Site access ramp
• Installation of bulk timbers on the hoarding
• Hoarding lighting
Some temporary lane closures will be required next to the site in order to carry out these works safely.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Virtual one to one sessions about works at our Adelaide Road site:
On 17 March 2021 between 3pm and 6pm, we will be hosting virtual one to ones. You can book a 20-minute session to speak with our Community Engagement teams about works at the Adelaide Road site. Sign up via the link below.
The sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can sign up by visiting hs2.org.uk/events .
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 .
We are delighted to announce that from today (Monday, February 22), applications are now open for residents across Phase One and Phase 2a of the HS2 route to become Local Community Representatives .
As part of the Construction Commissioner Steering Group (CCSG), you will represent your community, share and communicate a range of experiences and perspectives as Britain’s new high-speed railway is built, and also help to monitor the performance of the Independent Construction Commissioner (ICC).
We are seeking to recruit a number of Local Community Representatives to sit on the CCSG, which is independent of HS2 and the Department for Transport. The Group meets three to four times a year, in either Birmingham or London (when attending physical meetings) and also virtually.
For more details about these exciting opportunities and how to apply, please click on the links below. If you have any questions about the CCSG or about becoming a Local Community Representative, you can also contact: community@hs2.org.uk
Applications close on Friday, March 26, 2021 .
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 .
In February and March, we are hosting a number of online engagement sessions to explain our upcoming works in the Euston Approaches area, which starts at London Zoo car park and ends at Hampstead Road. We are also holding two presentations on the final design of the Euston Cavern Headhouse.
Each session will be held twice, once at lunchtime and once in the evening. You will be able to ask questions of our team at each event. Information presented at the events will also be made available on the www.HS2inCamden.co.uk website. To register to join these sessions, please follow the links below.
Presentation on the final design of the Euston Cavern Headhouse
Tuesday 2 March 2021 at 12:00pm and Wednesday 3 March 2021 at 6pm
To register for one of these presentations, please click here .
Construction works update: Camden Cutting, Vehicle Holding Area and Parkway
Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 12:00pm and Thursday 4 March 2021 at 6pm
To register for one of these update sessions, please click here .
Construction works update: Euston Throat
Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 6pm and Thursday 4 March at 12:00pm
To register for one of these update sessions, please click here .
All HS2 events are listed here: www.hs2.org.uk/events .
Sewer construction works across Hampstead Road, late February for 14 weeks
From late February sewer manhole construction works will take place in the former Lindale playground area within the HS2 worksite. The new manhole will be connected to the existing manhole across Hampstead Road. Works will be carried out in phases for up to 14 weeks, subject to the approval of Transport for London and other service providers. Please see notification .
Update on Harrington Street sewer construction works, ongoing until summer 2021.
We are continuing sewer construction works on Harrington Street. These works are being carried out in phases until end summer 2021. Please see notification .
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 .
Today we've revealed Ypu an that will provide emergency access to the new high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston station. Located next to the existing west coast mainline, the split-level three-storey building will be clad with traditional blue/grey engineering brick, in keeping with the area’s Victorian railway architecture.
Engineering bricks, which are tough and durable, were widely used by the Victorian railway engineers who built what is now the west coast main line. Standing next to the original 10m high retaining wall, the new headhouse structure will extend above the top of the wall, with a green roof, stone-paved courtyard and entrance facing Park Village East.
At street level, the original parapet wall will be retained with new planting to help reduce the visual impact of the building. Below ground level, a 12 metre diameter shaft will reach down to the twin tunnels below to provide emergency escape and access for the emergency services.
Sign-up here for our online events to find out moreDue to COVID-19 we are not currently able to hold face-to-face public events, but we are holding online events to share information about the design. We're holding these events on:
These online information events have been set up to give residents the opportunity:
The webinar will focus on what has changed since July 2018 including landscaping, the materials used, lighting and planting.
Our experts will provide a presentation on the design and the design process as well as answer any questions that you may have via a live Q&A.
For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We previously advised that short-term lane closures and traffic management may be needed on Adelaide Road during early 2021. You can find the previous notification here.
On Saturday 20 February, we will be carrying out works to move welfare facilities in our Adelaide Road site. These works will take place during our core working hours of 8am to 1pm. We may be on site for an hour before the start and/or end of working times.
To carry out these works safely, we will need to hold traffic on Adelaide Road for a short period. A short-term lane closure will be in place for up to one hour. We will use stop and go boards to keep traffic moving during this time.
For further information please see our update works notification.
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 .
Trial of vibratory sheet piling south of Mornington Street Bridge, daytime 18 and/or 19 February.
On 18 and/or 19 February we will be carrying out a trial of vibratory sheet piling ahead of the main sheet piling works planned for the 24/7 Network Rail closure (2 April until 17 May). The trial will help us identify measures to reduce noise and vibration where possible during the Network Rail closure. For more information please see notification . For information about piling please see our factsheet .
Granby Terrace Bridge deconstruction, weekend and 24/7 works, March to May.
To make room for the new railway we will expand the bridge across the railway cutting. In March we will start removing sections of Granby Terrace Bridge from within our worksite. A crane will be onsite over the weekends of 1-2 May, 8-9 May, 12-13 June, 19-20 June. We will also bring in three large loads between 10 and 12 March.
Due to the location beside the live railway tracks, some of our works will carried out overnight during Network Rail closures on weekends and in two six-week periods from 2 April to 17 May and 17 July to 31 August. Please see notification.
Update on works to the Vehicle Holding Area.
In March, we will install permanent traffic lights on Prince Albert Road at the Vehicle Holding Area entrance. From 1 March until these lights are in place, we will use temporary traffic management to assist vehicles entering and exiting. Please see notification.
Utility works at Parkway, Albert Street and various locations in the Camden Cutting area and Regent's Park Estate. March to May.
We will carry out CCTV surveys on Parkway, 8 to 9 March and 12 to 13 April. From March to May we will carry out trial holes within the road on Parkway and Albert Street. Please see notification .
We will carry out CCTV drainage surveys between 1 to 6 March and 6 to 8 April on Park Village East, Mornington Terrace, Mornington Place, Mornington Crescent and Clarkson Row. We will carry out two trial holes within the planter on Park Village East, 8 to 12 March. We will install ground water monitoring equipment within the footway and carriageway on Park Village East, 8 March to 29 May. Please see notification .
For an update on UKPN works to install electricity cables along Park Village East as part of an ongoing phased work programme, please see notification .
Between 1 and 3 March and 5 to 6 April, we will carry out CCTV surveys of utilities on Stanhope Street and Augustus Street. Please see notification.
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 .
In February and March, we are hosting a number of online engagement sessions to explain our upcoming works in the Euston Approaches area, which starts at London Zoo car park and ends at Hampstead Road. We are also holding two presentations on the final design of the Euston Cavern Headhouse.
Each session will be held twice, once at lunchtime and once in the evening. You will be able to ask questions of our team at each event. Information presented at the events will also be made available on the www.HS2inCamden.co.uk website. To register to join these sessions, please follow the links below.
Presentation on the final design of the Euston Cavern Headhouse
Tuesday 2 March 2021 at 12:00pm and Wednesday 3 March 2021 at 6pm
To register for one of these presentations, please click here .
Construction works update: Camden Cutting, Vehicle Holding Area and Parkway
Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 12:00pm and Thursday 4 March 2021 at 6pm
To register for one of these update sessions, please click here .
Construction works update: Euston Throat
Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 6pm and Thursday 4 March at 12:00pm
To register for one of these update sessions, please click here .
All HS2 events are listed here: www.hs2.org.uk/events .
For an update on HS2 enabling work as well as some essential Network Rail resilience work that will be taking place between Euston Station and Primrose Hill tunnels over the next three months, please see this update for more information .
If you have any queries about this work, please contact the Network Rail helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note, this email is only monitored during normal office hours.
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 .
We notified you in December 2020 about drainage surveys in your area. We were not able to complete all of these surveys as planned. Therefore, further drainage surveys will take place overnight on the following dates:
• Langtry Road and Kilburn Priory overnight on 22 February 2021
• Springfield Lane overnight on 23 February 2021
These surveys will take place between 9pm and 6am. We will investigate the condition of the drainage system using a camera and may need to flush the system using a high-pressure water jet. In order to carry out these works safely, temporary traffic management and parking bay suspensions will be in place.
Your utility services will not be affected.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Our previous notification advised that we would carry out drainage surveys in the Cavendish School grounds on Arlington Road on 17 December 2020.
These surveys have been rescheduled to Tuesday 16 February 2021. The surveys are planned to take place from 8am to 6pm. A temporary lane closure and parking bay suspensions will be in place on Arlington Road. There will be temporary traffic lights on Arlington Road and the junction with Parkway.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
We have launched our brand-new jobs site to promote the estimated 20,000 roles that Phase One of the project is creating in the months and years ahead, the first time all opportunities to work directly on HS2 have been available to search in one place.
This follows the Prime Minister's announcement of the 22,000 job opportunities available on the high speed rail project, when officially starting construction in September 2020. The initiative has the backing of the Department for Work and Pensions and a Memorandum of Understanding, which sets out the agreed roles and responsibilities of HS2 Ltd and its job brokerage partners, is in place between the two organisations.
The new digital platform, hosted on the HS2 website , offers those looking for work or a change of career, the opportunity to search the very latest vacancies with our construction partners and station contractors delivering the London to Birmingham section of the railway. The jobs board allows prospective candidates to search for vacancies by region or specialism, so they can quickly identify opportunities that match their criteria.
In September 2020, our four main works contractors and two station construction partners estimated that they would create over 20,000 jobs to support the decade-long construction programme for Phase One of the project. The jobs board, highlighting opportunities to work with us within the supply chain, makes it easier for jobseekers to navigate and find a position that matches their career aspirations.
It has been developed as part of a job brokerage partnership model, bringing together local authorities, enterprise partnerships, charities and employment support services along the 140-mile route of the first phase of the new railway. Job brokerage partners will play an integral role in supporting individuals from local communities, disadvantaged and underrepresented groups into employment on the project, in line with objectives set out in our Skills, Employment and Education Strategy.
We have already supported 13,000 jobs, including more than 400 new apprenticeship starts and over 550 previously unemployed individuals. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, we and our contractors also supported over 100 work experience placements to ensure that individuals are actively engaged with the programme and have the very best opportunity to capitalise on future career openings.
The start of main construction works last year was a catalyst for the project, spearheading £12bn of contract opportunities which British businesses are beginning to bid for. As our tier one contractors begin procuring suppliers and services required to deliver their work packages, the number of job opportunities will increase. This heightened demand has created new career pathways and long-term career prospects for individuals at all levels, in both blue and white-collar roles.
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 .
Update on track-level weekend works in Euston Approaches, January & February 2021.
Overnight activities will continue on weekends in January and February next to Network Rail tracks near Hampstead Road, Granby Terrace and Mornington Street bridges. These works will be carried out between Saturdays 10pm to Sundays 12pm each weekend.
We will carry out track-level visual inspections and surveys of the rail assets and retaining walls, install monitoring equipment, continue ground investigations and install hoarding between our worksite and the rail tracks. These works are carried out at night, along with planned Network Rail works during track closures for safe working. Lighting will not be intrusive and will only be used at each works location. We do not expect the works to be noisy and we will take all measures necessary to minimise the impact of our works on local residents.
For details of weekend works please see notification of September 2020 .
Further drainage surveys on Adelaide Road, 10 - 12 February 2021.
We will be carrying out further drainage surveys on Adelaide Road from 10 to 12 February 2021. Each survey is planned to take place in one overnight shift from 9pm to 6am in order to minimise disruption to the road network. There will be overnight lane closures and parking bay suspensions, but we will keep disruption to a minimum. Please see notification for more details . Update on vegetation clearance within the Adelaide Road site, February 2021.
We have been carrying out low level vegetation clearance within the site and had planned to start tree removal works from January 2021. Works to remove further vegetation and trees within the site have been re-scheduled and will now take place from February 2021. Our works do not include removal of vegetation or trees within the Adelaide Nature Reserve. Please see the update notification .
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 .
With many parents supporting children who are learning at home during the current time, we have developed a range of interesting curriculum-linked projects to work on at home. These include shorter activities ideal for families supporting younger children with learning at home and longer activities that teachers could set as cross-curricular projects.
The online resources were created as a result of us being unable to visit schools to deliver our regular programme of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workshops because of Covid-19 restrictions and also schools being less able to take students 'off-curriculum' for career-themed activities due to the disruption caused by the pandemic.
Our Skills, Employment and Education team has created plans for STEM lessons which teachers can use to introduce a careers context to regular curriculum lessons. The activities are expected to take 1-2 hours to complete and are aimed primarily at 11-14 year-olds. Lessons include using maths skills to decide on how to construct a bridge across a motorway, researching the ecology of great created newts to create new habitats and using archaeological information to interpret the history of a site. There are also longer STEM projects and workshops available online, where students can develop their skills through hands-on and team build challenges to inspire them to become EPIC engineers.
During the past year, five HS2 colleagues have become Enterprise Advisors for schools for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Our work with these schools revealed a demand for STEM activities adapted for SEND students, to encourage them to consider STEM careers. Online lessons for SEND students include working in teams to design a train station, learning about ecosystems and building an insect hotel, and preparing for independent rail travel through role play.
Younger students aged between 7-11 can also get involved in shorter activities ranging from making rail tracks from everyday materials, solving puzzles and planning a railway route.
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 .
We are carrying out works to install 2.4m high hoarding around our Hampstead Road worksite. This work was originally scheduled for December last year, but was postponed until we finalised arrangements with Transport for London and will now be carried out from 25 January to 15 February.
In order to minimise the duration of lane closures on Hampstead Road, we will be working day and night shifts. We do not expect the work to be particularly noisy. In addition, for the duration of the works bus stop W on Hampstead Road will be suspended.
For further information please see our update works notification.
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.
UPDATE:
We will be carrying out visual surveys on the Network Rail tracks overnight on 23 January 2021. The surveys will be completed between 8pm and 6am the following morning. The surveys will be completed during a railway track possession while trains are not using the tracks.
We will use localised task lighting and there is no machinery noise expected. These surveys should not be disruptive to you.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Network Rail are currently working to demolish the parcel deck at Euston station during weekdays, between 8am – 6pm. Due to recent changes, they now need to carry out some of this work on Saturday 16 January. To reduce overnight disturbance for residents, they will carry out this work between 9am – 4.30pm. Please see notification for more information about the work.
If you have any queries about this work, please contact the Network Rail 24-hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. (Please note, this email is only monitored during normal office hours.)
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 .
Our main works construction partner for the West Ruislip to London Euston section of Britain’s new high speed railway has launched two new careers-focused initiatives, helping people who have taken a career break back into employment .
In line with our drive to create employment opportunities for local people and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, the Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture is working in partnership with London-based organisations, Women Returners and STEM Returners , to actively engage the local community and support individuals who have taken a career break back into work.
The Women Returners initiative is aimed at experienced professionals from a variety of backgrounds who have taken a career break of two years or more. The programme will offer six months’ paid work placements to six candidates, with a high likelihood of ongoing employment on HS2. Participants will receive comprehensive support, including a Career Returners Coaching Programme.
In 2020, the joint venture recruited six high-calibre employees through the Women Returners programme, with a 100% conversion into permanent employment. It is hoped that this year’s initiative will encourage more people to join the sector and secure long-term employment. The programme particularly welcomes applications from female returners, supporting our aim to address the gender imbalance commonplace in the construction and rail sectors. However, recognising that career breaks for parental care or personal reasons are not exclusive to women, the joint venture also encourages male applicants.
The second recruitment initiative is an innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) focused programme. Six places will be available on the 12-week programme, designed for individuals with a STEM-based career background such as engineering, or those who have worked in the STEM sector. Mentoring and coaching will be provided to ensure that those returning to work after a lengthy absence, are fully supported.
After the 12 weeks, successful candidates may be offered full-time positions. The STEM Returners scheme has already supported almost 200 candidates, with 96% offered full-time roles at the end of their placement. The joint venture expects to recruit over 4,000 jobs, including positions for around 550 previously unemployed people and 400 apprenticeships to deliver its works for HS2.
Find out more information about Women Returners , STEM Returners and careers at SCS Railways .
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 .
Network Rail would like to remind residents of upcoming work near to Mornington Terrace, from 9pm on 16 January – 5.40am on 18 January. Please see notification . Network Rail will be removing a set of points (these help to move the train from one line to another) and re-joining the track. This work will involve disconnecting the signals, cutting the track, removing the points, removing the gravel and stones that make up the railway bed (known as ballast), installing a new layer of ballast and installing pre-built track panels. The new track panels will be welded with the new ballast put on top. A tamping train is a machine that is used to compact ballast and ensure that the track is correctly aligned. One of these machines will be used at the end of work to ensure the track is at the right level. An engineering train will also be used to bring materials and waste to and from site. For the safety of staff on site, this work needs to be carried out at night when trains are not running. To minimise disruption to residents as much as possible Network Rail has planned for all materials and waste to be removed from site in one engineering train, rather than multiple trains. A rail mounted crane will also be used to lift and install the track panels. This is to reduce engineering train movements and allow Network Rail to complete this work in one weekend shift, rather than multiple weekends. Although Network Rail has planned to use machinery that will minimise disruption as much as possible, due to the nature of this work, some noise will be unavoidable. Network Rail will make every effort to reduce disturbance to residents. Staff working on site will be reminded of the importance of working considerately in the local area. Where it is safe to do so on track, they will also use acoustic barriers when cutting the rail.
If you have any queries about this work, please contact the Network Rail 24-hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. (Please note, this email is only monitored during normal office hours.)
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 .
Over 300,000 trees will be planted by our specialist ecology teams across the Phase One route during the winter months, taking the total number of trees planted between London and the Midlands to more than 730,000 by this spring .
The planting initiative is part of our extensive Green Corridor programme, designed to create a network of bigger, better-connected, habitats and new green spaces for people to enjoy. 430,000 trees have already been planted across Phase One and up to 7 million trees will eventually be planted along this part of the route, with many new grasslands, meadows and recreational areas for local communities.
This short video highlights progress so far in the delivery of the Green Corridor.
In West Ruislip , planting will create new woodland areas to provide connected habitats for bats . Trees being planted include field maple, hornbeam, hazel, holly, bird cherry, mountain ash, yew and spindle. There will also be areas of grassland and ponds created to protect local biodiversity and create new homes for a mix of wildlife.
Through Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire , advanced planting and woodland compensation planting is being undertaken at West Hyde and Horn Hill, Wendover Dean, Aylesbury, Calvert and near the village of Ladbroke, by specialist ecology and landscape companies.
In Warwickshire and the wider West Midlands , 60,000 trees will be planted at locations around South Cubbington Wood, Ashbeds Wood, Fulfen Wood, Ravenshaw and Broadwells Wood. A broad range of tree and shrub species will be planted to reflect each local area , including oak, hazel, birch, holly and hawthorn. This builds on the 80,000 trees already planted in the Midlands, with 40 ponds and many acres of wetland, heathland and meadow also created across the region.
These areas will quickly develop to create new opportunities for wildlife and people, bolstering local wildlife corridors by linking with existing woodlands and other habitats. New wildlife habitats in a variety of locations also include badger setts, bat houses, bird boxes, reptile banks and bug houses to help local wildlife populations thrive.
Green Corridor prospectus and mapping toolWe have developed a new online map showing where we are delivering Green Corridor activities and highlighting our additional funded environmental projects along the route. You can view relevant Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) projects, the Woodland Fund, other local panel funds, and our environmental works in your area.
The Green Corridor Prospectus accompanies the map, outlining how the Green Corridor and associated funding can benefit communities. Used together, these tools will enable community and environment groups to identify local opportunities to enhance and enjoy the natural environment using the funds available.
Funding is available for a wide range of independent environmental projects to benefit nature and communities along the route , including creating new parks and play facilities, investing in green spaces in urban areas, regenerating areas along canals, and conserving and enhancing the historic environment. By working in partnership with organisations and individuals, the Green Corridor will deliver a positive, long-term legacy for the natural and historic environment , and for people and communities across the country.
On Phase One and Phase 2a, the £7m HS2 Woodland Fund is helping local landowners create new native, broadleaf woodlands and restore existing ancient woodland sites. The first £1.25m has been allocated as part of a grant scheme managed on our behalf by the Forestry Commission, supporting 28 woodland projects that will deliver approximately 105 hectares of new woodland and restore a further 68 hectares of ancient woodland.
For more information about funding available and how local groups can apply please visit www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/hs2-green-corridor
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 .
Utility works on Euston Road - early January to late March 2021.
Utility works will be carried out in phases to lay communication and electrical ducts across Euston Road from North Gower Street to Gower Street. To reduce the impact on road traffic, the works will be carried out on weekends, in addition to the normal working weekday hours. Effective from 11 January to late March the working hours are as follows: Monday to Sunday, from 8am to 6pm.
For further information about these works and other utility works please see the works notification .
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 .
We will carry out further drainage surveys on Adelaide Road between 8am and 6pm on 13 January 2021. Further surveys are planned in February and we will provide more information about this when the details are confirmed.
For further information please see our update works notification.
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 .
We have recently published some new documents which may be of interest to you. This is part of our commitment to keeping you informed about HS2 progress and construction activities in your area.
Community engagement report: January to June 2020We have published the fifth public report that documents our progress towards being a good neighbour by putting engagement with communities at the heart of everything we do.
This report covers the six-month period from January to June 2020, and draws on a number of case studies of activity during the first half of the year, along with currently available data such as from our Helpdesk, community funding awarded and the events we have held.
View and download the Community Engagement Progress Report: January to June 2020 report. A collection of all our reports to date can be found on the HS2 website .
We will continue to publish these reports on a regular basis.
Green Corridor prospectus and mapping toolAs part of our commitment to conserve and enhance Britain’s natural environment as we plan and build the railway, HS2 is creating a Green Corridor along the route, a network of joined up habitats, landscaping and community-based environmental projects.
We have developed an online map showing where we are delivering Green Corridor activities and where additional HS2 funded environmental projects are being delivered along the route. You will be able to use the map to view relevant Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) projects, the Woodland Fund, other local panel funds, and HS2 environmental works in your area.
We have also published a Green Corridor Prospectus to accompany the map. The prospectus outlines the many ways the Green Corridor and associated funding can benefit communities, for example, through the creation of new play facilities, investment in green spaces in urban areas, regeneration along canals, and conservation and enhancement of the historic environment.
Used together the Prospectus and the online map will enable community and environment groups to identify local opportunities to enhance and enjoy the natural environment using the funds available.
As you will know there are a number of grants available to support environmental projects and improve green spaces in your constituency, such as the HS2 Community & Environment Fund and the Woodland Fund. If you would like to know more about how local groups can apply for funding please visit www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/hs2-green-corridor .
Construction activities in your area, Winter 2020We are committed to providing you with information about what construction activities will be happening in your area and when. Our construction forward looks include information on construction, environmental and survey activities planned over the next three months. The latest edition is available to view and download on the works in your area page .
Please note that the dates and information included in the forward look may be subject to change as the programme develops and any changes will be updated in the next edition of the forward look.
HS2 Helpdesk remains available all day, every dayAs a reminder, over the festive period the HS2 Helpdesk will continue to operate all day, every day , including Christmas Day and bank holidays. You can contact us for free on 08081 434 434, by Minicom on 08081 456 472, or by email at HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Network Rail works over the Christmas period, 25-27 December 2020.
This is a reminder about works happening over the Christmas period. Please see notification .
HS2 newsletter, winter 2020.
For an update on upcoming works, the works happening over the Christmas period and information about local projects Network Rail and HS2 have been supporting please click see our newsletter . Please be aware the majority of our sites will be closed from 24 December until 4 January, however there will be track-level piling works and Network Rail works taking place from 25-27 December 2020 .
Camden three month construction look ahead, winter 2020/21.
A forward look of construction activities planned in the next three months and proposed works for the next 12 months are available in the winter look ahead. The dates and information included are subject to change as the programme develops. Please click here for the look ahead .
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 .
UK Power Networks are due to start work soon on a project to upgrade equipment to ensure reliable power supplies for local homes and businesses. The work, in partnership with their contractor Modus Utilities is required to provide a new electricity connection for the HS2 Project. These works will take place in various areas and should not impact your electricity supply.
Cardington Street:
For further information please see our works notification
Adelaide Road:
For further information please see our works notification .
Stanhope Street, Park Village East, Mornington Street, Mornington Terrace, Clarkson Row, Mornington Crescent, Hampstead Road, Harrington Square, Eversholt Street, Cranleigh Street, Chalton Street, Goldington Crescent & Pancras Road:
For further information please see our works notification .
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 .
Three days track-level works over the Christmas period - 25 – 27 December 2020.
For three days during the Christmas period, we will be carrying out sheet piling works at track level immediately adjacent to the Network Rail tracks. We can only work this close to the tracks when the trains are not running and we need to complete the work in one go. Therefore, we will make use of the longer closure that is possible over the Christmas period. We will be working between Mornington Street and Granby Terrace bridges. Please see notification.
Drainage surveys on Gloucester Avenue - 21 and 22 January 2021
A portion of the surveys outlined in the November notification could not be completed and have now be rescheduled. Works will take place on 21 and 22 January 2021. Please see notification.
Kilburn Priory, Langtry Road and Springfield Lane - 19, 20, 25 and 26 January 2021
We will be carrying out further drainage surveys on Springfield Lane on 19 and 20 January and overnight on Langtry Road and Kilburn Priory on 25 January, Springfield Lane and Kilburn Priory on 26 January 2021. Please see notification.
Further works within the Adelaide Road site - January 2021
Further to notification sent in November 2020, about works within the Adelaide Road site, the planned tree removal works during December have been re-phased. Works to remove further vegetation and trees within the site will now take place from January 2021. Our works do not include removal of vegetation or trees within the Adelaide Road Nature Reserve. Please see notification .
Works around Euston Station:
Ground investigation works around Euston Road and Doric Way from mid-January 2021 until May 2021
Interim taxi rank construction - January 2021 until December 2021
To facilitate the construction of the proposed HS2 station we will construct an interim taxi rank facility in the east side of Euston Square Gardens. The current taxi rank will move from Euston Square Gardens (west) to Euston Square Gardens (east).
Demolition of One Euston Square and Grant Thornton House - works will continue until 2022
In advance of the proposed HS2 station, we will continue and complete the demolition of One Euston Square and Grant Thornton buildings, to the west side of Euston Station. Most of the works are planned to take place during core working hours only. However, it may be necessary to undertake some works during the weekend and at night. This is so that we can reduce the impact on the public and commuters at Euston Station.
For further information about these works please see notification .
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 .
Preparations for London’s high speed rail terminus at Euston have reached a new milestone as the two office towers outside the existing station are now at ground level. Grant Thornton House and One Euston Square – designed by modernist architect Richard Seifert – have made way for the new high speed station, with more space for passengers and better links to the London Underground.
Our enabling works contractor, Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV), has completed two years’ worth of demolition work, taking the 1970s towers to ground level. The site has now been handed over to the station construction partner, Mace Dragados joint venture (MDJV), who will complete the demolition of the basement in preparation for our new station construction works.
In order to demolish the buildings, they were encapsulated within an acoustic wrap as part of the agreement to mitigate noise and dust in the local area. Excavators with breaking and munching attachments were then lifted onto the roof using the site tower crane and then worked down, demolishing the building floor by floor. Over 35,000 tonnes of reinforced concrete was demolished and processed on site for re-use on our Euston scheme.
The final stage of the works was to demolish the huge 2.7-metre thick One Euston Square first floor slab. This was completed in two stages. Firstly two 45-tonne excavators with breaking attachments were lifted on to the slab with a 450-tonne mobile crane. These machines removed 60% of the slab working from the top. Once complete, they were lifted down and the works were finished using a 45-tonne and 60-tonne excavator from ground level.
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 .
The programme of utility works to the west side of Euston Station is continuing in North Gower Street across Euston Road, Gower Street and Gower Place finishing at Gordon Street.
We are also carrying out sewer construction, diversion and disconnection works in a number of streets including Stephenson Way, Euston Street, Regnart Buildings, Drummond Street and Cobourg Street.
For further information please see the works notification .
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.
Euston Approaches abnormal load update:
Between 10 December and 22 December 2020 we will deliver several large loads via Hampstead Road and Granby Terrace bridge. These loads need to be delivered at night or early morning outside of core hours for safety reasons and our traffic management team will be present to assist the haulier to safely navigate the route.
For further information please see our works notification .
Park Village East works update:
We will remove the street-level Network Rail parapet wall along Park Village East from 7 to 23 December 2020. Footpath and lane closures and parking bay suspensions will be in place to allow us to do this work.
For further information please see our works notification .
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 .
Network Rail would like to remind residents of upcoming work to modify platform 16 -18 at Euston station. They will be demolishing the parcel deck and removing the roof. To reduce overnight disturbance for residents, this work will take place during weekdays only from 7 December – 24 December, between 08.00 – 18.00. Network Rail will then be pausing this particular work over Christmas and it will continue again from 4 January 2021.
Due to the nature of the equipment that will be used to carry out this work, it does mean that some noise will be unavoidable. Network Rail will make every effort to reduce disturbance to residents. Staff working on site are also regularly reminded of the importance of working considerately in the local area.
To find out more about Network Rail works in the area, please see the pre-notification letter.
If you have any queries about this work, please contact the Network Rail 24-hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note, this email is only monitored during normal office hours.
On 17 December 2020 we will be carrying out drainage surveys in the Cavendish School grounds on Arlington Road. The surveys are planned to take place during the day from 8am to 6pm. We will use a camera to investigate the condition of the drainage system and may need to flush the drains using a high-pressure water jet. Your utility services will not be affected.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Sewer construction works started on 12 October 2020 on Harrington Street. The works will continue in phases until summer 2021 to maintain access to the street buildings.
The programme of works includes construction and connection of three manholes: a 3m diameter manhole at the junction with Varndell Street and 2.4m and 2.1m diameter manholes at the junction with Mackworth Street. In order to carry out excavation works safely we will need to close the west side footpath in each location of works. The east side of the road will be used as a safe running lane for the machinery and emergency services.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Adelaide Road traffic management and further drainage surveys update:
Traffic management on Adelaide Road will remain in place until late November 2020. Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on our supply chain, the current temporary traffic lights on Adelaide Road and the closure at the junction of Eton Road will now remain in place until 18 December 2020. We plan to reopen Adelaide Road to two-way traffic from 18 December 2020.
For further information please see our works notification .
Euston Approaches abnormal load update:
We will deliver 6 large loads via Hampstead Road/Granby Terrace Bridge to our Granby Terrace worksite on 5 December 2020.
For further information please see our works notification .
Parkway utility trial hole update:
Works planned on Parkway to undertake utility trial holes on Delancy Street has been set back to start on Monday 30 November. Trial holes on Parkway will start on Monday 7 December.
For further information please see our works notification .
Harrington Street hoarding extension update:
The hoarding around our Euston Throat retaining cut worksite is being extended into the end of Harrington Street, with an incursion into the footpath.
For further information please see our works notification .
Park Village East surveys update:
Ground penetrating radar surveys requiring lane closures will now be undertaken later in December, however the removal of the parapet wall will take place from 2 December to 23 December. The current parking suspension of 15 parking bays will still stand, to allow us to do this work.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
During January 2020, we asked for views and ideas on some of the detailed aspects of three of our proposed Common Design Elements (CDEs): parapets, piers and lineside noise barriers.
We received 457 replies and our Survey Response Document summarising these has now been published on our website .
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 .
We will remove the lane closure on Prince Albert Road on Saturday 28 November, following the completion of utility works. The south side footpath will remain closed whilst we finish construction of the access to the vehicle holding area.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Euston Road Retained Cut and Hampstead Road works:
We previously told you about our preparatory works to set-up Hampstead Road and Euston Throat Retained Cut worksites. This is an update on upcoming works at Hampstead Road and Euston Throat Retained Cut worksites. Within the worksite, we will build a haul road which will be in use for extended periods during our works. During periods where the haul road is in use, lorries will enter and exit directly from and onto Hampstead Road, reducing construction traffic on nearby residential streets. We will maximise the use of the haul road as much as possible.
For further information please see our works notification.
Park Village East surveys:
We will carry out ground penetrating radar surveys along Park Village East from Granby Terrace to Parkway. The surveys, which will be done in core hours, require footpath and lane closures and parking bay suspensions in six phases moving north from Granby Terrace bridge. We will remove traffic management as we complete each phase to mitigate impacts to parking bays and the road as much as possible.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
Drainage surveys on Gloucester Avenue and Princess Road:
We will be carrying out further drainage surveys on Gloucester Avenue and Princess Road. We will be working overnight on 18, 19 and 23 November. Some parking bays on both roads will be temporarily suspended while we carry out the surveys.
For further information please see our works notification.
Drainage surveys on Kilburn Priory, Langtry Road and Springfield Lane:
We will be carrying out further overnight drainage surveys on Kilburn Priory, Langtry Road and Springfield Lane. We will be working on 24, 25 and 29 November. Some parking bays will be temporarily suspended on Kilburn Priory and Langtry Road. To carry out these works safely, a signed diversion route will be in place to facilitate an overnight road closure on Springfield Lane. In order to keep vehicle access to and from some of the local businesses, a section of Springfield Lane next to Energie Fitness Gym will be converted to a 2-way system. We will temporarily suspend some parking bays on Springfield Lane during these works.
For further information please see our works notification .
Network Rail works update:
Please click here for details of Network Rail enabling works from 21 November to 27 February 2021.
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 .
Network Rail night time works on 14 and 15 November
Network Rail would like to remind residents about upcoming work, detailed in the pre-notification letter dated 17 August . During the nights of 14 and 15 November, by Hampstead Road, Network Rail will be removing track, burning rail and installing sleepers using burning equipment and road rail vehicles. This work is to help prepare the way for high speed rail.
Due to the nature of the equipment and machinery that will be used, some noise will be unavoidable. However, every effort will be made to reduce disturbance to residents. Staff working on site are also regularly reminded of the importance of working considerately in the local area.
For the safety of staff working on site, this work must be carried out at night when the power to the overhead lines has been switched off and trains are not running.
If you have any queries about this work, please contact the Network Rail 24-hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note, this email address is only monitored during normal office hours.
HS2 utilities trial hole surveys at Parkway
As part of our investigations, we will dig trial holes to inspect the underground utilities around Parkway. This will help us understand what we need to do to protect the underground utilities during our works. For further information please see this notification .
Large load deliveries
There will be several large load deliveries to our sites over the next few weeks, please see the Euston Approaches section on the 'Works in Your Area' page for more information.
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 .
We'll be carrying out overnight drainage surveys from 9 to 12 November between 9pm and 6am.
There will also be vegetation and tree removal from within the Adelaide Road for up to six week from mid-November.
For more information, please see this notification .
Hampstead Road Trial Hole Survey
Our Hampstead Road site set-up is in progress. Due to delays caused by issues with fencing installation and amendments to security measures, the trial hole survey works on Hampstead Road are currently being carried out and are now due to be completed on 7 December.
For further information please see our works notification
Granby Terrace Trial Hole Surveys
Works near Granby Terrace continue including earthworks, trial holes and surveys. From 28 October we will carry out a trial hole on the east abutment of Granby Terrace bridge near our Addison Lee office. The work will be completed by 5 November and we will fence off the works area for safety.
Large Loads Movements to Euston Scissor Box Site
On Monday 26 October, Wednesday 28 October and Thursday 29 October we will deliver large loads via Hampstead Road to our Euston Scissor Box worksite. These movements need to be carried out at night or early morning for safety reasons and our traffic management team will be present to assist the haulier to safely navigate the route.
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 .
Piling works in Euston Approaches will start on 4 November, continuing until spring 2022.
There will be some noise impacts from the piling rigs, as well as deliveries of concrete and equipment. For more information, please see this notification . Please also see this factsheet on piling works.
Traffic management works on Adelaide Road are to continue until late November, with no access between Adelaide Road and Eton Road from 2 November.
Overnight utilities surveys will take place on 2 and 3 November.
For more information, please see this notification .
As explained in their August notification letter, Network Rail will be demolishing the Parcel Deck and Ryedale House offices on the western side of Euston Station from 19th to 30th October. The majority of works will be during the daytime, although scaffolding will be installed and removed at night. For more information please see the notification here . The August notification letter is available here .
From 26th October utility works will run for four weeks at Endsleigh Gardens between Gordon Street and Taviton Street. For more information please see the notification.
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.
Our HS2 Helpdesk team is available all day, every day to listen and help with any questions you may have about the project. This is a key part of our commitment to keep you informed while we build the new railway.
So if you want to find out more about where it's going, the opportunities available or any other changes it might bring to your area, you can contact our Helpdesk team on:
In most cases, our Helpdesk team will be able to answer your question straight away, but if they can’t then they'll work with our local teams in your area to respond.
For more information about our Helpdesk and how to get in touch with us, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/helpdesk
To mark the Council for British Archaeology's Festival of Archaeology , we are holding a series of free online events so you can get involved and find out more about what treasures are being unearthed as we build the country's new high speed railway. The event, now in its 29th year, is being held from October 24 - November 1, shining a light on our past and how our ancestors lived.
A day in the life of a HS2 ArchaeologistIf you've ever wondered what an archaeologist does when they’re at work, then or webinar A day in the life of a HS2 Archaeologist on Monday October 26 (12.15 - 12.50pm) is for you!
The session will explore the academic choices and professional job roles which led some of our archaeologists to their careers working on HS2. Hosted by one of our Historic Environment Managers and main works civils contractor CSJV’s Archaeological Lead, this webinar focuses on the careers of Dr Emma Hopla and Dr Emma Tetlow.
They will discuss a typical week in the life of the Archaeological Client and the Archaeological Contractor, as well as some of the exciting discoveries they have made along the way. You will also be able to ask the team questions via a live Q&A chat.
Sign up to attend this free online event via our Eventbrite page
An Introduction to HS2 Archaeology: Staffordshire and CheshireOur second session, An Introduction to HS2 Archaeology: Staffordshire and Cheshire , highlights how our archaeological works on Phase 2a from Fradley to Crewe, which cross north Staffordshire and East Cheshire, build upon our experiences and discoveries from Phase One, revealing new insights and findings about the history of this landscape.
Led by Chris Jordan, our Historic Environment Manager for Phase 2a, this talk will introduce the heritage along the Phase 2a route, including the influence of the landscape, and discuss what we are trying to discover, how we do it, and what exciting finds we might expect over the next few years.
You will be able to ask Chris and the team questions via a live Q&A chat during the online event which takes place on Tuesday October 27 (12.15 - 12.50pm) .
Sign up to attend this free online event via our Eventbrite page
An Introduction to St Mary's in Stoke MandevilleOur final webinar focuses on the archaeological works carried out at St Mary's Church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire.
An Introduction to St Mary's in Stoke Mandeville on Wednesday October 28 (12.15 - 12.50pm) will be led by Guy Hunt, Partner at LP Archaeology, alongside experts from HS2 and Fusion. Guy and the team will explain how the site is a fantastic opportunity for archaeologists to examine and understand a landscape which has been occupied by humans for thousands of years, dating back to the Bronze Age.
The team will be available to answer your questions during a live Q&A chat option.
Please be warned that the presentation will contain images of human remains (skeletons).
Sign up to attend this free online event via our Eventbrite page
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 .
From 26th October we will begin piling works at the former National Temperance Hospital site for the construction of the western basement wall of the HS2 Euston Station. These works will continue until late January 2021.
For more information please see the notification .
If you have any questions, please contact the HS2 Helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Works on Gower Street at the junction with Euston Road have been paused. The road has been re-instated and will re-open from 10th October.
We will now restart works on Gower Place. Gower Place will be closed from 12 October for fourteen weeks, subject to the progress.
For further information please see the notification.
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.
Park Village East Hoarding Works
Hoarding works along Park Village East have been put on hold because we have encountered some delays with deliveries. From 9 October we will remove the traffic management in place for the lane closure and release the parking bays while we finalise plans. We will maintain the footpath closure to carry out some minor works.
We will provide an update once a new date for the works are confirmed prior to installing traffic management. As we progress the installation of the hoarding on Park Village East at the southern end near Granby Terrace, we will move the line of the hoarding into the footpath keeping a 1.5 m offset from the edge of the footpath to enable construction of a substation within our worksite. We will also remove the parapet wall within this area for the construction of the substation.
Stanhope Street
Hoarding works and traffic management along Stanhope Street, including reinstating the existing graphics and lighting, will be completed by 16 October.
For further information please see our works notification.
Hampstead Road
The works to set-up the Hampstead Road worksite are in progress with the planned night works now complete. Due to delays during the week caused by issues with fencing installation and amendments to security measures we need to carry out works this weekend, Saturday 10 October and Sunday 11 October, from 8am to 6pm. We apologise for the disruption caused by these works.
For further information please see our works notification.
Granby Terrace Bridge
Works near Granby Terrace are continuing including earthworks, trial holes and surveys. From 26 October we will carry out a trial hole survey on the east abutment of Granby Terrace bridge near our Addison Lee office. The work will be completed within a week and we will fence off the works area for safety.
Large Load Movements
On Monday 19 October, Wednesday 21 October and the week commencing Monday 26 October, large loads will be delivered via Park Village East, Stanhope Street or Granby Terrace bridge to our Euston Scissor Box worksite.
These movements may need to be carried out at night or early morning for safety reasons and our traffic management team will be present to assist the haulier to safely navigate the route.
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.
From 26 October until 31 December we will need to discharge groundwater from our worksite into the manhole in Harrington Street. After this time, we expect to have constructed a permanent connect in Stanhope Street.
For more information, including a map, please see this notification .
We have previously informed you that we will carry out utilities trial hole surveys at Parkway from 5 to 16 October. These works have now been postponed till December 2020. We will update you once we have confirmed dates and details for the surveys in December.
We are doing all we can to minimise the disruption that these works will cause.
For further information please see our works notification.
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.
Overnight activities will continue on weekends in October and November next to Network Rail tracks near Hampstead Road, Granby Terrace and Mornington Street bridges. The works will be carried out between Saturdays 10pm to Sundays 12pm each weekend.
These activities include visual inspections and surveys of the rail assets and retaining walls including excavating ballast by hand and coring 100mm holes into the masonry retaining walls. We will continue ground investigations, which will involve drilling small boreholes, and vegetation clearance at various locations at track level. We will continue installing hoarding at track level between our worksite and the rail tracks.
The works are carried out at night along with planned Network Rail works during track closures for safe working. Lighting will not be intrusive and will only be used at each works location. We do not expect the works to be noisy and we will take all measures necessary to minimise the impact of our works on local residents.
For details of weekend works please refer to ‘Track-level weekend works in Euston Approaches’ notification .
The Park Village East and Stanhope Street hoarding works due to be completed on 30 September have been extended until 12 October. For more information, please see this notification .
Current trial hole works on Hampstead Road will be extended until 1pm on Saturday 26 September and traffic management will remain in place over the weekend till Sunday 27 September until the tarmac dries.
On 28 September we will install traffic management for our Hampstead Road worksite set-up in the early hours of the morning in time for work to begin. We will erect screening with acoustic panels to help reduce noise and there will be no disruption to utility services.
For further details on the Hampstead Road works please see our works notification .
We are continuing preparatory works for HS2 in your area which includes utility works in the area west of Euston Station. You can view or download our latest works notification for further information regarding the utility works in the area west of Euston Station from September to December 2020 .
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 .
Following the excavations at St James’s Gardens, and working with the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, we have agreed with Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey for reburials to take place there.
In October 2018, HS2 archaeologists began the excavation of one of London’s 18th and 19th century burial grounds, to the west of Euston station in St James’s Gardens. The site, which was used as a cemetery for 63 years, before being converted into to a public garden for the remaining 165 years, is required for the construction of the UK’s new high speed railway line and the new station. The site was home to over 50,000 of London’s deceased.
This fascinating insight into London’s past uncovered through the excavations at St James’s Gardens is currently being showcased in a BBC documentary series, ' HS2 – The Biggest Dig '. The three part series continues on Tuesday 22nd September on BBC Two and is available on BBC iPlayer.
The relocations follow a long history of London reburials at Brookwood Cemetery, which was conceived in 1849 by the London Necropolis Company to house London’s deceased at a time when the capital was unable to accommodate increasing numbers. Brookwood was connected to the capital by a special railway branch line, and the capital’s dead were taken there by hearse train carriages.
The first major reburials took place in 1862 when the construction of Charing Cross Railway station required the demolition of a burial ground in Southwark. Euston station was extended westwards in the 1940s and some of the occupants of St James’s Gardens required reburial. Those remains were rehomed at Brookwood, so this agreement to rebury the remaining occupants there means that the buried population will remain together. All the human remains are to be reburied in consecrated ground in line with our commitment to the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.
A team of over 200 archaeologists and related specialists undertook the careful archaeological work, in advance of construction. They have already discovered much about the lives and deaths of ordinary Londoners’ as well as uncover the remains of notable people including explorers, soldiers, artists and musicians. Further analysis of a proportion of the human remains will tell us more about the individuals who inhabited London at this exciting time in its history.
It was announced last year that the remains of one of St James’s Gardens population, Captain Matthew Flinders, the British explorer who first circumnavigated Australia and gave the country its name, will be buried in his home village of Donington, Lincolnshire. This follows a request made by the descendants of the Flinders family and the local community for his remains to be returned to the village where he grew up.
For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Construction of the vehicle holding area is in progress including installing drainage and a mammal tunnel, as well as mechanical and electrical works. From October to December, we plan to install a sewer connection and undertake kerbing and pavement work. This will require a road closure on Prince Albert Road from 19 to 30 October and a lane closure from 2 to 27 November. A traffic diversion will be in place during the road closure which avoids the Outer Circle as well as most residential streets where possible and we will ensure access to residential properties is maintained at all times.
We will also construct concrete slabs on site and carry out utilities investigations at Parkway requiring footpath and lane closures from 5 to 16 October.
For further information please see our works notification.
Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on our supply chain, the current temporary lane closures and traffic lights on Adelaide Road will remain in place until late October, and works to remove the vegetation and trees in the site have been re-sequenced and will now take place in November. Works will also take place to install welfare units within the Adelaide Road site boundary from 30 September for up to 4 days.
For further information please see our works notification.
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 .
September is an exciting time to learn about the mysteries of the past and how our ancestors lived as we host a series of fascinating online archaeology events as part of Heritage Open Days 2020. In addition, a major three-part documentary will be shown on BBC Two from Tuesday, September 15, exploring the discoveries found in Britain’s largest ever archaeological programme.
Before construction work began, and any track is laid, over 1,000 archaeologists, across more than 60 sites between London and the West Midlands, have been carefully uncovering the secrets of Britain’s past. The BBC series, ' HS2 – The Biggest Dig ' will focus on two major cemetery excavations – one adjacent to London’s Euston station and the other in Park Street, next to Birmingham Curzon Street station – the sites of our two new terminals.
For three years, our archaeologists have been giving TV documentary makers, Lion TV, exclusive access to archaeological sites being excavated as part of the project and the series is presented by anthropologist and anatomist Professor Alice Roberts and historian Dr Yasmin Khan.
HS2 Archaeology webinar series, 11 - 19 September - sign-up nowThe BBC series is complemented throughout September with a number of online archaeology webinars to support Heritage Open Days 2020, highlighting some of the exciting finds uncovered along the route of the new railway.
We're holding the following online events (click on the events below to register):
You can find the full list of our online events at www.hs2.org.uk/events .
We will be publishing video recordings of the session online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn about each topic through a dedicated playlist on the HS2 YouTube channel .
HS2 - The Biggest Dig will be also be available on BBC iPlayer .
For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
We are carrying out trial holes in Hampstead Road and next to Cartmel in two stages. The first stage, from 14 to 25 September, is in the middle of Hampstead Road requiring the closure of the northbound centre lane. The second stage, from 28 September to 22 October, will be done as part of a range of works outside Cartmel and within Hampstead Road.
For further information please see our works notification .
During September and early October, we will remove shrubs and bushes between our Adelaide Road site and the Network Rail tracks overnight on 19 and 26 September and 3 October during rail track possessions when trains are not using the tracks. Measures will be in place to reduce any disruption to residents.
For further information please see our works notification .
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 .
Before we build bridges, tunnels, tracks and stations, the largest archaeology programme ever undertaken in the UK is taking place along the line of route. Our archaeology programme is continuing to unearth discoveries across our sites.
To share information about these works and some of the exciting finds uncovered we are running a series of online archaeology events to support Heritage Open Days 2020.
We're holding the following online events for Heritage Open Days 2020 (click on the events below to register):
You can find the full list of our online events here .
We will be publishing video recordings of the session online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn about each topic through a dedicated playlist on the HS2 YouTube channel .
For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
We will be carrying out overnight activities next to the Network Rail tracks near Hampstead Road, Granby Terrace and Mornington Street Bridges. More details about the works and a map are available here.
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 .
Please click to view details of Network Rail's works on behalf of HS2 from 30 August 2020 to 21 November 2020 . This letter is being distributed to Camden residents .
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘works in your area’ page .
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 .
Works are ongoing on Hampstead Road to divert power cables located within the Regent’s Park Estate worksite from 10 to 28 August with a partial closure of the northbound footpath and lane.
On completing this work we will extend the period of closure to 11 September to carry out two trial holes within the traffic management on Hampstead Road. The extension to 11 September allows us to combine two pieces of work within the existing traffic management thus minimising disruption by avoiding the need to carry out these works separately at a later date.
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 .
Temporary lane closure remains in place until September
Due to unforeseen circumstances relating to the impact of Covid-19 on our supply chain, temporary lane closures and traffic lights will remain in place on Adelaide Road until September.
Works to install our worksite boundary have also been rescheduled and will now take place from mid-August to late September.
Further works in the area
During July and August, we will start carrying out ecological surveys within our site. We will need to remove some low level grasses and bushes to carry out the surveys.
From the end of this month, we plan to start works to remove the section of brick wall located within our site boundary. We understand that the brick wall on Adelaide Road is important to the local community. We need to remove it while we are building the ventilation shaft and head house and will replace it when our works are complete.
For full details of the above works, please see the work notification here.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘works in your area’ page here .
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 .
Recent assessments have confirmed we need to remove the brick parapet wall and vegetation along Park Village East. We will also be carrying out a range of other work activities in the area from late July to late September. Some of these activities include:
For full details of the works, please see you work notification here.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
HS2 will provide opportunities for businesses of all shapes and sizes. As part of being a good neighbour, we are keen that local companies along the line of the new high speed railway are able to make the most of the benefits the Project will bring, and get involved in the supply chain wherever they can.
HS2 Ltd are running a series of webinars that aim to help local businesses navigate the HS2 supply chain and better understand some of the things that we are looking for from suppliers. At each event, you will hear from a different expert speaker, and also be able to take part in a Q&A session.
Find out more and sign up here to attendWe will be publishing video recordings of each webinar online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn how to get your business 'HS2 ready' through on our HS2 YouTube channel. You can find out more information about HS2's local business opportunities here . For more information about this event or any of our forthcoming events please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Communities and businesses located near to Britain’s new railway are invited to a webinar on Thursday 25 June at 13:00 to find out more about the funding schemes and local business opportunities available.
Up and down the line of route, over 100 projects have already received funding through the HS2 community and business funds, while over 1,000 local businesses are already working on the project, providing goods and services to help build Britain’s new railway.
If your business or community is near to the line of route between the West Midland and London and you want to find out more about the funding programme and local business opportunities available through HS2, please sign up to our event below.
Find out more and sign up here to attendWe will be publishing video recordings of each webinar online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn about the funding and business opportunities available through on our HS2 YouTube channel.
You can find out more information about the HS2 Community Funds here and local business opportunities here .For more information about this event or any of our forthcoming events please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Piling works are ongoing near Granby Terrace Bridge, due to compete by the end of August. Please click here for an update on the works.
Please click here for details of Network Rail's works on behalf of HS2 from 28 June 2020 to 30 August 2020. This letter will be distributed to Camden residents later this week.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
From 25 June we will start to establish the site boundary and security for the Adelaide Road site. Please click here for further details.
We will be doing surveying works at the former National Temperance Hospital site from 30 June, in advance of enabling works starting at the site from 14 July. Please click here for further information.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
Drummond Street in Camden, London - a street famed for its South Asian cuisine - has secured £650,888 for a revitalisation programme after Camden Borough Council, in partnership with Euston Town BID, was successful in its application to the HS2 Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF). The sum is the biggest BLEF award to date.
The Drummond Street Neighbourhood Revival project will transform Drummond Street turning it into an even more enticing food destination hub. Three new gateways, from Hampstead Road and either end of North Gower Street, will welcome customers into a refreshed Drummond Street with improved overhead lighting and new street furniture. A communal space will be created in a paved area behind businesses in Foundry Mews for customers, businesses and residents to use. Improvements will be made to shop frontages, repainting facades, and creating new signage, murals, illuminations and artwork for the street. The project will be delivered in three stages and the first stage, which this funding is for, is scheduled for completion in Autumn 2021.
Camden Council and Euston Town BID (Business Improvement District) have worked with Jan Kattein Architects to develop the proposals following an extensive consultation with the business traders and the community. The proposals take into account the needs of local traders as well as the community and customers, and are set to be transformational for this area of Camden. The Euston Town BID has also contributed £160,000 match funding to the project.
Two food festivals will be held as part of the project, with entertainment and community involvement. This will be an opportunity for the traders on the street to showcase their goods and services. In response to the current pandemic funding will be allocated for more immediate projects that will help traders in relaunching their businesses safely. The funding will also be used to deliver workshops for the Drummond Street businesses, which will increase the capacity of businesses by providing up to date training and support.
The funding has come from the HS2 Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF), part of a combined total of £40million in funding available to local communities and businesses that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of Britain’s new high speed railway between London and the West Midlands. This is the largest award that has been made from the Funds to date and the project will join the other 113 projects between London and the West Midlands that have also benefitted.
The independent administration of these funds is managed on behalf of HS2 Ltd by the charity Groundwork who will ensure both funds remain available for applications throughout the construction of Phase One. Read the Groundwork annual review.
A series of videos and case studies about projects that have received HS2 funds can be found here.
Community and business groups interested in applying for the fund can find out more at www.hs2funds.org.uk
If you have any questions about the funds you can contact Groundwork UK directly during normal business hours on 0121 237 5880 or contact our HS2 Helpdesk team all day every day on HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk or Freephone on 08081 434 434 .
Pupils at Meadow High School in Hillingdon have suggested a name for one of the first of 10 giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs) which has been shortlisted for a national vote launched by HS2 Ltd. The TBMs will excavate more than 35 miles of tunnel on the first phase the UK’s new high speed railway between London and the West Midlands.
The public is being invited to go to https://www.hs2.org.uk/tbmvoting/ and vote for their favourite name, from a shortlist of three chosen by local school children and inspired by female scientific and medical pioneers.
The names are:
The name with the most votes will be given to the first TBM, due to be launched from a site close to the M25 early next year. The enormous, 2,000 tonne, 170m long machine will be one of two that will dig the 10 mile long Chiltern tunnels.
The second machine, due to be launched a month later, will be given the second most popular name in the public vote.
The TBMs will be operated by HS2’s main works contractor, Align JV – a joint venture formed of three companies: Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick.
The machines are being built by Herrenknecht in Germany. Their names are being chosen now so they can be fixed to machines during their manufacture, ready for when they emerge out of the factory.
After completion the first two machines will be disassembled before beginning their long journey to England. Once they have arrived on site, each TBM will be reassembled, ready to begin their life underground.
Together the TBMs will spend around three years digging what will be the longest and deepest tunnels on the project, stretching from just inside the M25, to South Heath in Buckinghamshire.
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 .
We have published the fourth public report that documents our progress towards being a good neighbour by putting engagement with communities at the heart of everything we do.
This report covers the six-month period from July to December 2019, and draws on a number of case studies of activity during the second half of the year, along with currently available data such as from our Helpdesk, community funding awarded and the events we have held.
We will continue to publish these reports on a regular basis.
The report is available to view and download here .
A collection of all our reports to date can be found here .
If you have any questions about the report, HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We will be carrying out a structural survey on the Park Village East parapet wall from 29 May to 12 June. Please click here for more information.
A holding area is being constructed in the London Zoo car park, for HS2 construction vehicles. Please click here for an update on this work.
We will be building a ventilation shaft and headhouse at our Adelaide Road site, with preparatory works starting on 1 June. Please click here for more information.
Please see the 'Works in your area' page here for details on Network Rail works on behalf of HS2. Please note that some of the dates are now different to those originally notified.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
For an update on works in the Regent's Park Estate area please click here for our works notification.
This update includes information on the ongoing demolition programme which restarted on 20 April, utility works and the test piling near to Granby Terrace Bridge. Further details on the test piling can be found here.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
The number of community and business groups to receive awards from the HS2 community and business funds has topped over 100 with London receiving ten awards to date totalling £670,374. The Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) for Phase One, between London and the West Midlands, make a combined total of £40 million available to local communities and businesses disrupted by the construction of HS2.
Amongst London's ten awarded projects, is the Greengage project run by the Castlehaven Community Association, a charity based in Camden. They received £74,000 and have transformed part of a local park, creating a community garden, used by children and residents in the local area, which includes bug hotels and bird boxes. The changes have also seen a reduction in anti-social behaviour in the area by improving walkways and lighting in the area.
A map of all awarded projects is available here . Some of the awards in London include:
As we work through the COVID-19 pandemic, the approval for the next stage of the project has meant that our contractors now have the go ahead to start building the new railway whilst remaining within the Public Health England (PHE) and industry guidelines. As part of our commitment to being a good neighbour, we realise that communities are affected by the construction of HS2, and the community and business funds are key to help offset the disruption caused.
As construction of HS2 gets underway, applications for the funds are still being welcomed. The Funds for Phase One, administered by community charity Groundwork UK, support urban and rural, community, environmental and business projects. Community and Business groups along the HS2 route between London and the West Midlands have been able to apply for funds since March 2017.
A series of videos and case studies about projects that have received HS2 funds can be found here.
The independent administration of these funds is managed on behalf of HS2 Ltd by the charity Groundwork who will ensure both funds remain available for applications throughout the construction of Phase One. Read the Groundwork annual review.
Community and business groups interested in applying for the fund can find out more at www.hs2funds.org.uk
To support the future railway, we will install piles next to and beneath the Network Rail track in the approaches into Euston.
From 11 May, we will build and test three piles near to Granby Terrace Bridge to confirm conditions and construction methods before the main piling starts in the autumn.
Please click here for further information.
For the latest information about all HS2 construction works in Camden, including changes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit the ‘Works in your area’ page here.
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 .
On 15 April 2020, the Department for Transport gave approval for HS2 Ltd to issue Notice to Proceed to our four Main Works Civils Contractors (MWCC) working on Phase One of the project.
The issuing of Notice to Proceed marks the point in the MWCC contracts where work transitions from scheme design and preparatory work, to full detailed design and construction of the railway between London and the West Midlands.
You can find further information on both gov.uk and the HS2 website .
The four contractors along the phase one route – SCS Railways, Align JV, EKFB JV and BBV JV – will start the second stage of their contracts immediately, progressing detailed design, site preparation works and placing important sub-contracts. During this period, our contractors are continuously reviewing their ability to work within Public Health England guidelines to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce and the communities in which we are working.
We understand that some local communities are concerned about the impact of construction and we remain committed to being a good neighbour to anyone affected by our work.
You can find out Information about HS2 construction works during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic here.
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 .
Please find below an amended Network Rail works notification. The works in Euston Station will now recommence from Monday 20 April.
We are working closely with our contractors to review works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with COVID-19. The Government’s current COVID-19 strategy makes clear that construction activity should continue as long as it complies with this guidance.
Some of our contractors have taken the decision to recommence works on a limited number of work sites. Our contractors have thoroughly risk assessed these activities and are confident they can be undertaken safely, protecting our staff and the communities in which we are working.
Further to the last communication, following further planning to ensure works follow the PHE guidance, Network Rail are now planning to restart work at the Euston station site from Monday 20 April.
Work will take place in day time hours only, on the deconstruction of the west ramp and the removal of the canopy from platform 17 and 18. From 20 to 27 April, this will include breaking out concrete. A crane will then be brought onto the site on 27 April to start the removal of materials. The work for the canopy removal will start with the removal of steelwork between 20 and 27 April. A crane will then be brought to site to help remove materials. Noise mitigation measures have been put in place to minimise disturbance due to this work as much as is practicably possible.
If there are any further changes to the planned start date, Network Rail will communicate this as soon as possible. Further regular updates regarding planned work will also be uploaded to the Works in Your Area page on this website.
Network Rail would also like to remind passengers that only essential journeys should be made over Easter weekend and that a reduced timetable and engineering work will affect journeys. People who do need to make an essential journey should check before they travel at: nationalrail.co.uk.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact their helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or visit https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/contact-us .
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
* Please note, these works will now not start until 20 April *
We are working closely with our contractors to review works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with COVID-19. The Government’s current COVID-19 strategy makes clear that construction activity should continue as long as it complies with this guidance.
Some of our contractors have taken the decision to recommence works on a limited number of work sites. Our contractors have thoroughly risk assessed these activities and are confident they can be undertaken safely, protecting our staff and the communities in which we are working.
Further to the last communication, following further planning to ensure works follow the PHE guidance, Network Rail are now planning to restart work at the Euston station site from Tuesday 14 April.
Work will take place in day time hours only, on the deconstruction of the west ramp and the removal of the canopy from platform 17 and 18. From 15 to 21 April, this will include breaking out concrete. A crane will then be brought onto the site on 22 April to start the removal of materials from 23 April. The work for the canopy removal will start with the removal of steelwork between 15 and 21 April. A crane will then be brought to site to help remove materials. Noise mitigation measures have been put in place to minimise disturbance due to this work as much as is practicably possible.
If there are any further changes to the planned start date, Network Rail will communicate this as soon as possible. Further regular updates regarding planned work will be uploaded to the Works in Your Area page on this website from Monday 20 April.
Network Rail would also like to remind passengers that only essential journeys should be made over Easter weekend and that a reduced timetable and engineering work will affect journeys. People who do need to make an essential journey should check before they travel at: nationalrail.co.uk .
If you have any questions or queries, please contact their helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or visit https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/contact-us .
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
The health, safety and wellbeing of the communities along the route of the new railway, and our staff, remains our absolute priority.
HS2 sitesWe are working closely with our construction partners to review the works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with COVID-19. The Government’s current COVID-19 strategy makes clear that construction activity can continue as long as it complies with this guidance.
Work at the majority of our sites has been paused as we complete this review, noting that some staff may be present to make the safety assessments and to ensure the sites remain safe and secure.
We do expect that work will restart at some of these sites where our contractors are confident that they can operate in line with PHE and industry guidance, protecting our staff and the communities in which they are working.
Network Rail sitesNetwork Rail and their contractors have partially closed the Euston site for the remainder of this week (w/c 23.3.20) so they can implement and communicate on site social distancing measures in line with the Standard Site Operating Procedures Social Distancing policy issued by the government. To do this an assessment of individuals who are required on site to keep the project and station operations functioning has been undertaken.
Following this assessment, the following Network Rail works are expected to resume on Monday 30th March:
Network Rail will continue with HS2 to monitor their construction sites in-line with government advice on dealing with COVID-19.
Community engagementWe have taken the decision to postpone all face-to-face engagement events and meetings during this period. We have been notifying local residents and putting in place alternative ways of communicating and engaging with communities over the coming weeks and months.
HS2 HelpdeskThe HS2 Helpdesk remains operational all day, every day, and will be the public’s first point of contact should they need advice or information from HS2. You can contact the Helpdesk on:
If you contact us by post there will be an extended delay in us receiving and responding due to the current circumstances.
Following UK Government advice to stop non-essential contact with other people, and avoid all unnecessary travel, we have taken the decision to postpone a number of face to face engagement events and meetings. You may already have received notifications about some of these. We have made this decision to support the government aim to reduce the time spent in public places and the amount of contact between people due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
We are looking at alternative ways of engaging and communicating with you over the coming weeks and months.
The HS2 Helpdesk remains operational all day, every day, and will be your first point of contact should you need advice or information from HS2. You can contact the Helpdesk on:
Our Helpdesk Team will be in regular contact with community engagement managers, and will be able to put you in touch should you need to speak to your local team.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We are continuing preparatory works for HS2 in your area, which includes utility works in the area west of Euston station. You can view or download our latest works notification for information regarding utility works in the Euston west area from March to June 2020 .
In addition to this, on 1 April we will be commissioning the new water main on Cumberland Market at the junction with Augustus Street. To carry out this work we will need to close the road. View or download our works notification for details of Thames Water work, on behalf of HS2, on Cumberland Market from 1 April 2020 .
Please click here for the latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Following UK Government advice to stop non-essential contact with other people, and avoid all unnecessary travel, we have taken the decision to temporarily close the HS2 in Camden information centre. We have made this decision to support the government aim to reduce the time spent in public places and the amount of contact between people due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The HS2 Helpdesk remains operational all day, every day, and will be your first point of contact should you need advice or information from HS2. You can contact the Helpdesk on Freephone 08081 434 434 , by Minicom on 08081 456 472 or by Email: HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk . Our Helpdesk Team will be in regular contact with community engagement managers, and will be able to put you in touch should you need to speak to your local team.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We’re inviting primary schools close to the HS2 line of route to sign up for a free safety workshop that teaches children about the importance of staying safe around construction sites. Safety is one of our core values and we’re working with Arc Theatre to deliver Playing it Safe , an interactive workshop.
Playing it Safe has visited over 5,000 pupils so far since its launch in 2018 to teach them about the dangers present on construction sites and the surrounding areas, as well as the consequences of trespassing on those sites.The workshop is available to Years 5 and 6 with audiences of between 30 and 90 pupils, with each session lasting between 60-75 minutes. Arc Theatre can deliver up to two sessions in one school per day. The workshop is completely free of charge, but limited and offered to schools closest to the route. If you would like your local school to take part in this workshop please ask them to contact Nita@arctheatre.com or call 020 8595 8509.
For more information about our safety programme or the wider HS2 project you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day on:
Following feedback from local business, residents and the local authority and to provide better access, we will temporarily change the direction of traffic on Euston Street until further notice.
From 28 February the one-way traffic direction on Euston Street will be changed from east to west towards Cobourg Street and will lead to Drummond Street.
Please click here for more information.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Our next community drop-in event is on Wednesday 4 March, from 6pm to 8pm, in the Wesley Hotel, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2 EZ. Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our activities, including; utility and demolition works, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water works, Network Rail works, and the main civil engineering works.
There will be a presentation on upcoming utilities works around Euston Station at 6.15pm.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Please click here for details about Thames Water's works, on behalf of HS2, on Robert Street, from 9 March.
Our next community drop-in event is on Wednesday 4 March, from 6pm to 8pm, in the Wesley Hotel, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2 EZ. Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our activities, including; utility and demolition works, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water works, Network Rail works, and the main civil engineering works. We look forward to seeing you there.
The latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden is available here .
Please see our demolition page for information on an independent peer review on the methodologies we used for demolitions at the site in the Regent's Park Estate.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Please click here for information about Thames Water works, on behalf of HS2, on Albany Street. The works will start on 10 February, and last up to eight weeks.
The work involves building a new manhole in the northbound lane of the road, opposite the Barracks and Park Village Mews.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
We would like to invite your feedback on the design of HS2’s Common Design Elements planned for the Phase One route between the West Midlands and London.
Further to our post on the 2nd January, there's now just four days left to have your say. You can view the plans on the HS2 website and download an information booklet , before completing our quick online survey . The survey closes at 11pm on Thursday 30 January .
Common Design Elements are parts of the railway with a standardised appearance which will give it a recognisable look and make it more efficient to build. They include frequently used structures, such as bridge piers and parapets, as well as lineside noise barriers.
Since Parliament approved plans for the Phase One route in 2017, we've been developing the design of the new railway and now we need your views to help inform how we progress with the Common Design Elements.
If you have any questions about our Common Design Elements or HS2, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Over the coming months, Network Rail and their contractors will continue with works to prepare for HS2.
Please click here for the latest letter from Network Rail to residents about their works between Euston Station and Primrose Hill tunnels, from 01 February to 28 June 2020.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Works in your area - notifications
You can find out about our weekend works taking place at Grant Thornton House from 25 January until 16 February.
To find out about some of the works we have planned over the next 12 months, please look at our latest 12 month construction look ahead for Camden .
Air quality management
To help explain how we manage air quality in relation to our works in Camden, please see our air quality page and fact sheet .
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Tuesday 21 January from 5pm to 7pm at the HS2 in Camden Information Centre, 112 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PS
Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our activities, including; utility and demolition works, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water works, Network Rail works, and the main civil engineering works.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
We would like to invite your feedback on the design of HS2’s Common Design Elements planned for the Phase One route between the West Midlands and London.
Common Design Elements are parts of the railway with a standardised appearance which will give it a recognisable look and make it more efficient to build. They include frequently used structures, such as bridge piers and parapets, as well as lineside noise barriers.
Since Parliament approved plans for the Phase One route in 2017, we've been developing the design of the new railway and now we need your views to help inform how we progress with the Common Design Elements.
You can view the plans on the HS2 website and download an information booklet , before completing our quick online survey . The survey closes at 11pm on Thursday 30 January.
Find out more and have your sayTo find out more and let us know your views by completing the survey, please go to www.hs2.org.uk/common-design .
If you have any questions about our Common Design Elements or HS2, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We are continuing the demolition works within the work site at Regent's Park Estate. You can read or download our latest works notification leaflet here for more details on the sequence of works.
Utility works will start on North Gower Street from the 7 January and will take place in phases. You can read or download our latest works notification leaflet here for more details on the works.
Please find here the latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Network Rail December works reminder
As per the latest works notification letter from Network Rail dated 11 September, this is a reminder that Network Rail is carrying out various works in December and over the Christmas period.
Signalling work at Euston station;
Network Rail will be carrying out signalling work over the weekends of 7/8 December and 14/15 December. They will also be carrying out more signalling work, including testing between 24 December and 27 December.
Most of this work will take place inside the station, however, there will also be some staff walking between Euston and Primrose Hill tunnels testing the signalling equipment, and two mobile elevator working platforms on the tracks.
Demolition work at Euston station
There is also demolition work taking place within the station, on platform 17 and 18. To help reduce the noise and dust, and for site security during the demolition work, special scaffold screens incorporating noise acoustic barriers and dust barriers will be in place between platforms 16 and 17. Using these screens should reduce the noise generated from the demolition work to levels similar to that currently experienced in platform areas.
Work in the Camden Carriage sidings
There are also various minor works taking place to install driver walkways in the Camden Carriage sidings. This work will only involve small hand tools and the noise level is expected to be minimal. Work will be carried out during the weeks starting 8 and 16 December on weekdays between 11 am and 3 pm.
Should you have any queries or concerns about this work, please contact the Network Rail 24 hour national helpline on 03457 11 41 41.
Please note, traditionally when the railway is less busy, the rail industry carries out essential railway improvement. If anyone is travelling over the festive period, please check before you travel at www.nationalrail.co.uk .
Community drop-in event reminder
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Tuesday 10 December from 5pm to 7pm at the HS2 in Camden Community Information Centre at 112 Hampstead Road.
Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our activities, including; utility and demolition works, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water works, Network Rail works, and the main civil engineering works.
We have confirmed dates for the first stage of our utilities works programme to reline the 16’’ Thames Water main on Eversholt Street. From Monday 25 November until Monday 23 December, we will be working on Eversholt Street between Phoenix Road and Drummond Crescent. We will update you on the next stages of work in early January.
Please click the link here for full details.
If you have any questions about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We have published the third public report that documents our progress towards being a good neighbour by putting engagement with communities at the heart of everything we do.
This report covers the six-month period from January to July 2019, and draws on a number of case studies of activity during the first half of the year, along with currently available data such as from our Helpdesk, community funding awarded and the events we have held.
We will continue to publish these reports on a six monthly basis. The next report will cover July to December 2019, and will be published in spring 2020.
The report is available to view and download here: https://www.hs2.org.uk/documents/community-engagement-progress-report-january-to-june-2019/
If you have any questions about the report, HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
We are continuing the demolition works within the worksite at Regent’s Park Estate. You can read or download our latest works notification leaflet here for more details on the sequence of works.
Our next community drop-in event is on Wednesday 6 Novembe r, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Surma Centre, 1 Robert Street, London NW1 3JU. More details are available here.
The following event will be held on Tuesday 10 December , from 5pm to 7pm, at the HS2 in Camden information centre, 112 Hampstead Road, NW1 2PS. Further event information is available here.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Wednesday 6 November, from 3pm to 5pm , at the Surma Centre, 1 Robert Street, London NW1 3JU.
Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our activities, including; utility and demolition works, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water works, Network Rail works, and the main civil engineering works.
There will be a presentation at 3.30pm on the programme of main works.
We also have updated proposals for the interim taxi rank at either Eversholt Street or Euston Square Gardens East. Our project engineer will be in attendance at the drop-in event to take any questions or comments you may have regarding these proposals.
For more details about the interim taxi rank please click here.
We look forward to receiving your comments and seeing you at the drop-in event.
HS2’s brand new track and fast intercity services will carry more than 2 million people a week.
By freeing up space on existing lines, for new local train services, passengers and freight, HS2 helps ease congestion and over-crowding. Travelling by train becomes a more convenient and enjoyable option for everybody, regardless of how far they’re going.
Our latest video explains how the delivery of Britain's new high speed railway will be a game changer for the UK rail network and will help to improve your journey, even if you don't use our trains.
Once the full network is complete we expect HS2 trains to carry over 300,000 passengers a day. We have planned for the future by making sure that the HS2 network can grow with increased demand.
Up to 48 HS2 trains will be running on the rail network every hour, each carrying up to 1,100 passengers.
Visit the HS2 website to find out about the stations we will serve.
If you have any questions about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Network Rail HS2 enabling works
As per the latest works notification letter from Network Rail dated 11 September , there will be enabling works taking place this weekend (5-6 October). Network Rail will be carrying out track replacement work and ballast removal in the approaches to the station and a crane will be on site to carry out this work.
Should you have any queries or concerns about these works, please contact the Network Rail 24 hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41.
HS2 surveys and investigations
In addition we are carrying out surveys and investigations of the structures beneath the track level north of Mornington Street Bridge. You can read or download the works notification leaflet here for more information about these works.
We need to carry out these works at times that cause the least disruption to train services, and for safety reasons when the trains are not running. We will keep noise to a minimum where possible and noise monitoring is in place.
If you have any questions about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Please note a change of time for our community drop-in event this Thursday which will now take place from 5pm to 7pm, at the HS2 in Camden Information Centre, 112 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PS.
There will be a presentation at 5.15pm, with a general update on our works in Camden.
Utility works will be taking place on North Gower Street, starting from 21 October. The work will take place in phases so that access will be maintained. You can read or download the works notification leaflet here for more details about this work.
We will be carrying out surveys and investigations of the structures beneath the track level north of Mornington Street Bridge on the weekend of the 5 October. You can read or download the works notification leaflet here for more information about these works.
During October we will be continuing with the installation of scaffolding at Stalbridge House during night time working hours.
Work will be taking place overnight from 10.30pm Saturday evening to 8am Sunday morning on the 12, 19 and 26 October. You can read or download the works notification leaflet here for more detail about this work.
We will also be carrying out further trial hole investigations at the junction of Harrington Street and Varndell Street. The work will be completed in stages so that we can maintain pedestrian and vehicle access during the works. You can read or download the works notification leaflet here for more detail about this work.
For regular updates on the utility works, please visit our Road works and closures page here .
Please click here for the latest works notification from Network Rail about their works in preparation for HS2, from 1 October 2019 to 2 February 2020.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
Please click here for information on our next community drop-in event, 3 October.
We are continuing the demolition works within the worksite at Regent’s Park Estate.
The Ainsdale building is now demolished to ground level with works continuing to remove the basement slab. We are also preparing to start demolition of the other buildings within the worksite, including Silverdale, Eskdale, Granby House, Old Tenant's Hall and Stalbridge.
You can read or download our latest works notification leaflet for more detail on the sequence of works and an update on other works in Regent's Park Estate and on Park Village East.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, you can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team team all day, every day of the year on:
The Government has announced the HS2 Prolonged Disruption Compensation Scheme.
This policy complements a wider package of environmental controls set out in the HS2 Phase One environmental minimum requirements and adds to the noise insulation and temporary re-housing measures set out in information paper E23.
We are aware of the issues that building a new railway can cause to people who live nearby. We will design and build the railway in ways that reduce noise as much as we reasonably can.
An introduction to the scheme for residents has been published on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-prolonged-disruption-compensation-scheme/prolonged-disruption-compensation-scheme
View or download a copy of the Prolonged Disruption Compensation Scheme policy document .
Full guidance will be published in late autumn 2019 in advance of the start of the Phase One main construction works.
If you are eligible under this scheme we will contact you in advance of the construction works to discuss your options and provide more information about the application process.
In the meantime if you have any questions, please contact the HS2 Helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Wednesday 4 September, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Surma Centre, 1 Robert Street, London NW1 3JU.
As the archaeology work in St James’s Gardens draws to a close, join us to hear about the discoveries, with a presentation given by the principal archaeologist at 3.30pm.
Tea and coffee will be provided, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
You can also meet members of the construction teams and discuss our works, including those taking place at Regent’s Park, Network Rail works, and the water main diversion works being carried out by Thames Water.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Wednesday 4 September, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Surma Centre, 1 Robert Street, London NW1 3JU.
As the archaeology work in St James’s Gardens draws to a close, join us to hear about the discoveries, with a presentation given by the principal archaeologist at 3.30pm.
Tea and coffee will be provided, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
You can also meet members of the construction teams and discuss our works, including those taking place at Regent’s Park, Network Rail works, and the water main diversion works being carried out by Thames Water.
We look forward to seeing you there.
As communicated in the pre-notification letter dated 16 April , Network Rail are carrying out HS2 enabling works in the Mornington Terrace area. The works on the under track crossings that were due to take place on the weekend of the 10 August are now taking place this weekend (17 and 18 August).
This work will be taking place overnight between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Network Rail will do all they can to reduce noise and to minimise the disturbance to nearby residents. Should you have any concerns or queries, please telephone the Network Rail 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41.
For information on the next community drop-in event on 4th September, please click here.
Please come along to our community drop-in event on Wednesday 4 September, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Surma Centre, 1 Robert Street, London NW1 3JU.
Meet members of the construction teams and discuss our works including those taking place at Regent’s Park Estate and St James’s Gardens, Network Rail works, and the water main diversion works being carried out by Thames Water.
There will be a presentation on archaeology in St James's Gardens at 3.30pm.
We look forward to seeing you there.
You can contact our HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on:
Freephone: 08081 434 434Minicom: 08081 456 472Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.ukHow we can help
Our team is here to listen and help with any enquiry, complaint or feedback you may have. Our Helpdesk team will try to answer your questions in the first instance. If we need to talk to other people in the company to provide a full response, we’ll make sure we investigate your query with the relevant people at HS2 Ltd and respond at a later time.
If you would like to see our complaints procedure or you’re not satisfied with how your case is being dealt with, further information can be found here .
You can also contact our Helpdesk if you think you have a damage claim related to HS2.
Please find here an update on works in the Regent's Park Estate.
A new community garden has been opened within the Regent's Park Estate site, using plants donated from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The entrance to the garden is off the Hampstead Road, close to Cartmel. The opening hours are from 8am until dusk.
We hope you can visit.
Please click here for information on further ground investigation works on Park Village East and Parkway from 12 August.* The works on Park Village East will continue during September. Please see the Ground Investigations page for an update.
Please click here for an update on utility works at Cobourg Street.
The dates for the utilities works at Eversholt Street are changing. This means that we will be starting on site later than previously planned. We will update you as soon as we are able to confirm start dates and the arrangements for traffic management.
Please click the link here for full details .
Please click here for information on utility works on Eversholt Street from 29 July. 23 July update * the programme for these works has changed. Please click here for an update.
Please click here for an update from Thames Water about their works on Robert Street.
Please click here for the latest 4 week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden.
Pop by Chalton Street Market on Friday 5 July to visit the HS2 in Camden information stall. You can meet with members of the construction and engagement teams who will be available to discuss HS2 works including the utilities programme of works that will start on 29 July on Eversholt Street. The team will be at the market from 10am until 4pm.
Please come along to our drop-in event on Tuesday 9 July which will include a presentation on the utilities works on Eversholt Street. More information is available here.
Details of our regular community drop-in event, on Tuesday 16 July are available here.
We looking forward to seeing you.
Please click here for an update on works at Regent's Park Estate and Granby Terrace Bridge.
Please click here for details of excavator delivery at Regents's Park Estate.
Please click here for the latest 4 week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden.
Come and see us in our mobile event trailer on Swiss Cottage Market Place between 10:00 and 19:00 to learn more about the project and get advice on a host of opportunities:
– Accessing jobs, skills and education– How to apply for our community funds– Opportunities for local businesses– How to stay in touch with us
Please visit our events page for more information.
The works that have been taking place at Gloucester Gate between Albany Street and Park Village East have been completed today and the road will reopen this evening.
Please click here for information about works coming up in Varndell Street .
For details on our North Camden information event on Thursday 27 June, please click here.
For details on our regular monthly community information event on Thursday 20 June, please click here.
We will be locating our mobile event trailer on Swiss Cottage Market Place on Thursday 13 June, from 10am - 7pm. Further details are available on our upcoming local events page here.
The latest cohort of projects to receive funding from the HS2 Community and Business Funds have been announced today, taking the total award value from the Funds to £3.5m to organisations along Phase One of the HS2 route.
HS2’s Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) has so far seen 62 projects from across the country receive funding awards. This government-backed funding programme was created to add benefit to communities and support local businesses affected by Phase One of HS2 above compensation and mitigation.
The Funds are being managed independently by Groundwork UK, a community charity that works to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.
The latest cohort of funded CEF and BLEF projects includes:
Community groups and business support organisations are being encouraged to apply to the Funds for projects that have a demonstrable positive impact on their local community.
A combined total of £40 million has been made available for both the CEF and BLEF projects for Phase One of the construction of HS2. The Funds will provide support for good quality bids and funding will be available throughout this time period. CEF and BLEF have supported 62 projects since March 2017 from small scale grassroots projects to large scale capital projects which benefit a wide range of communities.
For more information on Groundwork and the funds themselves click here .
You can also see an interactive map showing all of the projects awarded funding so far by clicking here .
Please come along to our next community drop-in event on Thursday 20 June, between 3:30pm and 7pm at the Steve Smith Hall, Redhill Street, London NW1 4AX.
Meet members of the logistics and construction teams and discuss our works including those taking place at Regent’s Park Estate and St James’s Gardens, Network Rail works and the water main diversion works being carried out by Thames Water.
SCSJV (the main works contractor) will give presentations on their local traffic management plan at 4pm and again at 5:30pm.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please also see our upcoming local events page for details of other events you may be interested in.
Please click here for information on the next community drop-in event on Thursday 20 June.
Visit our archaeology works in St James's Gardens page for an update on progress.
For information on ground investigation works, please visit our dedicated page here.
Please also see ou r upcoming local events page for details of events you may be interested in.
Please click here for an update on works at Regent's Park Estate and Granby Terrace Bridge.
Please click here for information on new working hours for Thames Water works at Gloucester Gate.
Please click here for the latest four week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest twelve month construction lookahead for Camden.
On Saturday 8 June from 9.30am to 11.30am, the construction team at the former Thistle Hotel on Cardington Street will be hosting a site visit for community members. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the demolition site, meet members of the construction team and discuss the works.
Visitor numbers are limited to ten, however we will organise additional visits if required.
If you would like to come along, please register your interest by emailing us at HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk or call the helpdesk on 08081 434 434 .
We look forward to seeing you.
Site visit to DB Cargo Shed demolition site in Summer 2018
Groundwork, the independent administrators of Phase One of HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF), have released the HS2 Fund Annual Review for 2018/2019.
In this last year, 49 CEF & BLEF projects have received funding with communities and businesses along Phase 1 benefitting to the tune of close to £3m.
Read the report here , including case studies of how funding is supporting towns and cities along the Phase One line of route.
For more information on Groundwork and the funds themselves click here.
Please click here for an update from Thames Water on their works on behalf of HS2.
Please click here for the latest four week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest twelve month construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for information on the tower crane installation at the former National Temperance Hospital site from 27 to 28 April. * update - the tower crane installation at the former National Temperance Hospital site has been postponed. The new date for the installation will be from 10 May to 12 May, weather permitting.
We have published the second public report that documents our progress towards being a good neighbour by putting engagement with communities at the heart of everything we do.
This report covers the six-month period from July to December 2018, and draws on a number of case studies of activity during the second half of the year, along with year-end data from our Helpdesk, community funding awarded and the events held.
We will continue to publish these reports on a six monthly basis. The next report will cover January to June 2019, and will be published in autumn 2019.
You can download the report here .
Please click here for details on our next community drop-in event on Tuesday 16th April.
Please click here for an update on ground investigation works on Park Village East from 15 April . *The ground investigations on Park Village East have been temporarily delayed and will restart from the 20 May. The work will be completed by mid-June. During the works, temporary parking bay suspensions will be in place on Park Village East. A welfare unit will be located on Park Village East for the staff carrying out the work.
Please click here for an update on Network Rail works from 15-19 April.
In March a further £4 million was released to fund the creation and restoration of woodlands in areas ranging from London to the West Midlands, as part of HS2’s ongoing ecology programme.
The HS2 Woodland Fund is now a total grant scheme of £5 million and is aimed at helping landowners to create new native woodland and restore Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites. This follows the success of the first £1 million of the Fund that was committed to projects throughout 2018.
The Woodland Fund is open to applications from landowners located within 25 miles of the Phase One route of the high speed railway, which passes through parts of Greater London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, as well as the wider West Midlands. The fund aims to help local landowners create new native, broad leaf woodlands, especially where they connect or expand existing ancient woodland or connect semi-natural open habitats. It also provides financial support for the tree planting and associated items needed to protect them – this includes fencing and gates, as well natural flood management items.
To find out more about the Woodland Fund and how to apply you can visit the Forestry Commission website by clicking here
Today saw more projects awarded funding as part of the HS2 Community and Business Funds.
The Euston Wellbeing Team Project is an outreach project to engage and support the street population and help to reduce associated crime and antisocial behaviour in the area that is being experienced by the community. The team will be made up of three officers: a police officer from Camden Police, a Community Presence Officer from the local authority and a Specialist Outreach Worker from local charity, Change Grow Live. The vulnerable street population will be supported to access services including housing and employment and will be supported to make better life choices to decrease the chances of them being involved in criminal and anti-social behaviour in the future.
The team will operate from a base at West Euston Partnership, which will also be a reporting point for the local community. They will work with the community, patrol areas and help residents and other stakeholders to feel safer in their community. Daily interactions and conversations with the community along with intelligence gathering will enable them to respond appropriately to emerging issues of concern to local people.
The HS2 CEF will provide £75,000 towards the £175,000 project with Camden providing the remaining funding.
You can find out more about the project by visiting https://www.camden.gov.uk/ .
The community and business funds are administered and managed by independent community charity, Groundwork UK. For more information on Groundwork and the funds themselves click here.
You can also see an interactive map showing all of the projects awarded funding so far by clicking here .
We recognise that there are many schools in close proximity to our planned works and it is important for us to ensure that children understand the dangers that construction sites can pose. We have a duty to engage directly with local schools to communicate and reinforce the importance of staying safe when living and playing near construction sites.
We appointed Arc Theatre to deliver Playing it Safe , an interactive health and safety workshop designed for primary schools along the Phase One route of HS2. The workshop uses drama to communicate the dangers present on construction sites and the surrounding areas, as well as the consequences of trespassing on those sites.
The workshop is available to Years 5 and 6 with audiences of between 30 and 90 pupils, with each session lasting between 60-75 minutes. Arc can deliver up to two sessions in one school per day.
The workshop is completely free of charge, but limited and offered to schools closest to the route. If you would like your local primary school to take part in this workshop please ask them to contact Nita@arctheatre.com or call 020 8595 8509 .
Playing it Safe has now taken place at more than 50 schools, teaching over 4000 pupils how to stay safe when living near construction sites.
Please click here for the latest update from Thames Water about their works on behalf of HS2
Please find here an update on works on Varndell Street and Hampstead Road
A new pedestrian access from Hampstead Road to Harrington Street, close to Hampstead Road Gardens, has opened today.
The footpath route is shown in green on the map below:
The drainage survey works on Eversholt Street, which were planned for October 2018 will now take place from 25 to 28 February. The works will be in three locations between Euston Road and Drummond Crescent and take place over two nights. The three locations are: 1) at the junction with Drummond Crescent, 2) on the footpath adjacent to the fire station, and 3) on the footpath near Euston Square Gardens east.
In order to access manholes we may need footpath closures and parking or loading bay suspensions in the immediate area. The drains will be surveyed by remote cameras or by staff accessing them through manholes. Some drains may need high pressure jetting to clear blockages and this will only take place during daytime working hours. There will be no disruption to utility services as a consequence of these works. Original notification available here.
Please click here for information on works in the Regent's Park Estate and at the former National Temperance Hospital site. *update, 27 February - There have been changes to the duration of works on Varndell Street. Please see further details here.
Please click here for an update on ground investigations surveys on Park Village East, to start from 18 February. * Update, 14 February - this work has been delayed and will not start on 18 February. New dates will be confirmed shortly.
Please click here for the latest four week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest twelve month construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for an update on utilities works on Robert Street.
Please click here for an update on ground investigation works on King Henry's Road.
Please click here for an update on ground investigation works on Adelaide Road.
Our archaeology team have discovered the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal Navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of Australia and is credited with giving the country its name.
We were able to identify his remains by the lead depositum plate (breast plate) that was placed on the top of his coffin. He was buried at St James's burial ground on the 23 July 1814.
For more information about this discovery and Captain Flinders' life, please visit the HS2 website here.
Please click here for details of the next community drop-in event, to be held on 22 January.
Please click here for information on utility works in the community pop-up garden from 17 January.
Please click here for details of safety workshops for primary schools.
We are planning to hold a demolition site visit early this year, where members of the community can meet the team and learn more about how demolitions are done. Please click here for details about how to attend.
Early this year the construction team at the former UCL building on Hampstead Road will be hosting a site visit. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the demolition site, meet members of the construction team and discuss the works.
The date is to be confirmed, but will most likely be on a weekend day.
Visitor numbers are limited to ten per visit. However we will organise additional visits if required.
If you would like to come along, please register your interest by emailing us at CE-camden@csjv.co.uk or call the helpdesk on 08081 434 434 .
Site visit to DB Cargo Shed demolition site in summer 2018
We recognise that there are many schools in close proximity to our planned works and it is important for us to ensure that children understand the dangers that construction sites can pose. We have a duty to engage directly with local schools to communicate and reinforce the importance of staying safe when living and playing near construction sites.
We have appointed Arc Theatre to deliver Playing it Safe , an interactive health and safety workshop designed for primary schools along the Phase One route of HS2. The workshop uses drama to communicate the dangers present on construction sites and the surrounding areas, as well as the consequences of trespassing on those sites.
The workshop is available to Years 5 and 6 with audiences of between 30 and 90 pupils, with each session lasting between 60-75 minutes. Arc can deliver up to two sessions in one school per day.
The workshop is completely free of charge, but limited and offered to schools closest to the route. If you would like your local school to take part in this workshop please ask them to contact Nita@arctheatre.com or call 020 8595 8509 .
The summary of responses from the public engagement on the HS2 Euston Station design development from November 2018 is available to view here . For more detail please visit the HS2 Euston Station design development update page here .
Please find information here from Network Rail about their services and works over the Christmas period.
Please click here for information about works taking place in Stanhope Street and Park Village East in January. *update - the work on Park Village East has been delayed. Please see update notice here.
Please click here for information on ground investigation works on King Henry's Road from 7 January to 25 January. *update - this work will continue until 8 February. Please see update notice here.
Please click here for information on ground investigation works on Adelaide Road from 18 January, for up to 10 days. *update - this work will continue until 8 February. Please see update notice here.
HS2 in Camden information centre
Please note that the HS2 in Camden information centre , at 112 Hampstead Road, will be closed from 18 December and will re-open on Thursday 3 January. However, during this time, you can still contact us via phone or email; contact details can be found here.
Euston Station taxi rank
The taxi rank at Euston Station is relocating just outside of the station at Euston Square Gardens from the 6 January while construction of HS2 at Euston is underway. Marshals will be in place to help direct passengers to the new rank when it first opens and additional staff will be on hand to assist passengers who need mobility assistance. More information is available here.
Network Rail works
Network Rail are continuing their preparatory works in the Euston approaches area. On the weekend of the 15 and 16 December, the activities taking place may also include the installation of fencing at the Barnby Street substation. This work will require a crane and tower lights and will take place between 8pm on Saturday night to 8am Sunday morning.
Please click here for an update on works in the Euston area
Please click here for the latest four week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest twelve month construction lookahead for Camden.
Please find here the latest update on Thames Water's works at Gloucester Gate for HS2.
The next community drop-in event is on 5 December from 5pm to 7pm at the HS2 in Camden Information Centre at 112 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PS.
Please come along to enjoy festive refreshments, meet the teams and discuss our works including Euston Square Gardens, St James’s Gardens, Regent’s Park Estate, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water’s diversion of the water main and Network Rail works.
For details on how to comment on the Euston Station design update please click here .
We engaged on the station design in July and would like to hear your views on our progress with the design so far and get your suggestions for further design development. You can see the details of the July round of engagement here.
We are having a station design development event tomorrow at The St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1DF. The event will run from 1pm to 4pm, with a presentation at 1.30pm. The station design information presented at the event is also available for you to view and comment on at the HS2 in Camden information centre and online until 28 November 2018. During this period you can also provide feedback on the station design by emailing us at HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk
Please find here the latest update about Thames Water's works in Camden for HS2.
Thank you to all who joined us earlier this week for the drop-in event at the Wesley Hotel. The station design slides our design team presented that evening are available to view here , these slides will also be presented at the next station design event on 17 November; click here for further details . You can also view this presentation in person at our HS2 in Camden information centre where our staff will be available to take any questions.
Click here for an update on the development of the station design for Euston and your opportunity to comment on the design progress so far. Please submit your comments by 28 November 2018. For details of our drop-in event today and the Euston Station design event on 17 November 2018 please click here.
Please find here the latest Camden newsletter with information on community engagement activities, construction works and more.
Please find here information on utility surveys on Eversholt Street , from 19 - 24 November.
Please find here information about survey works under Granby Terrace Bridge from 15 - 18 November.
We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away to the Camden People’s Theatre production of ‘The Ex-boyfriend Yard Sale’. Click here for details of the production . You can find out more about the background to this play and its origins here: https://eustontowner.london/2018/06/20/what-on-the-earth-is-the-ex-boyfriend-yard-sale/
To enter the ballot please send an email with your name and contact details to HS2inCamden@HS2.org.uk with the subject title: Camden People’s Theatre. The winners will be randomly selected and we will put you in touch with the theatre to find an available date for your tickets.
Entries must be submitted by midday on 7 November and you must be over 18 years old.
Good luck!
We have published the first public report that documents our progress towards being a good neighbour by putting engagement with communities at the heart of everything we do.
This report covers the six-month period January to June 2018, and draws on a number of case studies of activity during the first half of this year, along with currently available data such as from our helpdesk, funding awarded and the events held.
We will be publishing these reports on a six monthly basis. The next report will cover July to December 2018, and will be published in spring 2019. In the next report we will include feedback from communities on how well they think we are doing at being a good neighbour, building on the content of the first report.
You can download the report at the link below.
https://www.hs2.org.uk/documents/community-engagement-progress-report-january-to-june-2018/
update* This closure will now occur on Sunday 28 October. Please see update here .
From Monday 29 October the section of Drummond Street between Cobourg Street and Melton Street will be permanently closed to traffic. Pedestrian access between Drummond Street and Euston Station will be maintained via a scaffold covered walkway. There will no longer be vehicle access from Drummond Street into Melton Street; access will be from Euston Road.
The next community drop-in event is on 7 November from 5pm to 7pm at the Wesley Hotel, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ.
Please come along to meet the teams and discuss our Euston approach works, including; Euston Square Gardens, St James’s Gardens, Regent’s Park Estate, noise insulation, traffic management, Thames Water’s water main diversion works and Network Rail works.
The HS2 Euston station design team will also be joining to update on the development of the station design. There will be a presentation at 5.30pm on the latest progress with the design for Euston station. We engaged on the station design in July and would like to hear your views on our progress with the design so far and get your suggestions for further design development. You can see the details of the July round of engagement here.
If you cannot make the drop-in event on 7 November, we are having an additional station design development event on 17 November at The St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1DF. The event will run from 1pm to 4pm, with a presentation at 1.30pm. The station design information presented at the events will also be available for you to view and comment on at the HS2 in Camden information centre and online from 7 November until 28 November. We will send out a news alert reminder about this nearer the time. During this period you can also provide feedback on the station design by emailing us at Hs2incamden@hs2.org .
Starting from Monday 15 October we are conducting some research focused on asking the views of communities along the route of the new railway. This is a telephone survey lasting about ten minutes that will be carried out by Ipsos MORI on our behalf.
If you are phoned by an interviewer from Ipsos MORI asking for your views on whether HS2 is being a good neighbour, please consider taking part. The survey will help us to measure how well we are doing against the commitments in our Community Engagement Strategy and your feedback will also help us understand where we need improve.
If you have any queries regarding the survey please contact our helpdesk team. You will find their details by clicking here.
Today saw the announcement of new projects awarded funding as part of the HS2 Community and Business Funds. To date, £1.9m of funding has been awarded across the Phase One route.
In Camden, the Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre , a charity located in the Regents Park Estate, has received over £73,000 from the Community and Environment Fund to contribute to four different youth projects that provide a range of activities to improve health and well being. These projects will also aim to bring young people together in a safe environment.
The community and business funds are administered and managed by independent community charity, Groundwork UK. For more information on Groundwork and the funds themselves click here.
You can also see an interactive map showing all of the projects awarded funding so far by clicking here.
Updated - This work is now due to take place from 25 to 28 February.
The works will be in three locations between Euston Road and Drummond Crescent and take place over two nights. In order to access manholes we may need footpath closures and parking or loading bay suspensions in the immediate area. The drains will be surveyed by remote cameras or by staff accessing them through manholes. Some drains may need high pressure jetting to clear blockages and this will only take place during daytime working hours. There will be no disruption to utility services as a consequence of these works.
As archaeologists undertake investigations of St James’s Gardens in Euston, visitors to our Heritage Open Day learnt more about the HS2 approach to the historic environment and what the team are uncovering on site. You can read about the event here .
The works at the Regent's Park Estate are now due to start in the first week of October (original notification available here) this is an amendment to the notification sent out on 13 Sep 2018.
Thank you to all that came to our Heritage Open Day this Sunday. The Museum of London Archaeology have kindly loaned us their show cabinet displaying the contents of the time capsules that were discovered during the demolition of the National Temperance Hospital. Please drop by our HS2 in Camden information centre this week if you would like to take a look. Our opening hours are here.
We held a series of engagement events in the summer where we asked the community for feedback on our outline design for the construction of the HS2 head houses at Adelaide Road and in the Euston approaches.
Please find a summary of the ideas and comments we received here .
Please find here the latest update about Thames Water's works in Camden for HS2.
Come along to our Heritage Open Day, Exploring Archaeology at St James’s Gardens – unearthing the past and discovering local stories
From 11:00am on Sunday 16 September at the former National Temperance Hospital site, we are hosting an afternoon of talks and activities on themes around the history and heritage of St James’s Gardens. The talks will also explore the archaeological burial investigations taking place there.
The day is free to attend and open to any member of the public, for all ages, and we invite visitors to come and share their memories and stories about the area with us as part of an oral history recording project.
The event is part of this year’s Heritage Open Days , England’s biggest festival of heritage and culture.
You can find out more about the event on our Archaeology work at St James's Gardens page
Dear Resident
This weekend, 11-12 August, Network Rail will be carrying out some elements of works that have been rescheduled from previous weekends due to unforeseen industry related issues. Please accept Network Rail’s apologies for the short notice and alteration to their work programme.
The work will be carried out as quickly and carefully as possible to reduce disturbance and disruption. Monitoring and close supervision will be in place to ensure the safety of the local community. Whilst workers will need to communicate with each other during the work, they have been instructed to use radios where possible and to ensure that noise is kept within agreed limits.
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
You can also email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk – Please note that this email account is not monitored 24hrs a day, but will be picked up by the community engagement team during normal office hours.
Head houses in Camden
The first designs for the construction of the tunnels and shafts for HS2 have now been developed. Comments are being sought on these proposals to help develop the scheme design further.
The Euston Approach design proposal is available here.
The Adelaide Road head house proposal is available here.
If you would like to comment on the proposals for the head house buildings please do so by the 12th August.
Responses can be sent either by email to HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk or by post to FREEPOST SCSRAILWAYS.
For those who were able to attend the information events held in July, any comments you gave there are being processed for consideration. You are of course welcome to add additional comments.
Proposed interim taxi rank on Eversholt Street
We are also seeking comments on the proposed interim taxi rank on Eversholt Street. The proposal for the interim taxi rank on Eversholt Street is available here.
Please send comments by the 12th August, either by email to HS2inCamden@HS2.org.uk , or by post to FREEPOST HS2 COMMUNITY HUB.
Thank you
The Department of Transport has appointed a new independent Construction Commissioner. The Construction Commissioner undertakes independent reviews of complaints related to construction received by HS2 Ltd.
Their role will be to provide independent, impartial decisions as well as advice on how to make a complaint and will build relationships across industry and community groups, local authorities, HS2 Ltd and contractors.
Sir Mark Worthington, the new Construction Commissioner, has more than 20 years of experience working with government.
We recently updated our guidance on how to make a complaint to HS2 Ltd. This can be found at this https://www.hs2.org.uk/how-to-complain .
For any urgent issues that may need to be quickly resolved, you can call our 24/7 Freephone Community Helpline on 08081 434 434 .
More information about the appointment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sir-mark-worthington-appointed-as-independent-hs2-construction-commissioner
As we move into the next stage of building the new railway, we are introducing security and safety support vehicles as part of our plan to ensure that the public and those working on the project, as well as property and sites along the route, remain safe and secure.
These units will be working along the Phase One route to respond to incidents and will be working 24 hours a day.
Their tasks might include responding to a security incident or checking to see if property or a piece of land is secure. The units will be working in Camden and the surrounding HS2 project area.
If you have any questions please call our Freephone Community Helpline on 08081 434 434 or speak to your local engagement manager.
If you suspect a crime, you should always call 999 or 101.
They will begin in August 2018 and be available for the duration of the project.
As part of developing the route design of the HS2 high speed railway, we are carrying out utility trial hole surveys in Mornington Terrace and Mornington Street during July and August .
The surveys will involve temporary holes being dug which will enable us to establish where utilities and services are located beneath the road surface.
The trial holes will take place in stages across the entire width of the road, including footpaths, on Mornington Terrace and Mornington Street. Work will begin on all sites on 30 July , with all of the work completed by 17 August.
The following traffic management measures will be in place to allow Mornington Terrace and Mornington Street to remain open during the works:
The initial breaking out of the road will be the noisiest activity, although this will be intermittent. We will erect temporary screening clad with acoustic panels to reduce noise, working as quickly as possible and keep work areas tidy. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
The notice delivered to residents, which includes a map, is available here .
As part of developing the route design of the HS2 high speed railway, we are carrying out utility trial holes surveys in Hampstead Road and Varndell Street from mid-May to mid-July.
The surveys will involve temporary holes being dug, which will enable us to establish where utilities and services are located beneath the road surface.
We recently notified you of the works due to be completed on Varndell Street and Hampstead Road.
The remaining trial hole surveys on Hampstead Road will take place from 13 to 31 July.
The trial hole surveys on Varndell Street were originally due to take place in the carriageway and footpaths outside No. 1-32 Waterhead Flats, with one lane remaining open to traffic during the works. There was also a requirement for the suspension of around 30 parking spaces to facilitate these works.
We have since reviewed our programme and believe that overall it would be less disruptive to install a temporary full road closure with a diversion and not suspend any parking bays.
The road closure will be in place from 13 to 27 July with the diversion directing the flow of traffic via Robert Street and Stanhope Street.
Temporary screening with acoustic panels will be erected to reduce noise, with work taking place as quickly as possible and the area kept tidy. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
The full notice delivered to residents, which includes a map, is available here.
The HS2 in Camden information centre is a place everyone can visit to find out more about HS2 plans for Euston Station and the works that will be carried out in the local area.
Our temporary residence on Melton Street has come to an end. We will therefore be closed at this site from Saturday 7th July.
We will reopen in our new venue - 112 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PS , in the former National Temperance Hospital, on Thursday 19th July (4pm-8pm). Please see map here.
During this period you can still contact us directly at HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk .
Thames Water are progressing well with their work at Cumberland Market and the work to divert the sewer is completed. The next stage of work involves taking part of the 42" water main pipe out of service to help divert the pipe to Albany Street. To do this they will need to work on two weekends Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm. At this stage they cannot confirm the exact dates this work will take place but it will be two of the following three weekends;
30 June and 1 July
7 & 8 July
14 & 15 July
There will be some footpath diversions in place and some additional parking bays have been suspended, with the compound increased slightly in size. There will be no disruption to service during these works.
For all enquiries about Thames Water works carried out on behalf of HS2, please use the details below and quote the reference number BB231005. Phone: 0800 316 9800. Email: customer.feedback@thameswater.co.uk
This weekend (23 & 24 June) Network Rail will be carrying out works that were initially planned to take place 16/17 June. Please accept Network Rail’s apologies for the short notice alteration regarding these activities.
The work will involve the installation of overhead line foundations, breaking-out of concrete buffer stops and excavation work for new track beds in area C and D (see map below). Vibration piling methods will be used to install the overhead line foundations during night/early mornings and hammer piling between 7:00am & 12:00 on Saturday 23 June and Sunday 24 June. Concrete breaking activities will not start before 9:00am on Saturday 23 June.
The work will be carried out as quickly and carefully as possible to reduce disturbance and disruption. Whilst workers will need to communicate with each other during the work, they have been instructed to keep noise to a minimum as far as possible.
We will keep you informed with further alerts should further re-scheduling occur.
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
Due to progression of works being undertaken for the HS2 programme, some of the Network Rail activities that were initially planned later this month have now been rescheduled for this weekend, 16 to 17 June.
Please accept Network Rail’s apologies for the short notice regarding these activities.
The work involves the installation of new overhead line masts in area C and new foundations for CCTV and power services in area B. (see map below)
The work will be carried out as quickly and carefully as possible to reduce disturbance and disruption. Monitoring and close supervision will be in place to ensure the safety of residents and the general public. Whilst workers will need to communicate with each other during the work, they have been instructed to keep noise to a minimum as far as possible.
We will keep you informed with further alerts should further re-scheduling occur.
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
You can also email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note that this email account is not monitored 24hrs a day, but will be picked up by the community engagement team during normal office hours.
Health and safety is a top priority for the successful delivery of HS2 Ltd.
We recognise that there are many schools in close proximity to our planned works and it is important for us to ensure that children understand the dangers that construction sites can pose. We have a duty to engage directly with local schools to communicate and reinforce the importance of staying safe when living and playing near construction sites.
We have appointed Arc Theatre to deliver Playing it Safe , an interactive health and safety workshop designed for primary schools along the Phase One route of HS2. The workshop uses drama to communicate the dangers present on construction sites and the surrounding areas, as well as the consequences of trespassing on those sites.
The workshop is available to Years 5 and 6 with audiences of between 30 and 90 pupils, with each session lasting between 60-75 minutes. Arc can deliver up to two sessions in one school per day.
The workshop is completely free of charge, but limited and offered to schools closest to the route. If you would like your local school to take part in this workshop please ask them to contact Nita@arctheatre.com or call 020 8595 8509 .
We notified you about temporary trial holes which were due to take place from 24 April to early May in Gower Place. Original post here: Utility trial holes - Gower Place
During these works, the footpath utilities trial holes were completed but unfortunately the carriage way works still need to be completed.
The outstanding trial holes will take place in Gower Place from 1 to 5 June adjacent to Gower Street Surgery (number 20), Gower Place.
The works will take place within the carriageway only, one lane at a time with alternating single lane closures in place including parking bay suspensions.
Throughout the full duration of the works, the parking bays outside of Gower Place Surgery and on the opposite side of the road will be suspended.
Temporary traffic management will be in place so that one lane of Gower Place will remain open to traffic at all times during the works and both footpaths will remain open throughout the duration of these works.
At the community drop-in event on the 23 May, we presented the latest progress on the design for the replacement London Underground substation and ventilation shaft building, which will be located adjacent to Stephenson Way. Thank you to those who attended and provided comments during the evening.
For those who were unable to attend, your feedback on the design is welcomed and the information that was presented will be available to view and comment on until 6 June at our community drop-in centre which is currently located at 11-13 Melton Street, London NW1 2EA.
The information is also available on the dedicated page on commonplace here , and you can email your comments to HS2inCamden@hs2.org.uk
A summary of the comments received will be published in due course.
Our next community drop-in event is on 23 May from 5pm to 7pm at Steve Smith Hall on Redhill Street, NW1 4AU.
Please come along and join us. Our construction team will be there to discuss our current works with you, including what we are doing at Euston Square Gardens, St James’s Gardens, the 42” water main diversion, Network Rail works, demolition of the DB Cargo shed, installing noise insulation and our traffic management.
This event will include a presentation at 5.30pm on the design for the replacement London Underground substation and ventilation shaft building , which will be located adjacent to Stephenson Way. Your feedback on the design is welcomed.
The information presented will be available to view and comment on until 6 June at our community drop-in centre which is located at 11-13 Melton Street, London NW1 2EA, and also online. A summary of the comments received will be published in due course.
update, 10 May - Please note the presentation at the drop-in event on 23 May will now be about the design for the replacement London Underground Substation and ventilation shaft building, which will be located adjacent to Stephenson Way. There will also be information on environmental monitoring available.
On 21 March we had the fifth of our community drop-in events, which this time was held at the Surma Centre on Robert Street. The event included a presentation on the works at Euston Square Gardens and the demolitions to the west of the station. You can view the presentation materials on the new Commonplace page on these works here.
In the run up to the Easter weekend, we carried out leafleting to station users and co-ordinated with Network Rail to communicate the changes to the footpath routes around Euston Square Gardens to the station. Details of the changes are available here.
A summary of the comments and feedback received during the recent HS2 Euston station design engagement is now available on the station design development page here.
The next drop-in event is on 23 May and will be taking place at the Steve Smith hall, Redhill Street (5-7pm). There will be a presentation on Environmental monitoring and mitigation measures at 5.30pm. All the drop-ins are staffed by colleagues from CSJV (Enabling Works), SCS Railways (Main works), Network Rail and Thames Water.
We are continuing to send out notifications directly to properties in advance of works starting, including the latest update on the Network Rail works. These are available on the news alert section of Commonplace. We also keep hard copies at our drop-in centre and can provide additional copies on request.
Our community drop-in centre is relocated temporarily at 11-13 Melton Street (Former Senator Group building), on the corner with Euston Street, while works are carried out at the former Addison Lee site.
The artwork developed for the Park Village East hoardings following engagement with residents has now been installed. We have also been working closely with the Drummond Street traders to develop the designs for the hoarding artwork, and these are also now installed. Similar activity is currently taking place with businesses at Stephenson Way.
The latest updates to the works lookaheads are available here.
For information on utility trial holes on Euston Road, please click here.
For information on utility trial holes on Drummond Street, please click here.
For information on utility trial holes on Eversholt Street, please click here.
For information on utility trial holes on Chalton Street, please click here.
For information on utility trial holes on Gower Place, please click here.
HS2 Ltd, CSJV and Camden Council are pleased to support Adelaide Nature Reserve Association (ANRA) and Belsize and Adelaide Green Gym (BAGG) in promoting their ‘Community Open Day’ being held on Sunday 25 March. For more information please click here .
Please click here for details of the next community drop-in event on 21 March.
Thames Water wrote to local residents recently to notify about their work in the local area to divert the water pipe in preparation for the construction of the new High Speed Railway.
Due to unexpected services being discovered Thames Water have encountered some engineering difficulties with their work along Augustus Street and Cumberland Market. This has resulted in a slight delay to their programme of work.
When we are working
The first section of work on Augustus Street by the junction of Cumberland Market is now due to be complete by the end of May 2018. Following this, Thames water plan to work further along Cumberland Market and Redhill Street and will write to local residents nearer the time with more information and a confirmed start date.
Thames Water are also currently working on Albany Street between Redhill Street and Regents Park Barracks. They will be working in sections along Albany Street northwards towards Gloucester Gate until early 2019.
How you are affected
There will be a road closure in place at the junction of Augustus Street and Cumberland Market and some restrictions to parking, please see on-street signage for parking suspensions and diversions.
There is a footpath closure on Cumberland Market outside the Medical Centre with a temporary path in place. The closure is expected to be in place until the end of April. Footpath access will always be maintained to and from properties.
There will be temporary traffic lights on Albany Street to maintain two-way traffic. Thames Water will make sure their work does not prevent you from getting to and from your homes.
Getting in touch
For all enquiries about the work Thames Water are doing on behalf of HS2, please use the details below and quote the reference number: BB231005. Phone: 0800 316 9800 (lines are always open)
Email: customer.feedback@thameswater.co.uk
Online: www.thameswater.co.uk/contactus
Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) is continuing preparatory works on behalf of HS2 around Euston Station. These include works at Euston Square Gardens, St James’s Gardens, the DB Cargo shed (disused train carriage shed in the railway cutting adjacent to Park Village East ) and the surrounding area around Granby Terrace.
Preparatory works are continuing inside a number of buildings around Euston Station ahead of the construction of the new High Speed 2 station and associated infrastructure in Euston.
Long-term closure of Euston Square Gardens
The west side of Euston Square Gardens (Melton Street side) is now closed to the public for the duration of the HS2 Construction works. This includes heritage works, site clearance, utility diversions and the construction of a temporary taxi rank. The area has been fenced off, hoardings erected and a number of trees have been removed. We will maintain pedestrian access through the gardens where possible while we carry out the works, and alternative routes will be clearly signed. Hoarding lines around this area will change over the Easter break while works at Euston Station are being carried out. The hoarding around the towers at the front of the station will be erected on 30 March.
Demolition of the DB Cargo shed and parapet wall
The demolition of DB Cargo shed and the parapet wall along Park Village East has started; this work is planned to be finished by the end of May. Engagement with residents about proposals for hoarding artwork at Park Village East has taken place. The artwork will start to be installed in the week starting 13 March and will take five days to complete. Parking restrictions will be in place during the work and will be removed at the earliest opportunity once the work is completed.
The CSJV construction team at the DB Cargo shed is hosting a community open day at the site. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the site, meet members of the construction team and discuss the works at DB Cargo shed. Visitor numbers are limited to ten, booked on a first come first served basis. If more people are interested we will organise additional open days.
To receive more information about this event and to book your place please email CE-camden@csjv.co.uk or call the Hs2 Helpdesk on 08081 434 434 .
The former Addison Lee site, corner of Granby Terrace and Hampstead Road
Work is taking place to install offices and welfare facilities for staff working within DB Cargo shed. This includes installing several cabins and associated services. The site is also used by Network Rail for access to the tracks.
While the cabins are being installed, the HS2inCamden community drop-in centre will be temporarily relocating to the former Senator Group Building, 11-13 Melton Street, Kings Cross, London NW1 2EA from Tuesday 13 March for approximately six weeks.
Utility trial holes
Utility trial hole works are continuing on Hampstead Road, Varndell Street, Augustus Street, Robert Street, Mornington Crescent and Cobourg Street. There are planned trial hole works for Chalton Street, Gordon Street and Euston Street from early April.
Skills and Employment opportunities
We have employed 19 residents from the Camden area into various roles within the project and we will continue to recruit to roles as the project progresses. If you are interested in working for CSJV or any of their contractors please view and apply for vacancies and sign up for job alerts at www.kingscross.co.uk/jobs-and-recruitment
Network Rail
Over the Easter bank holiday, Network Rail will be carrying out further HS2 preparatory works. This will involve some small scale civil engineering works along the railway and at the station.
There will be no London Northwestern Railway or Virgin Trains west coast trains running to or from London Euston on Easter Sunday 1 April. There will also be a reduced rail service on Friday 31 March and Monday 2 April. Passengers are advised to try and avoid travel on Easter Sunday if at all possible, and to plan their journeys at: www.nationalrail.co.uk/westcoast
Thames Water main diversion
The work on Augustus Street by the junction of Cumberland Market is due to be complete by the end of May. Work will then continue along Cumberland Market and Redhill Street.
Work on Albany Street between Redhill Street and Regents Park Barracks is ongoing. We will be working in sections along Albany Street northwards towards Gloucester Gate until early 2019.
Road, lane and footpath closures
The latest Euston Community Representatives Group meeting took place on 30 January and the most recent documents and future dates for meetings are available on the dedicated ECRG page on Commonplace.
On 21 February we had the fourth of our community drop-in events, which this time was held at the Old Diorama Arts Centre. The event included a presentation on the latest progress with the station design. You can view the presentation materials on our station design page on Commonplace or at the community drop-in centre. You can provide feedback on the station design so far by completing the survey which is open until close of business on 8 March; your thoughts and views are valued.
The next drop-in event is on 21 March and will be taking place at the Surma Centre on Robert Street (5-7pm). There will be a presentation at 6pm on the works planned at Euston Square Gardens and the demolitions programme. All the drop-ins are staffed by colleagues from CSjv, Network Rail and Thames Water.
As well as the station design page, we have recently updated our Commonplace pages on the works at St James’s Gardens and we have passed on the historic information received on our comments page to our archaeology team. We have also created a page where we have collated the responses to the questions we are frequently asked about HS2 works , and we will continue to keep this page updated.
We are continuing to send out notifications directly to properties in advance of works starting. These are also available on the news alert section of Commonplace. We also keep hard copies at our drop-in centre and can provide additional copies on request. Later this week we will be sending out our latest summary newsletter of all works taking place in the Euston area.
Our community drop-in centre will be relocating temporarily for a few weeks during March and April due to works being carried out at the former Addison Lee site. From 13 March we will be located at 11-13 Melton Street (Former Senator Group building), on the corner with Euston Street.
We have been working with the Drummond Street traders to develop plans for the hoarding artwork for the area and the new artwork is planned to be installed in March. Similarly the artwork developed for the Park Village East hoardings following engagement with residents will also be installed in March.
The latest updates to the four week and 12 month construction works look-aheads are available here.
Our survey on the HS2 Euston station design development closes on 8 March. Learn more and share your views here.
A summary of comments received will be published in due course.
For information on the temporary closure of HS2 in Camden drop-in centre please click here .
Update: we will be opening as usual on Tuesday 6 March.
Our community drop-in centre ‘HS2 in Camden’ on Granby Terrace is closed temporarily due to frozen pipes. We hope to reopen in a few days. Our opening schedule will be kept up to date here.
In the meantime, please direct any questions to the help desk on 08081 434 434 , or email us at HS2inCamden@HS2.org.uk .
This week, Lendlease has been announced as Network Rail and HS2’s Master Development Partner for Euston.
Lendlease is the company behind the 2012 Athletes’ Village and the new International Quarter, gateway to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and will lead the planning and development of Euston once Hs2 construction is complete. The full press release is available here .
Due to inclement weather conditions, Network Rail have rescheduled some of the works which were notified on 31 January, by news alert here. Rescheduled works are now due to take place this weekend (24-25 February) between the hours of 8pm on Saturday and 12pm on Sunday. Please accept Network Rail’s apologies for the short notice regarding these activities.
The work involves the removal of some equipment and bagged waste from the Camden cutting area via the use of a mobile road crane which will be within the HS2 site compound on Granby Terrace Bridge (see map below). A crane mat will be used to minimise noise.
The work will be carried out as quickly and carefully as possible to reduce disturbance and disruption. Monitoring and close supervision will be in place to ensure the safety of residents and the general public. Whilst workers will need to communicate with each other during the work, they have been instructed to keep noise to a minimum as far as possible.
We will keep you informed with further alerts should weather conditions lead to delay or rescheduling.
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
You can also email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note that this email account is not monitored 24hrs a day, but will be picked up by the community engagement team during normal office hours.
Many thanks to all who came along to our community drop-in event yesterday evening (21 February). We hope that you found it useful and informative.
The information presented on the ongoing HS2 Euston station design development is available here. Feedback from the community on the design is welcome, please let us know your views by completing the survey. A summary of comments received will be published in due course.
HS2 is asking for local businesses to get involved and help shape the way we engage with business.
We are holding a workshop on 19 February in The Wesley Hotel, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ, from 6.00pm until 8.00pm.
Further events will take place in Swiss Cottage and in Old Oak Common.
More information is available here.
Booking is essential. Please RSVP to events@hs2events.co.uk or call 020 7605 4545 .
Come along to our next community engagement drop in event, on Wednesday 21 February, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, in The Old Diorama Arts Centre, 201 Drummond Street, Regent's Place, London NW1 3FE.
Meet members of the construction team and discuss our works, including the closure of Euston Square Gardens, works at St James’s Gardens, the 42” water main diversion, Network Rail works, demolition of the DB Cargo shed, noise insulation, traffic management, hoardings and Euston Station design.
There will be a presentation on the design development of the HS2 Euston Station at 6.00pm.
Please click here for the latest 4 week construction lookahead for Camden.
Please click here for the latest 12 month construction lookahead for Camden.
Today, the designers for each of the Phase One HS2 stations have been announced.
For Euston Station, Ove Arup & Partners International Limited (working with Grimshaw Architects LLP) will be awarded the contract to help develop and refine the detailed plans for the station, due to open in 2026.
You can read further details on the award and the other station designers by clicking here
What are Network Rail doing?
Network Rail and their contractors will continue to prepare the way for building Britain’s new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
In addition to this, some non-intrusive survey works also need to be carried out during the periods when the railway is not in operation. We do not expect these surveys to have any significant noise impacts.
Community drop-in
Network Rail are attending a joint community drop-in event with HS2 Ltd on 21 February 2018 during which the details of these works will be shared and residents will be able to ask any questions they may have about the works their area. This event will be held on 21 February between 5pm and 7pm at:
Old Diorama Arts Centre
201 Drummond Street
Triton Square
NW1 3FE
During these events details of the works being carried out will be shared and residents will be able to ask any questions they may have about the works their area.
HS2 enabling works - Undertrack Crossings (UTX’s) (See locations in Area E on Appendix B below)
Over the Christmas period (23-26 December) the two new undertrack crossings (UTXs) for cables near the Granby Terrace Bridge (as shown in Area E in Appendix A) were successfully installed. The area is now being monitored for settlement and should any remedial work be required to ensure the safety of the operational railway, it may take place during the night or early mornings whilst the railway is not working. Further similar work is scheduled to take place on the UTX’s during weekend night and morning possessions over the next two or three months. At present, the dates that these areas will be safe to work in are yet to be agreed with the operational railway. Similar equipment will be used to carry out the operation and the same measures will be put in place to ensure as little disturbance as possible is caused.
HS2 enabling works - new electrical substation
Works will also continue at our Barnby Street site for the construction of a new electrical substation that will eventually assist in powering London Euston Station. This work is scheduled for completion in August 2018 followed by internal fit out and the substation being brought into use post-Christmas 2018.
Works at the Barnby Street substation are progressing well with the completion of the piling works in early January. A new subcontractor, Kilnbridge, has now started work at site alongside Skanska and is beginning to breakdown the newly installed piles to enable the foundations to be built. There will also be some noise generated from general building works such as cutting steel and wood using power tools, as well as some concrete breaking where required. Multiple deliveries of materials and collections of waste from the site will continue.
Why do Network Rail need to undertake the work?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to both maintain and improve the existing operational railway, and to prepare the way for HS2 to start being built in the Euston area.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead power line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately, this often means carrying out improvements mid-week between 08:00 and 18:00 Hrs, during weekday night-time possessions between 21:00 and 06:45 and at weekends between 18:00 Saturday to 06:45 on the following Monday.
To minimise disruption, Network Rail have scheduled these works to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston. It is possible; however, that as a result of operational requirements or incidents beyond our control, work may be cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or carried out in a different area, at very short notice. Non-scheduled maintenance or emergency works may also take place during the hours when there are no booked rail services.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions. Staff members have been briefed to take care to ensure that, where possible and it is safe to do so, this does not cause unnecessary light intrusion into lineside residential properties.
You will be aware that there may be a number of different tasks taking place concurrently, being carried out by different contractors. All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community, regardless of the purpose of the work being carried out. However, should you have any complaints, observations or queries regarding the works taking place, it would greatly assist us, if possible, to be provided with any specific company identification, which may be visible on operative’s workwear or vehicles. This will enable a more timely investigation and resolution.
Appendix A and B are available here
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
You can also email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk – Please note that this email account is not monitored 24hrs a day, but will be picked up by our community engagement team during normal office hours. Please contact our National Helpline regarding queries during weekends or out-of-office hours.
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk. Please note that HS2’s email address is also only manned during normal office hours.
A community project in Camden is among the first recipients of a share of government funding worth £45million over 11 years.
The full press release and details can be found here.
Demolition works at DB Cargo shed
The demolition of the DB Cargo shed will start on 22 January with the demolition of the brick building on Granby Terrace, and will then continue with the deconstruction of the cargo shed, which will be carried out in a phased process.
Work is currently taking place to install hoardings and demolition screens on Park Village East between Granby Terrace Bridge and the temporary scaffolding stairs. This includes some further tree and foliage removal from within the planters. This work is due to finish by the end of January. The parking restrictions that have been in place during these activities will then be lifted at the earliest opportunity and the bays returned to their former use.
A scaffold platform is being built behind the hoarding, from which the deconstruction of the parapet wall will be carried out. This includes full height acoustic screening to mitigate against noise impacts while the wall is being removed. This work will take place during the second half of February starting from the southern end near Granby Terrace and work northwards. The deconstruction will be undertaken by hand in sections of approximately 50m at a time.
New road access into the DB Cargo shed
From early February a road access will be built into the DB Cargo shed site within the Granby Terrace hoarding on the west side of the cutting adjacent to Park Village East.
During these works there will be intermittent increases in local noise levels and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
What to expect
Road closures/Lane closures/Footpath closures
If you have any concerns or questions about our works please contact HS2 Helpdesk by
telephone: 08081 434 434
Minicom: 08081 456 472
Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
For information on utility trial holes on Varndell Street, Augustus Street and Robert Street, please click here
For an update on Thames Water's works on Augustus Street, Cumberland Street and Albany Street, please click here
For information on the demolition of the DB Cargo shed, please click here
Thames Water's work on Augustus Street , Cumberland Market and Albany Street started on Monday 8 January and is due to take approximately three months.
During this time the junction of Augustus Street and Cumberland Market will be closed, and some parking bays will be suspended. Please see on-street signage for parking suspensions.
On Wednesday 24 January, for approximately 3 months the footpath on Cumberland Market outside the Medical Centre will be closed. There will be a temporary footpath in place during this time. Footpath access will always be maintained to allow you access to and from your property.
There will also be temporary traffic lights on Albany Street to maintain two-way traffic. We will make sure the work does not prevent you from getting to and from your homes.
More information on the works is available here.
For an update on construction works in Camden, please click here
For details of the next community drop-in event, please click here
For information regarding the utility trial holes on Hampstead Road, Harrington Street and Lidlington Street, please click here
Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) is continuing preparatory works on behalf of HS2 around Euston Station, including Euston Square Gardens, St James’s Gardens, the DB Cargo shed (disused train carriage shed south of Granby Terrace and adjacent to Park Village East ) and the surrounding area around Granby Terrace.
During January and February we will continue the acquisitions programme of land and property in the vicinity of Euston Station. Additional preparatory works will be carried out inside a number of buildings around Euston Station ahead of the construction of the new High Speed 2 station and associated infrastructure in Euston.
Long-term closure of Euston Square Gardens
The west side of Euston Square Gardens (Melton Street side) will be closed to the public for the duration of the HS2 construction from mid-January. This is for preparatory works including, site clearance, utility diversions and heritage works. There will be temporary footpath closures on Melton Street, Euston Road and the pathways leading to Euston Station and Euston Bus Station from mid- January so that hoardings can be put up. We will aim to maintain pedestrian access through the gardens wherever possible during this time; alternative routes will be clearly signed at other times.
Demolition of the DB Cargo Shed
The current installation of the hoarding and removal of the sound screen will continue along Park Village East. The demolition of the DB Cargo Shed will begin from mid to late January with the first phase being the demolition of the brick building on Granby Terrace.
From early February a ramp will be built within the hoarded compound. This is for road access into the shed.
Addison Lee site, corner of Granby Terrace and Hampstead Road
The former Addison Lee site is being developed to use as a construction compound. There will be site offices and welfare units installed to support the works in the Granby Terrace/Hampstead Road area for the foreseeable future. From early January to mid-February there will be some noise due to the foundation construction and installation of the units.
HS2 in Camden
The HS2 in Camden drop-in community centre is also located within the former Addison Lee site and the opening hours are as follows:
Utility trial holes
Utility trial hole works will continue within Euston Square Gardens and on Granby Terrace, Stanhope Street, Hampstead Road, Harrington Street, Lidlington Street and Varndell Street.
There will be no disruption to utility services as a consequence of these works. We apologise in advance for any disturbance these works may cause.
Aerial drone surveys
Regular aerial drone surveys over the multiple sites of the HS2 project will be conducted from late January. Each flight will be planned to ensure there is minimal impact on the local community and to ensure all safety guidelines produced by the Civil Aviation Authority are adhered to.
The sole purpose of the drone survey is to collect aerial imagery of the site conditions. Imagery will not be collected of any areas outside the confines of the established work sites.
It is not expected for a drone survey to last longer than one hour and there will rarely be more than two surveys conducted a week within one work area.
Possession of buildings within the Euston area
During January and February CSJV will continue to take possessions of the buildings to the west of Euston Station. Buildings will be secured and hoarding will be installed.
Water Main Diversion
Thames Water are carrying out preparatory works at the London Zoo car park. Works have started on the water main diversion with sites at Cumberland Market, Augustus Street and Albany Street. Temporary road closures will be needed at Cumberland Market between the junctions of Augustus Street and Redhill Street and some parking bays to be suspended.
Road, lane and footpath closures
Please see here for site map
For information regarding Network Rail works between Euston Station and Primrose Hill Tunnels – 16 December 2017 to 29 January 2018, please click here.
For the Euston Station and approach four week and twelve month construction look aheads please click here.
Network Rail and their contractors will continue to prepare the way for building Britain’s new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
Undertrack Crossings
Over the Christmas period (23-26 December) Network Rail will be installing two new undertrack crossings (UTXs) for cables near the Granby Terrace Bridge ( as shown in Area E here ) . This will involve removing the existing track and track bed, digging the crossings, and then replacing the track and track bed as it was previously.
The work will also require the use of equipment to compress the soil and other ballast-compaction machinery, to make sure that everything is made safe ahead of running trains over the area. Every effort will be made to ensure that the work is carried out as diligently and quietly as possible. However, the nature of the operation and equipment being used is such that there may be periods when it may become more noticeable to lineside residents during the night and early morning.
To further minimise potential disturbance, material dug from the worksite will not be transported off-site and will instead be used to fill in a location at the side of the railway line in area C here . We apologise for any inconvenience these activities may cause and assure you that the work will be closely supervised and monitored to ensure that it remains compliant with all regulations and agreements.
In addition to this, some non-intrusive survey works also need to be carried out during periods when the railway is not in operation. It is not expected that these surveys would have any significant noise impacts.
To support the works Network Rail staff will be using the HS2 site compound on Harrington Street between 23 to 28 December, 24 hours a day, however this will be for pedestrian access only and no vehicles will be using the compound.
New Electrical Substation
Works will also continue at the Barnby Street site for the construction of a new electrical substation that will eventually assist in powering London Euston Station. Please note however, that these works will be paused over the Christmas period, and will start again on 2 January 2018. The worksite has been prepared for the construction and ‘Piling’ operations for the substation’s foundations have started.
Once work begins again in the new year, all operations at this location will be carried out between the hours of 08:00 and 17:00. Piling work is likely to generate some noise, but our contractors will be doing all they can to keep this to a minimum. Multiple deliveries of materials and collections of waste from the site will continue. The main building work is scheduled to be completed in May 2018 with the substation operational by the end of Christmas 2018.
In addition to HS2 related work, the local maintenance teams will continue to carry out work to maintain the operational railway in the Euston Area.
Community drop-in
Network Rail are also attending a joint community drop-in event with HS2 on 17 January 2018, during which the details of these works will be shared and residents will be able to ask any questions they may have about the works their area. This event will be held on 17 January between 5pm and 7pm at:
The St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre
2 Ossulston Street
London
NW1 1DF
Why do Network Rail need to undertake the work?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to both maintain and improve the existing operational railway, and to prepare the way for HS2 to start being built in the Euston area.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead power line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately, this often means carrying out improvements mid-week between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs, during weekday night-time possessions between 21:00 and 06:45 and at weekends between 18:00 Saturday to 06:45 on the following Monday. To minimise disruption, the works are scheduled to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston. It is possible, however, that as a result of operational requirements or incidents beyond our control, work may be cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or carried out in a different area, at very short notice. Non-scheduled maintenance or emergency works may also take place during the hours when there are no booked rail services.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions. Staff members have been briefed to take care to ensure that, where possible and it is safe to do so, this does not cause unnecessary light intrusion into lineside residential properties.
You will be aware that there may be a number of different tasks taking place concurrently, being carried out by different contractors. All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community. However, should you have any complaints, observations or queries regarding the works taking place, it would greatly assist us, if possible, to be provided with any specific company identification, which may be visible on operative’s workwear or vehicles. This will enable a more timely investigation and resolution.
Further details and timings of the works are available here .
Appendix A is available here .
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact Network Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone the 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
You can also email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk. Please note that this email account is not monitored 24hrs a day, but will be picked up by the community engagement team during normal office hours. Please contact the National Helpline regarding queries during weekends or out-of-office hours.
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk . Please note that HS2’s email address is also only manned during normal office hours.
Click here for the latest four week construction look ahead
Click here for the latest twelve month construction look ahead
For details on our community drop-in events, please click here.
For an update on works in Euston Square Gardens, please click here.
For information about the old Addison Lee site (corner of Granby Terrace and Hampstead Road), please click here.
The former Addison Lee car park site near Granby Terrace is being developed to be used as a construction compound. There will be site offices installed (four story high cabins) to support the works in the Granby Terrace/Hampstead Road area for the foreseeable future. The HS2 in Camden community drop-in information centre is also located on the site.
How will this affect me?From 5 December to 22 December 2017 and then continuing after the Christmas break from 2 January 2018 there will be noise while the foundations for the cabins are being built.
The initial removal of the existing concrete will be the noisiest activity and will involve saw cutting the surface with the possibility of breaking concrete in small sections, although this will be intermittent. Once the foundations have been laid, the cabins will be lifted into place from 19 December to 22 December 2017, and then continuing from 2 January to late January 2018.
There will be parking bay suspensions on the south side of Granby Terrace and traffic management measures will be in place to allow safe vehicle movements into the compound to deliver the cabins with the use of a crane.
The temporary toilet block currently on the site will also be removed and this will involve intermittent noisy works. The toilet block removal works will be carried out on Saturday morning 9 December 2017 during normal construction hours.
We recognise the disturbance this work may cause and we apologise in advance.
For details on the community drop in event on 6 December, please click here.
For details on fire drills at the DB Cargo Shed, please click here.
For informaton on utility trial holes in Euston Square Gardens, Cobourg Street and Drummond Street, please click here.
For the latest Euston Station and approach construction look aheads, please click here.
Meet members of the construction team and discuss our works, including the works at St James’s Gardens, the water main diversion , Network Rail works, demolition of the DB Cargo shed, noise insulation, traffic management and hoardings. There will also be short rolling presentations on archaeology in St James's Gardens and the demolition of the DB Cargo Shed .
When : Wednesday 6 December, 5pm-7pm
Where : Bengali Workers’ Association, Surma Community Centre, 1 Robert Street/Hampstead Road, London, NW1 3JU.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Click here for the latest four week construction look ahead
Click here for the latest 12 month construction look ahead
For details on our community drop in centre's reopening, please click here.
For information on utility trial holes on Granby Terrace Bridge, Stanhope Street and Hampstead Road, please click here.
Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) is continuing preparatory works on behalf of HS2 within St James’s Gardens, at the DB Cargo shed (disused train carriage shed south of Granby Terrace and adjacent to Park Village East ) and the surrounding area off Granby Terrace. A compound will be set up at the former Addison Lee car park off Granby Terrace.
Additional preparatory works will be carried out in a number of buildings around Euston Station ahead of the construction of the new High Speed station and infrastructure in Euston.
Permanent road closure of Cardington Street
Cardington Street will be permanently closed to pedestrians, and to all vehicles including cyclists from the 13 November. Details of road closures in Camden are available here.
Thistle Hotel, Ibis Hotel and Jestico & Whiles Architects
CSJV will take possession of the Thistle and Ibis Hotels on Cardington Street as well as the Jestico & Whiles building on Cobourg Street during November to prepare the buildings for demolition in 2018. A temporary footpath closure will be needed on Cobourg Street and Drummond Street from early to mid-November for the installation of hoardings.
DB Cargo shed
The parapet wall on Park Village East is structurally unstable and we need to remove the wall to safely carry out the demolition of the DB Cargo shed and future works in the cutting. Once the remaining foliage has been cleared, between mid-October and mid-December a hoarding and demolition sound screen will be installed against the front of the planter. These works will need a lane and footpath closure with temporary parking bay suspensions. The demolition of the DB Cargo building on Granby Terrace will take place from mid to late November.
Addison Lee site, corner of Granby Terrace and Hampstead Road
In November the new HS2 community drop-in centre will be opening at the previous Addison Lee site on the corner of Granby Terrace and Hampstead Road. There will also be three to four storey high site office cabins installed. A potential temporary full road closure on Granby Terrace may be needed for up to one week from late November for a crane to lift in the site office and welfare cabins.
Ground monitoring
From early November we will install small ground studs into the pavement in some streets in the Euston area to monitor ground movement. A tripod digital levelling instrument will be used to periodically collect the measurement data.
Bartlett School of Architecture
There will be a partial footpath closure on the corner of Hampstead Road and Cardington Street to late November for the installation of the hoarding at the Bartlett building and the adjacent disused petrol station.
Euston Street, Walkden House Melton Street, Wolfson House Stephenson Way
There will be a partial footway closure on the west side of Melton Street and a full footway closure on Euston Street and Stephenson Way in November to install hoardings.
St James’s Gardens and National Temperance Hospital (NTH) site
Archaeological surveys are ongoing and will continue throughout the autumn.
Survey works are ongoing in the Insull wing at the National Temperance Hospital in advance of the start of demolition. Construction of site offices at the NTH site will start from January.
Podium Building, to the front of Euston Station
Internal works will take place in the Podium building from early November to June 2018. There will be a temporary partial footpath closure for up to two days on the Eversholt Street side of Euston Station from mid to late November for the installation of hoarding.
Utility trial holes
Utility trial holes are taking place on roads including Granby Terrace, Harrington Street, Stanhope Street, Augustus Street and Hampstead Road. Temporary lane closures will be needed and traffic management measures will be in place.
Gas main diversion
In preparation for the Thames Water diversion works, a gas main will be diverted in Cumberland Market in late November/early December. This work is expected to take up to two weeks and will need a road closure and some parking bay suspensions. There will be no interruption to utility services as a result of this work.
42in Water main diversion
Thames Water are carrying out preparatory works at the London Zoo car park. Works are planned to start on the water main diversion on the 8 January 2018 with sites at Cumberland Market, Augustus Street and Albany Street. Temporary road closures will be needed and some parking bays suspended. Information about these works will be available at the community drop in event on the 6 December.
1. Granby Terrace
2. DB Cargo shed
3. Addison Lee site including
Community drop-in centre
4. Bartlett Building (UCL) and Petrol
Filing Station
5. Thistle Hotel
6. St James’s Garden
7. National Temperance Hospital Insull Wing
8. Jestico & Whiles Architects
9. Ibis Hotel
10-12. Euston Street buildings
13. The Podium
14. Cardington Street Permanent Closure
Network Rail - Ongoing work
Over the coming months, Network Rail and their contractors will continue to prepare the way for building Britain’s new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
This work involves track and cable renewal/replacement and improvement works, vegetation removal and graffiti removal and the construction and modification of access points, safety barriers, drainage excavation work and managing machine movements both on and off track. Some non-intrusive survey works also need to be carried out during periods when the railway is not in operation.
Works are also continuing at the Barnby Street site for the construction of a new electrical substation that will eventually assist in powering London Euston Station. This work involves making the site ready for construction, removing all existing vegetation/structures and making a start on ‘piling’ operations for the new substation’s foundations. All operations at this location will be carried out between the hours of 08:00 & 17:00.
Piling work at this location is likely to generate some noise, but our contractors will be doing all they can to keep this to a minimum. As with all building work, there will be multiple deliveries of materials and collections of waste from the site throughout the construction period. The main building work is scheduled to be completed in May 2018 with the substation operational by the end of August 2018.
As well as work on behalf of HS2, Network Rail's local maintenance teams will continue to carry out work to maintain the operational railway in the Euston area.
Network Rail - Work over the Christmas period
Essential works will be carried out over the festive period, across night and day shifts between the Granby Terrace Bridge and the Primrose Hill Tunnels.
The programme for these works is still being finalised, and further detail, including work activity descriptions, times and dates, will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Network Rail are also attending a joint community drop-in event with HS2 on 6 December 2017, during which the details of these works will be shared and residents will be able to ask any questions they may have about the works their area.
This event will be held on 6 December between 17:00 & 19:00 at:
The Bengali Workers’ Association
Surma Community Centre
1 Robert Street
London
NW1 3JU
Why do Network Rail need to undertake the work?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to both maintain and improve the existing operational railway, and to prepare the way for HS2 to start being built in the Euston area.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead power line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately, this often means carrying out improvements mid-week between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs, during weekday night-time possessions between 21:00 and 06:45 and at weekends between 18:00 Saturday to 06:45 on the following Monday.
To minimise disruption, Network Rail have scheduled these works to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston. It is possible, however, that as a result of operational requirements or incidents beyond their control, work may be cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or carried out in a different area, at very short notice.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to reduce the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Unnecessary noise will be reduced where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions. Our staff are briefed to take care that, where possible and it is safe to do so, this does not cause unnecessary light intrusion into lineside residential properties.
You will be aware that there may be a number of different tasks taking place concurrently, being carried out by different contractors. All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community. However, should you have any complaints, observations or queries regarding the works taking place, it would greatly assist us to be provided with any specific company identification which may be visible on operative’s workwear or vehicles. This will enable a more timely investigation and resolution.
Maps and a breakdown of the works are available here.
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact uNetwork Rail if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or email NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Community drop in event - reminder
On Wednesday 18 October we are holding a community drop‐in event at the Regents Park Tenants Association Social Club (also known as the Dick Collins Hall), Redhill Street, London, NW1 4DJ, between 5.00pm and 7.00pm, for residents to meet members of the construction team and discuss our works, including the demolition of the DB Cargo Shed. As part of this we would like to receive ideas for designs you would like to see on the hoarding. Please find a location map of the Regents Park Tenants Association Social Club on page three of this information sheet .
Euston Station and approach construction look ahead
4 week and 12 months construction look aheads are available here.
New pages on Commonplace
We have recently added new pages to this website.
Click here for the DB Cargo Shed and Parapet Wall page .
DB Cargo Shed and Parapet Wall
As part of the ongoing work to prepare for the demolition of the DB Cargo Shed – a disused railway carriage maintenance depot located in the cutting to the west of the West Coast Main Line and north of Euston Station, structural surveys have been carried out on the parapet wall on Park Village East.
These surveys have shown that the wall is structurally unstable and therefore needs to be removed so that the demolition of the DB Cargo Shed and future works in the cutting can be safely undertaken. More information about this and other works taking place in the area are available here , including information about a local community drop-in event where staff will be available to discuss the works.
Air Quality page update:
HS2 commissioned Kings College London to complete an independent research study on construction dust site monitoring. You can read the report on our Air Quality page here.
The latest 12 month forward look for construction works in Camden is available here.
Ground investigation works (including utility trial holes) in Euston Square Gardens (western side - to the left if facing the station) and utility trial holes on Melton Street (at the junction with Euston Road) will start from 28 September. The works are estimated to take around eight weeks to complete.
Ground investigation works on Euston Road will start from early October . The works are estimated to take around four weeks to complete.
There will be overnight work on Euston Road for one night for about 3 hours in the week commencing 9 October, to assess the road structure. Drilling to break the surface should not last more than 30 minutes.
Traffic management will be in place on Melton Street, near the junction with Euston Road. There will be single lane and footpath closures, but the road will remain open. The pedestrian crossing near the junction will be temporarily relocated further along Melton Street.
What are we doing: Typical works take place week days between 8am and 6pm, and Saturdays between 8am and 1pm, with an additional half hour at the start and again at the end of the day to set up and clear away.
The works will involve digging an inspection pit and using equipment to drill a borehole to take samples or measurements. Once the work is complete, our contractor will reinstate the area to its previous condition. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
Further details of what ground investigation works entail are contained within the non-technical guide.
Utility trial holes will help us to understand what utilities may be affected by the works , so that we can maintain existing services and avoid unnecessary service interruptions.
What to expect: Background noise from digging service inspection pits, drilling boreholes and the use of water pumps. Hoarding around the sites. Contractor vehicle movements to and from sites. Traffic management systems when the site is located on the public highway.
What are we doing?
As part of developing the route of the HS2 high speed railway, we need to carry out utility diversion works including the diversion of a water main.
To support this work Thames Water will be establishing a construction site within the London Zoo Gloucester Slips car park from 27 September 2017, not the start of July 2017 as previously planned. This site is expected to be in place until July 2019.
A solid hoarding will be erected around the eastern part of the car park area as shown in red on the plan. An ecological mitigation plan has been developed in consultation with ZSL which includes measures to protect hedgehogs.
Once the hoarding is in place, a site office will be installed and plant and materials will be stored in the compound for the duration of the works.
Towards the end of this year, utility diversion works will be taking place within the site. We will write to you nearer the time to provide more information about these works.
The compound will be mainly on the car parking area although in the future when construction starts, some trees will need to be removed to allow the works to be carried out. Thames Water and HS2 Ltd are working closely with The Royal Parks and London Zoo to agree how the area will be reinstated in the best interests of the local ecology.
Site boundary plan
How will this affect me?
We will erect hoarding around the site which will be coloured dark green. We will work as quickly as we can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy. We apologise in advance for any disturbance caused.
If you have any questions or if you would like to find out more, you can get in touch:
Write to: HS2 Helpdesk, Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA
Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Telephone: 08081 434 434
Emergencies
For emergencies relating to Thames Water works please call: 0800 316 9800 and quote the reference number: BB231005
Ground investigation works will start from 18 September on Barnby Street and Eversholt Street.
Works in the northern courtyard of Wellesley House (off Wellesley Place) will start from 25 September.
The works in Wellesley House courtyard had originally been scheduled to start on 18 September, but have been delayed by a week.
The works on Barnby Street and Eversholt Street are expected to take around 5 weeks to complete. The works in the northern courtyard of Wellesley House are expected to take around 3 weeks to complete.
The works on Eversholt Street will be on the western pavement, opposite No. 56, and also near the pedestrian entrance to Euston Station.
The pavement width on Eversholt Street at the works will be reduced to 2.4m. There will be parking bay suspensions on Barnby Street.
There will be overnight work on Eversholt Street for one night for about 3 hours in the week commencing 16 October, to assess the road structure. Drilling to break the surface should not last more than 30 minutes.
What are we doing:
Typical works take place week days between 8am and 6pm with an additional half hour at the start and again at the end of the day to set up and clear away. The works will involve digging an inspection pit and using equipment to drill a borehole to take samples or measurements. Once the work is complete, our contractor will reinstate the area to its previous condition. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
Further details of what ground investigation works entail are contained within the non-technical guide.
What to expect:
Adelaide Local Nature Reserve already has plenty of biodiversity, including a pond and bird boxes. CSJV, on behalf of HS2 Ltd, will be building additional habitat features at the nature reserve from mid-August.
The following features will allow animals from other HS2 construction sites to be rehomed at the nature reserve:
CSJV will also carry out work on the existing boundary fence, including fixing fence panels and replacing damaged sections.
These works will take approximately eight weeks, and during this period the nature reserve will be closed to the public.
A newsletter has been delivered to the local community. For a copy click here .
Over the coming months, Network Rail will continue to prepare the way for building the new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
This work involves removing redundant overhead line equipment, minor improvement works and surveys, vegetation removal and the construction and modification of access points and safety barriers and managing machine movements both on and off track.
Additionally, preparation works will start at the Barnby Street site for the construction of a new electrical substation that will eventually assist in powering London Euston Station. This work will involve making the site ready for construction, removing all existing vegetation/structures and making a start on ‘piling’ operations for the new substation’s foundations. All operations at this location will be carried out between the hours of 08:00 and 17:00. Piling work is likely to generate some noise, but the contractors will be doing all they can to keep this to a minimum.
Network Rail will also be undertaking essential works over the August bank holiday weekend. The work will involve relocation of existing power supply equipment. This provides power to Euston station and the railway signalling in the surrounding area and to allow this work to be carried out safely, the power to the lines in and out of the station need to be turned off. As a result, no trains will run in or out of Euston station on 26 and 27 August. The work is expected to have a relatively low impact on the local community, with a specialist team working overnight to decommission, re-cable and reenergise the power supply at an alternative location. Services will return to normal on Monday 28 August.
The surveys and soft strip of the DB Cargo shed, will continue to be carried out during the hours of 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays by HS2 and our principal contractors CSJV, with demolition starting around October/November.
Also, over this period local maintenance teams will continue to carry out work to maintain the operational railway in the Euston Area.
Network Rail is undertaking these works to both maintain and improve the railway, and to prepare the way for HS2 to start being built in the Euston area.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately this often means carrying out improvements mid-week between 08:00 and 18:00, during weekday night-time possessions between 21:00 and 06:45 and at weekends between 18:00 Saturday to 06:45 on the following Monday. To minimise disruption, the works are scheduled to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston. It is possible, however, that as a result of operational requirements or incidents beyond our control, work may be cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or carried out in a different area, at very short notice.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community.
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone Networks Rail's 24-Hour National Helpline
on 03457 11 41 41 .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) presentation
Held in the Euston Square Hotel , 152 – 154 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2LS.
In October 2014, Government announced two funding programmes to offset the impact of the construction of Phase One of HS2 on local communities and businesses; the Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF). A combined total of £40m has been made available for these two funds over a period of 11 years throughout construction and for the first year of operation.
Come along for a presentation on how your organisation could bid for funding. No need to book, everyone is welcome to come along.
The presentation will be given by Groundwork, the independent grant management body for the funds: https :// www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds .
Staff will also be there to answer questions on the DB Cargo Shed demolition.
For details on the Construction Open Evening please click here
For details on the Community and Environment Fund, and Business and Local Economy Fund presentations please click here
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) presentations
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Both sessions will be held in the Euston Square Hotel , 152 – 154 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2LS.
In October 2014, Government announced two funding programmes to offset the impact of the construction of Phase One of HS2 on local communities and businesses; the Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF). A combined total of £40m has been made available for these two funds over a period of 11 years throughout construction and for the first year of operation. The presentations will be given by Groundwork, the independent grant management body for the funds: https :// www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds . Both funds will be discussed at each session.
Come along for a presentation on how your organisation could bid for funding. No need to book, everyone is welcome to come along.
Staff will also be there to answer questions on archaeology in St James’s Gardens at the Wednesday 19 July session, and on the DB Cargo Shed demolition at the Saturday 22 July session.
Hampstead Road – Ground investigation works will start from late July/ early August on Hampstead Road, near Cartmel, Regent's Park Estate. Works will take approximately 6 weeks to complete.
Outside 1 - 67 Cartmel, on Hampstead Road, there will be a partial foot way closure and bus lane closure with traffic management in place.
What are we doing: Typical works take place week days between 8am and 6pm with an additional half hour at the start and again at the end of the day to set up and clear away. The works will involve digging an inspection pit and using equipment to drill a borehole to take samples or measurements. Once the work is complete, our contractor will reinstate the area to its previous condition. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
Further details of what ground investigation works entail are contained within the non-technical guide.
On Thursday and Saturday last week, HS2 in Euston held Station Design Engagement events, where we asked for your views on the design of the HS2 station.
Many thanks to all who attended. There is still time to share your suggestions; please click here to complete the survey, which will be live until 13 July.
The results of the survey will be reported on this site later in the summer.
Station Design Engagement open events
Come along to our drop-in station design engagement events at HS2 in Euston.
We would like hear your suggestions and thoughts on how the HS2 station should be designed. The events will focus on the HS2 station design within the context of the wider area and potential redevelopment of the Network Rail station/Crossrail 2 and we will have topic specialists from HS2 in attendance.
We will have information boards at the events and themes to consider will include HS2 station and transport interchanges, open space and public realm and streets and connections.
There are two events and you can call in to either.
No need to book, just pop in for a few minutes:
Find us at HS2 in Euston, Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Rd, London, NW1 2LS.
There will also be the opportunity to provide your comments online at here from 29 June to 13 July.
As part of HS2’s commitment to being open and accessible for our communities, you will now be able to contact our helpdesk team using a new Freephone telephone number. All calls are free of charge from UK landlines and mobile phones.
The new number is 08081 434 434 . This number can also be found on our website www.gov.uk/hs2
We have also introduced a new Freephone mini-com number for callers with hearing and speech difficulties. This number is 08081 456 472
Come along to our open events to find out about the Community and Environment Fund and the Business and Local Economy Fund, and how your organisation could bid for funding.
The independent Grant Management Body for the funds is Groundwork UK: https :// www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds
There is no need to book, just turn up for a presentation by Groundwork UK and a Q and A session.
Community and Environment Fund (CEF)
Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)
In October 2014, Government announced two funding programmes to offset the impact of the construction of Phase One of HS2 on local communities and businesses; the Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF).
A combined total of £40m has been made available for these two funds over a period of 11 years throughout construction and for the first year of operation.
Come along to our drop-in station design engagement events at HS2 in Euston.
We would like hear your suggestions and thoughts on how the HS2 station should be designed. The events will focus on the HS2 station design within the context of the wider area and potential redevelopment of the Network Rail station/Crossrail 2 and we will have topic specialists from HS2 in attendance.
We will have information boards at the events and themes to consider will include HS2 station and transport interchanges, open space and public realm and streets and connections.
There are two events and you can come to either
No need to book, just pop in:
· Thursday 29 June 2pm-8pm
· Saturday 1 July 10am-2pm
Find us at HS2 in Euston, Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Rd, London, NW1 2LS
There will also be the opportunity to provide your comments online at https://hs2ineuston.commonplace.is from 29 June to 13 July.
Come along to our open events to find out about the Community and Environment Fund and the Business and Local Economy Fund, and how your organisation could bid for funding.
There is no need to book, just drop in.
Community and Environment Fund (CEF)
Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)
In October 2014, Government announced two funding programmes to offset the impact of the construction of Phase One of HS2 on local communities and businesses; the Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF).
A combined total of £40m has been made available for these two funds over a period of 11 years throughout construction and for the first year of operation.
These funds are provided in addition to the comprehensive mitigation outlined in the Act and Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs) to address the environmental impacts of Phase One.
The independent Grant Management Body for the funds is Groundwork UK: https :// www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds
Come along to the construction open evening tonight (15 June) at HS2 in Euston, Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2LS, from 6pm to 8pm, for an update on upcoming construction works in Camden.
View slides of upcoming works here.
Gordon Street – Ground investigation works will start on 15 June. Works will take approximately a week to complete.
Parking bays will be suspended outside Drayton House with traffic management in place. The pavement will be closed with pedestrian diversion in place. Access to Drayton House will be from Euston Station side (with the diversion in place for those coming from the Endsleigh Gardens side).
What are we doing: Typical works take place week days between 8am and 6pm with an additional half hour at the start and again at the end of the day to set up and clear away. The works will involve digging an inspection pit and using equipment to drill a borehole to take samples or measurements. Once the work is complete, our contractor will reinstate the area to its previous condition. We recognise the disturbance this work can create and apologise in advance.
Further details of what ground investigation works entail are contained within the non-technical guide.
In June 2017, Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) will start preparatory works within St James’ Gardens, Euston Square Gardens and at the DB Cargo shed off Granby Terrace Bridge. A site compound will also be established at London Zoo car park. These works are part of the clearance activities before the construction of the new High Speed station and infrastructure in Euston.
St James’ Gardens
St James’ Gardens was a burial ground until 1852. The majority of the gardens sit within the footprint of what will be the new high speed station, which means that from the end of June 2017 we will be permanently closing the gardens to the public to carry out ground investigations and site clearance works.
The gardens will be hoarded off and we will be carrying out ecology and archaeology surveys. We will be carefully excavating archaeological trial trenches to help us understand the burial population within the gardens and plan for the careful removal of the burial remains prior to their subsequent re-interment.
During these works we will only remove trees where needed to enable the archaeological investigations to be safely carried out. In the longer term, it is anticipated that the trees in the gardens will need to be removed for the construction of the station buildings, however we will continue to challenge our designers and contractors to retain trees where possible.
Heritage assets, including the gravestones and monuments within the gardens will be recorded and then removed and safely stored.
Information about parks and open spaces in Camden is available on the following website: camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure/outdoor-camden/filestorage/a-guide-to-camdens-parks-and-open-spaces/
DB Cargo Shed
From early June 2017, CSJV will be carrying out non-intrusive survey and historic building recording works in the DB Cargo Shed. This will help us plan to deconstruct the shed in the safest and least disruptive way possible and investigate and record the early twentieth century railway structure.
In order to adequately secure the site we will need to remove some trees and shrubs where necessary along the Park Village East retaining wall planters.
Road closures
· Park Village East will be closed for 6 hours from 10am on 26 June and for 6 hours from 10am on 27 June (resident access will be maintained) and parking suspensions will be in place.
· One lane of Cardington Street will be closed for a maximum of two weeks from 28 June.
· Granby Terrace Bridge will be closed to traffic from 28-30 June.
· One lane and footpath on the north side of Granby Terrace Bridge will be closed long term, including parking suspensions from 28 June to May 2018.
Normal working hours : Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, Saturdays 8am-1pm.
Updated information
Cobourg Street and Drummond Street – Work is now expected to start during the week commencing 5 June, and to take around 3 weeks. The works will require the suspension of parking bays and include traffic management.
For more information on ground investigations, please see the non-technical guide .
What are we doing?
Over the coming months, Network Rail will continue to undertake work to prepare for building the new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
This work involves removing redundant overhead line equipment, minor improvement works and surveys, removing vegetation, constructing access points and safety barriers, and managing machine movements both on and off track.
In addition to these works, the removal of the DB cargo railway carriage shed will begin. This is a building on the tracks near Granby Terrace that has been used as a train maintenance depot. The first stage is to relocate electrical assets from near the railway carriage shed on the Western approach to Euston Station. This work involves delivery of materials and machinery, removal of three cabins and a lighting tower, installation of a cabling under the track pouring concrete bases for new electrical assets, and installation of trackside electrical equipment and cabling. Access to the railway for these works will be via Juniper Crescent as shown in Figure A.
We will write to you again in July to provide further updates on scheduled works. However in August we will also be carrying out essential works over the bank holiday weekend across night and day shifts. We will provide further information on these works as it becomes available.
Why do we need to undertake the work?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to allow train services to continue to run to and from Euston station during the construction of HS2.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. This often means carrying out improvements mid-week, during the night and at weekends. To minimise disruption, we have scheduled these works to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston.
Please be aware that these works are subject to possible cancellation or rescheduling as a result of adverse weather conditions or the requirements of the operational railway.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. Camden Council has granted the necessary permissions for these works, with restrictions to minimise noise.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. For safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place, or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community.
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
We will do all we can to ensure our work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or e-mail NRHS2@networkrail.co.uk .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on
08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
The indicative 4 week and 12 month plans for HS2 construction works in Camden were shared at the Euston Community Representatives Group (ECRG) meeting on 3 May. These dates are not finalised and are subject to change and we will continue to keep you informed. You can view the indicative plans here . For information about ECRG, please visit the ECRG page here .
Reminder of upcoming weekend working at the National Temperance Hospital site.
Works will be carried out between 9am and 6pm on:
· Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May
· Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May
· Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May.
· Noisy works will be restricted between 10am-5pm on Sundays
We will be dismantling the scaffolding, then putting back the hoarding that surrounds the site along Hampstead Road and Cardington Street. This will be carried out at the weekend as there are fewer pedestrians in the area and the nearby schools will be closed.
Camden Council has granted the necessary permissions for these works, with conditions to ensure all practical measures are taken to reduce noise and disturbance. The works will be marshalled to safely divert pedestrians around work areas. We apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience our work may cause.
We expect the demolition works at the National Temperance Hospital to be completed by the end of June 2017, however we aim to finish earlier if possible.
If you would like to find out more about HS2 construction works in the Camden area, you can drop in to the next open evening on the 18 May, 6-8pm at our information centre: HS2 in Euston, Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS.
Please click here for a link to HS2 look ahead letter with the information above and contact details.
High speed rail construction works to start in Euston
HS2 Ltd has appointed Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) as the Enabling Works Contractor. The HS2 Enabling Works Contract covers 26.8 km from Euston in the London Borough of Camden to Ickenham in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It involves preparatory activities which will enable Main Works Contractors to construct tunnels, vents shafts, bridges and other structures along the route of the HS2 railway.
Summary of upcoming works CSJV will be responsible for delivering a range of enabling works including, but not limited to, utility diversions, ecology surveys, archaeology, site clearance and demolition works, works on highways, as well as environmental monitoring. These will take around five years to complete. Works in the Euston area will include the following activities:
CSJV working with the community
Whilst we carry out these works we will be mindful of the impact on the local community and are committed to reducing disruption where possible. We will keep the community up to date with activities well in advance of the works starting and be happy to discuss any queries or suggestions you may have.
In addition to our construction activities, we have begun contacting organisations and businesses in your area to discuss how we can work within the community to focus our investment activities and employment opportunities to benefit local people.
This approach is core to our beliefs and offers opportunities for everyone to be included and benefit. If you would like further information relating to any CSJV activities, please contact the HS2 Helpdesk.
Help for residents affected by construction noise
We will conduct enabling works in ways that keep noise down as much as we reasonably can. However, we know that many people in the Euston area may still be impacted. Residents in over 1,300 properties around HS2 worksites have been identified as being eligible for help under the HS2 Noise Insulation Scheme. To find out if your address is included, call the HS2 Helpdesk or visit the noise insulation page where you can click on a link to a map:
https://hs2ineuston.commonplace.is/schemes/happening-now/noise-insulation/details
If you are eligible for the scheme you should have received a letter from HS2 Ltd. CSJV representatives will also visit eligible properties from mid-April 2017 onwards to invite those who have not yet applied for the scheme to do so. If you have a preferred means of contact please let us know via the HS2 Helpdesk: phone 08081 434 434 or email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Special Cases
We recognise that there may be circumstances in which residents are more sensitive to construction noise. If you have any circumstances you feel we should be aware of please contact our helpdesk at HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk or 08081 434 434 .
Special cases could include homes where noise insulation is not a viable option, night workers, people who regularly work from home and need a quiet environment, or those that may have a medical condition which will be seriously aggravated by construction noise.
In order to progress your application HS2 Ltd may require additional information from you to support the information you have provided to us. We will look after your personal information and protect your privacy at all times. We will only keep your information for as long as we need to progress it and complete your noise insulation application.
Find out more
If you would like to find out more about HS2 construction works in your area, there is a construction open evening at HS2 in Euston on Thursday 20 April 2017 6-8pm. HS2 in Euston is an information centre within Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS.
If you have any questions or if you would like to find out more, you can get in touch:
Write to: HS2 Helpdesk, 2 Snowhill, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA
Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Telephone: 08081 434 434
What are the works?
Between 31 March 2017 and 21 July 2017 Network Rail (NR) will continue to undertake work to prepare for building the new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway. Whilst much of the works have been completed various issues including bad weather, mechanical issues and operational impacts from the railway mean that certain activities needed to be rescheduled. As a result some of the rescheduled work has been incorporated into Network Rail's Works Programme which continues until the end of July. Click here for Appendix A and B which describes the detail of what Network Rail expect the work to consist of over the coming five weeks to 8 May 2017, and in which area it is planned to happen.
Work between 31 March 2017 and 21 July 2017 involves removing redundant overhead line equipment, minor improvement works and surveys, vegetation removal and the construction and modification of access points and safety barriers and managing machine movements both on and off track.
Also, over this period NR's local maintenance teams will continue to carry out non HS2 related work to maintain the railway in the Euston Area.
Why is the work being being undertaken?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to allow train services to continue to run to and from Euston station during the construction of HS2.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. This often means carrying out improvements mid-week between 08:00 and 18:00, during weekday night-time possessions between 21:00 and 06:45 and at weekends between 18:00 Saturday to 06:45 on the following Monday. To minimise disruption, Network Rail have scheduled these works to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston. It is possible, however, that as a result of operational requirements or incidents beyond Network Rail's control, work may be cancelled, postponed, rescheduled or carried out in a different area, at very short notice.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollutioct 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
This work will be carried out under an extension of the existing Section 61 in place with Camden Council.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place or works trains and track mounted vehicles are moving within the work area, where statutory rail industry safety warnings such as train horns and vehicle alarms are mandatory. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are regularly briefed on working responsibly in the local community.
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
Network Rail will do all they can to ensure their work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact them if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
In October 2014, Government announced two funding programmes to offset the impact of the construction of Phase One of HS2 on local communities and businesses: The Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF).
A combined total of £40m has been made available for these two funds over a period of 11 years throughout construction and for the first year of operation. The funds were launched on 23 February 2017 , at Royal Assent and applications opened on 8 March 2017. The independent Grant Management Body for the funds is Groundwork UK. For more information please click here: CEF and BLEF fact sheet (pdf).
As part of the development of the route design work we are carrying out ground investigation surveys at a number of locations, please have a look at our Notice of temporary traffic management for ground investigation surveys (pdf) for more details.
As part of developing the route design of the HS2 high speed railway, we are carrying out non-intrusive utility scanning next week. This type of survey helps us to understand what utilities and obstructions are beneath the ground before we undertake further ground investigation. If you would like to know more about what this kind of survey entails, please visit www.gov.uk/hs2 and download our ground investigation guide.
All public vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained but there will be some parking bays suspended along the roads where the work will take place. Working hours are between 8am and 6pm on the following dates:6-7 February in Priory Terrace, Langtry Road and Mortimer Place8-9 February and 9-10 February in Winchester and Fellows Road8-9 February in Adelaide Road9-10 February in Gloucester Avenue, Fitzroy Road and Oval RoadOur contractor will work as quickly as they can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy. Once the work is complete, our contractor will remove all traffic management measures and parking bay suspensions.
As part of developing the route of the HS2 high speed railway, we are carrying out ground investigation surveys in a number of locations in the Euston area.
The work is being carried out on our behalf by Thames Water contractors as we are surveying the utility services located under the road surface in these roads with a view to diverting an existing trunk water main along them.
The next stage of these works involves digging trenches in the following locations:
View detail maps of surveys:
Map of survey locations along Albany Street (pdf)
Map of survey locations along Redhill Street and Cumberland Market (pdf)
The activity involves closing the road and suspending parking spaces on Redhill Street and Cumberland Market and a bus stop will be moved on Albany Street. We will be digging holes in the road, accurately locating the existing utility services and taking samples, then restoring the road surface. All appropriate steps will be taken to restrict any disruption. Residential, pedestrian and vehicular access may be affected during the works. Traffic diversions and traffic management measures will be in place.
We will erect temporary screening around each trial trench, clad with acoustic blankets to keep noise to a minimum. Our contractor will work as quickly as they can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy. Camden Council has granted the necessary permissions for these works, with restrictions to minimise noise and reduce the impact on traffic. Once work is complete, our contractor will restore the area as soon as possible.
We apologise in advance for any disturbance caused.
As part of developing the route of the HS2 high speed railway, we are carrying out ground investigation surveys in a number of locations in the Euston area, subject to the necessary approvals from Camden Council.
The work is being carried out on our behalf by Thames Water as we are surveying the utility services located under the road surface in these roads, with a view to diverting an existing trunk water main along them.
The next stage of these works involves digging holes in six locations along Robert Street (with one of these in the Osnaburgh/Robert Street junction) starting on 9 January 2017 and is due to be completed by the beginning of February 2017.
When is this happening?
Work starts on 9 January 2017 and will continue until 2 February 2017.
Working hours are between 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
We will not break the road surface before 9am.
Will roads be closed?
Robert Street will be closed between Osnaburgh Street and Stanhope Street from 9 to 19 January.
The part of Robert Street between Stanhope Street and Hampstead Road will be closed from 16 January to 2 February.
Parking bays will be suspended on Robert Street and Osnaburgh Street to allow these works to take place. Traffic diversions will be in place.
How will this affect you?
The activity involves closing the road and suspending parking spaces. We will be digging holes in the road, accurately locating the existing utility services and taking samples, then restoring the road surface. All appropriate steps will be taken to restrict any disruption. Pedestrian access to the estate will be maintained, but there will be no through traffic to Hampstead Road. Traffic diversions and traffic management measures will be in place. Essential services such as rubbish and recycling collections will continue as normal.
All work will comply with Section 61 of the Control of the Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works. We will erect temporary screening around each trial hole, clad with acoustic blankets to keep noise to a minimum.
The team will work as quickly as they can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy. Once work is complete, we will restore the area as soon as possible. We apologise in advance for any disturbance caused.
CCTV surveys
We will also be starting non-intrusive CCTV surveys to look at the condition of the sewers in Euston starting on 9 January. Access to carry these out will be via existing manholes and there will be no disruption as a result of these works.
Future trial hole works
We will also need to complete trial holes in the following locations:
We will update with more information when the details are confirmed.
Find out more
HS2 in Euston is our information centre located at Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS, where you can come along and talk to our team. Opening hours are:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-4pm
Thursdays: 2-8pm
First Saturday of the month: 10am-2pm.
We are closed Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays.
If you have any questions about HS2 or concerns about our trial trench work, please contact our helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Community Relations
Square One
4 Travis Street
Manchester
M1 2NY
T: 03457 114141
28 December 2016
Dear Neighbour,
Works between Primrose Hill Tunnels & Granby Terrace - 7 January 2017 to 26 March 2017
I am writing to provide information regarding the planned works near your property. The exact locations affected are shown in Appendix A of this letter.
What are we doing?
Between 7 January 2017 and 26 March 2017 Network Rail will undertake work to prepare for building the new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
This work involves removing redundant overhead line equipment, minor improvement works and surveys, and managing machine movements both on and off track.
Also, over this period our local maintenance teams will continue to carry out work to maintain the railway in the Euston Area.
Why do we need to undertake the work?
Network Rail is undertaking these works to allow train services to continue to run to and from Euston station during the construction of HS2.
To guarantee safety, much of this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead line is isolated. Network Rail is contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately this often means carrying out improvements mid-week, during the night and at weekends. To minimise disruption, we have scheduled these works to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
Network Rail is working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of these works. All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Unnecessary noise will be minimised where possible – for instance through the use of noise barriers, silenced generators, and continuous noise monitoring. However, for safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are briefed on working responsibly in the local community.
Who should I contact if I have further queries?
We will do all we can to ensure our work does not disrupt residents and businesses. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 114141 .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is carrying out this work in preparation for HS2, please contact the HS2 helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Yours sincerely,
Sarah McArdle
Network Rail Community Relations Manager
Appendix A: Maps of work locationsAppendix B: Details of works
Community Relations
Square One
4 Travis Street
Manchester
M1 2NY
T: 03457 114141
7 December 2016
Dear Neighbour,
Subject: 24 December to 28 December - Christmas works between Primrose Hill Tunnels & Granby Terrace
I am writing to provide information regarding the planned works near your property over the Christmas period.
Network Rail is required to undertake these works on behalf of High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd, in order to allow the existing railway to operate safely into Euston during future construction for the high speed railway.
All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which places restrictions on noisy works.
Please be aware that these works are subject to possible cancellation or rescheduling as a result of adverse weather conditions or the requirements of the operational railway. The Helpline will be kept up to date on the progress of the works and will be made aware of any unplanned or unexpected activities which may cause changes in the expected programme of works.
To deliver aspects of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan, Network Rail will also be undertaking some non-HS2 related works over this period.
The locations affected by the works are shown in Appendix A of this letter.
When is work taking place?These works are planned to take place from 22:00 on 24 December 2016 until 06:00 on 28 December 2016. Please refer to Appendix B for details of times, locations and nature of works.
Why is the HS2 related work taking place?We need to undertake this preparatory work in order to allow for the demolition of the west-side carriage shed (DB Cargo shed), which is adjacent to Granby Terrace and Park Village East. The existing building currently supports vital overhead line equipment (OHLE), which allows electric trains to operate in and out of the existing Euston station. This OHLE needs to be relocated and modified with some alterations to the existing tracks to enable the continued safe operation of the railway.
Why undertake the work over the Christmas period?Safety is our priority, so this work must be carried out while trains are not running and when the overhead line is isolated. Under Network Rail’s licence conditions we are contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately this means carrying out a lot of our improvements mid-week, during the night and at weekends. These works have been scheduled to coincide with wider railway maintenance work at Euston over the Christmas period.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?We understand the inconvenience and disruption our works may cause. Unfortunately the type of equipment and machinery we have to use does mean some disturbance is unavoidable. As stated above, all work will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 with the appropriate Section 61 approvals having been issued by Camden Council.
Between 24 and 28 December 2016 we will be undertaking overhead line wire modifications, minor engineering works and surveys, managing machine movements both on and off track and removing redundant structures.
We will continue to minimise any unnecessary noise by using best practicable means. Examples of this are noise barriers where practicable, silence generators, and continuous noise monitoring. We will work closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of the work to our lineside neighbours.
For safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide acoustic noise barriers when work at height is taking place. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are briefed on working responsibly in the local community. The work will be diligently supervised and we expect staff to be considerate, polite, and courteous at all times.
Where will the machinery to undertake this work come from?Some of the equipment to deliver these works is already in place on railway land by the carriage shed in area E illustrated below in Appendix A. The equipment to deliver these works will access the railway at Juniper Crescent by Chalk Farm. Most of the equipment accessing the railway will be road rail vehicles (RRVs – rail mounted diggers, small elevated platforms and a rail mounted crane), which will predominantly access/leave the railway at the beginning and end of the planned works. For some of the work, freight trains with diesel locomotives will be used to bring materials in and out of the work site.
Will there be any other works taking place in the area that are not HS2 related?Network Rail’s maintenance teams will, as part of our Upgrade Plan, be replacing worn track. This will involve the removal of existing track and replacing it with new materials, using trains, specialist track maintenance equipment and road rail vehicles. This work will take place between 07:00 and 19:00 on the following dates: 25 December 2016 and 26 December 2016. Network Rail will employ best practicable means to manage its activities to minimise noise and disruption.
I trust this information is helpful, and we apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience and understanding. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk, or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 114141 .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is required to carry this work on behalf of HS2 Ltd, please contact the HS2 help desk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Yours sincerely,
Sarah McArdle
Network Rail Community Relations Manager
Appendix A: Maps of work locationsAppendix B: Details of worksOur latest construction evening took place on the 17th of November where we provided a forward look for the coming works.
Here is the information that was shared at the meeting (PDF) .
The work will be carried out on our behalf by Thames Water contractors as we will be surveying the utility services located under the road surface in these roads with a view to diverting an existing trunk water main along them. This will require us to dig trenches in the road surface at two locations at the north end of Park Village East (Parkway end). Depending on the results of the buried services, a further trial hole in the same area may also be needed. If so, this would take place in January 2017.
As part of developing the route of the HS2 high speed railway, we will be carrying out ground investigation surveys. This will include up to 3 trial holes and a borehole on Park Village East starting from 5 December 2016 , subject to the necessary approvals from Camden Council.
How will this affect me?
The activity involves closing the road and suspending parking spaces. We will be digging holes in the road, accurately locating the existing utility services and taking samples, then restoring the road surface. All appropriate steps will be taken to restrict any disruption. Residential, pedestrian and vehicular access may be affected during the works.
We will erect temporary screening around each trial trench, clad with acoustic blankets to keep noise to a minimum.
Our contractor will work as quickly as they can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy. Once work is complete, our contractor will restore the area as soon as possible.
We apologise in advance for any disturbance caused.
When is this happening?
Work starts on 5 December 2016 and will continue until 19 December 2016. Working hours are between 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 5.30pm on Saturday 10 and 17 December if required.
We will not break the road surface before 9am.
Will roads be closed?
The north of Park Village East will be closed temporarily. We will implement a traffic management system to ensure the safety of residents and workers and allow vehicles to access Park Village East from the south.
Find out more:
The maps will also be available for viewing at our information centre HS2 in Euston, where you can come along and talk to our team.
The information centre is located at:
Collective Temperance Hospital,
110 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS.
Opening hours are:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-4pm
Thursdays: 2-8pm
First Saturday of the month: 10am-2pm.
We are closed Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays.
If you have any questions about HS2 or concerns about our trial trench work, please contact our help desk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Community Relations
Square One
4 Travis Street
Manchester
M1 2NY
T: 03457 114141
22 November 2016
Ref: LEC1 0m 0550y to 1250y
Dear Neighbour,
Subject: Works between Juniper Crescent Access Yard & Granby Terrace - 08:00 22 November to 16:00 18 December 2016
I am writing to follow up our previous letter (11 November) and provide you with more detailed information regarding the planned works near your property. The previous letter was related to over line electrification work. In addition to these works we will be undertaking access works to allow machinery to access our main work area on the tracks between Granby Terrace and Juniper Crescent. There will also be some ground investigation works.
The works are being co-ordinated to take place at a similar time to the works detailed in the previous letter but will result in some additional hours of works. Full details are provided in Appendix B .
In order to carry out this work, we will continue to use best practice to minimise any unnecessary noise by using noise barriers where practicable, silenced generators, plant machinery, noise monitoring and working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of the work to our line side neighbours. For safety reasons, it is not always possible to provide noise barriers when work at height is taking place. Installation of temporary lighting is also required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working at night and during overcast weather conditions.
All staff and contractors are briefed on working responsibly in the local community. The work will be diligently supervised and we expect staff to be considerate, polite, and courteous at all times.
In addition to scheduled maintenance work on the operational railway, Network Rail is required to undertake some works on behalf of High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd, in order to allow the existing railway to prepare for the construction of the high speed railway by HS2 Ltd and allow it to continue to operate safely. This includes changing and re-siting some of the existing track and line side equipment and infrastructure within the Euston station area between Granby Terrace and Regent’s Park Road Bridge.
All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works have been agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council and will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.
Please be aware that these works are subject to possible cancellation or rescheduling as a result of adverse weather conditions or the requirements of the operational railway. The Network Rail helpline will be kept up to date on the progress of the works and will be made aware of any unplanned or unexpected activities which may cause changes in the expected programme of works.
The locations affected by the works are shown in Appendix A of this letter.
How will this affect me and will this be noisy?
We understand the inconvenience and disruption our works may cause. Unfortunately the type of equipment and machinery we have to use does mean some disturbance is unavoidable. As stated above, all work will comply with Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 with the appropriate Section 61 approvals having been issued by Camden Council. We will have continuous noise monitoring during the night time and weekend working.
Where will the machinery to undertake this work come from?
Some of the equipment to deliver these works is already in place on Railway Land by the DB Cargo Shed in area E illustrated below in Appendix A. The equipment to deliver these works, will access the railway at Juniper Crescent by Chalk Farm. Most of the equipment accessing the railway will be road rail vehicles (RRV’s) (rail mounted diggers and small elevated platforms) which will predominantly access/leave the railway at the beginning and end of the planned works. For some of the work freight trains with diesel locomotives will be used to bring materials in and out of the work site.
I trust this information is helpful, and we apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience and understanding. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk , or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41 .
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is required to carry this work on behalf of HS2 Ltd, please contact the HS2 help desk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Yours sincerely,
Sarah McArdle
Network Rail Community Relations Manager
Appendix A: Maps of work locations Appendix B: Details of worksPlease note that an additional one hour for start-up activities at the beginning of the shift and one hour for close down activities at the end of the shift is allowed as part of these works.
Sat 5 – Sun 6 Nov 21:00 - 12:00
Network Rail
Community Relations
Square One
4 Travis Street
Manchester
M1 2NY
T: 03457 114141
4 November 2016
Ref: EUS-NRL-CRR-PM-000890
Dear Neighbour,
Subject: Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th November - Works between Granby Terrace & Regent’s Park Road Bridge - Update
Following feedback about the lack of information in our letter distributed in October, I am writing to provide further clarity regarding elements of the previously advised works near your property.
Network Rail is required to undertake these works on behalf of High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd, in order to allow the existing railway to operate safely into Euston during the proposed future construction of the high speed railway.
HS2 is Britain’s new dedicated high-speed rail network that will run between London and Birmingham from 2026, then along a ‘Y’ shaped route to Crewe and Manchester in the West and the East Midlands, and Sheffield and Leeds in the East from 2033.
For safety reasons, some of the work required can only occur during periods when trains are not running and when the electric overhead line is isolated. This can occur mid-week and at weekends.
All works carried out by Network Rail relating to HS2 enabling works will be agreed in consultation with HS2 Ltd and Camden Council, and will comply with Section 61 Control of Pollution Act 1974. The works detailed in this letter have a Section 61 approval notice from Camden Council.
The locations affected by the works are shown in Appendix A of this letter.
When is work taking place?
Works are planned to take place on 5th and 6th November 2016. Please refer to Appendix B for details of times, locations and nature of works.
Section 61 approvals for further works up to 18th December, detailed in the original letter, are still being considered. We will write to you again regarding these works.
Why is the work taking place?
We need to undertake this preparatory work in order to allow for the demolition of the west-side carriage shed by HS2 Ltd, which is adjacent to Granby Terrace and Park Village East. The existing building currently supports vital overhead line equipment (OHLE) which allows electric trains to operate in and out of the existing Euston station. This OHLE needs to be relocated and modified with some alterations to the existing tracks to enable the continued safe operation of the railway. Construction of the new masts will require that some piling is undertaken for foundations to support these masts. Details of the methodology to be utilised for the piling works is provided below.
How will this affect me?
In order to relocate the overhead line equipment, installation of temporary lighting is required to give adequate and safe lighting levels for staff working. Our staff will work to install overhead line foundations between 21:00 on Saturday 5th and 12:00 on Sunday 6th November. As part of this work we will need to pile, using the piling methodologies detailed below
The actual piling elements of these works will take place only between 07:00 to 12:00 on Sunday 6th November.
In addition to the piling, the work will also include the use of generators, powered hand-tools, and plant machinery.
Will this be noisy?
Whilst there may be some noise, we are working closely with Camden Council to minimise the impact of the work to our lineside neighbours. All work will comply with Section 61 Control of Pollution Act 1974, with the appropriate Section 61 approvals having been issued by Camden Council prior to works being undertaken.
We will use acoustic blankets and temporary screening where practicable to keep noise to a minimum. We will have continuous noise monitoring during night time and weekend working.
The methodology chosen to install the pile foundations uses the quietest method possible. This will involve easing the pile into the ground by boring out the inside of the foundation and easing the piles into position by vibrating them until no further advance is possible. Some pile hammering will however be required to get the design finish level-set for the foundation.
Where will the machinery to undertake this work come from?
The equipment to deliver these works is already in place on Railway Land by the DB Cargo Shed in area E illustrated below in Appendix A. Most of the equipment accessing the railway will be road rail vehicles (rail mounted diggers and small elevated platforms) which will predominantly access/leave the railway at the beginning and end of the planned works.
Why undertake the work at night and at weekends?
Safety is our priority, so this work must be carried out while trains are not running. Under Network Rail’s licence conditions we are contractually obliged to work whenever possible at times that cause the least disruption to train services. Unfortunately this means carrying out a lot of our improvements during the night and at weekends.
We understand the inconvenience and disruption our works may cause. We will continue to use best practice to minimise unnecessary noise by using noise barriers, silenced generators, noise monitoring, and consulting with Camden Council. Unfortunately the type of equipment and machinery we have to use does mean some disturbance is unavoidable, however we will make every effort to minimise any unnecessary noise.
All staff and contractors are briefed on working responsibly in the local community. We expect staff to be considerate, polite, and courteous at all times.
I hope this information is helpful, and we apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause. We will shortly provide further updates to the planned works that we have already written to you about and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience and understanding. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions or concerns. Please visit www.networkrail.co.uk, or telephone our 24-Hour National Helpline on 03457 11 41 41.
If you have any questions about HS2 or why Network Rail is required to carry out this work on behalf of HS2 Ltd, please contact the HS2 helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquires@hs2.org.uk .
Yours sincerely,
Sarah McArdle
Network Rail Community Relations Manager
Appendix A: Maps of work locationsAppendix B: Details of worksSat 5 – Sun 6 Nov 21:00 - 12:00
Preparing foundations alongside Park Village East, between Mornington Street, Granby Terrace and Regents Park Road Bridges
Overhead line modifications.
Sun 6 Nov 07:00 - 12:00
Drilling pile foundations alongside Park Village East, between Mornington Street, Granby Terrace and Regents Park Road Bridges.
Upcoming construction open evenings, construction surgeries and land and property surgeries at HS2 in Euston.
* the surgery appointments are available for you to speak one to one with a technical expert. Please contact either the HS2 helpline or HS2 in Euston to book a surgery appointment.
Call the helpline on 08081 434 434 or email on HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .
Contact the team at HS2 in Euston by emailing HS2inEuston@hs2.org.uk or come into the information centre to see us.
As part of developing the route of the HS2 high speed railway, we will be carrying out ground investigation surveys on Albany Street and Cumberland Market starting from 24th October 2016.
View the locations of the ground investigation surveys:
The work will be carried out on our behalf by Thames Water contractors as we will be surveying the utility services located under the road surface in these roads with a view to diverting an existing trunk water main along them.
We may need to dig trenches in the road surface:
Work will then move to locations in Redhill Street, Robert Street, Osnaburgh Street and Park Village East but we will send out notice to properties in these roads before the work is carried out. There will be a temporary site compound for the works at the corner of Redhill and Albany Streets.
The road surface will be restored before moving to the next location. Residential, pedestrian and vehicular access will be maintained at all times. Our contractor will work as quickly as they can, avoid unnecessary noise and keep the area tidy.
We will erect temporary screening around each trial trench, clad with acoustic blankets to keep noise to a minimum.
We will work with the local community to avoid peak use times, especially around Christ Church School. Works that will affect pupils will take place during the school holiday period (weeks commencing Monday 24th October and Monday 19th December).
Once work is complete, our contractor will restore the area as soon as possible. We apologise in advance for many disturbance caused.
How will this affect me?
The activity involves digging holes in the road, taking samples then restoring the road surface. All appropriate steps will be taken to restrict disruption.
When is this happening?
Work starts 24th October 2016 until 23rd December 2016 , 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. We’ll be on site 30mins before and after these times, but we will not break the road surface before 9am.
How can I find out more?
We are holding trial trenches drop-in events at HS2 in Euston (address overleaf) on:
Thursday 20th October 4-7pm
Thursday 3rd November 4-7pm and
Saturday 5th November 10am-2pm.
Will roads be closed?
No. We will implement a traffic management system to ensure the safety of workers but roads will not be closed completely. Digging of all the trial trenches may not be required depending on what buried services are found.
If you have any questions about HS2 or concerns about our trial trench work, please contact our helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
Dear Neighbour,
Notice to start demolition works on the National Temperance Hospital site
Following the erection of the scaffolding and hoarding around the site earlier this month, we are writing to let you know that we intend to start demolition works on the site known as National Temperance Hospital on Monday 31st October 2016. The site working hours for demolition works will be Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm and Saturday 8am – 1pm. The demolition is expected to take four months to complete.
The demolition of the Vezey Wing is being carried out by Keltbray. The site will then become the HS2 site office for all the works in the area.
The method of demolition will be top down deconstruction using a combination of mechanical techniques. These works will take place behind a fully wrapped demolition scaffold screen. When the top floors have been removed from the structure, a long reach excavator will demolish the rest of the structure to ground level. All rubble from the demolition will be sorted and removed from site for reuse and recycling.
We will adhere to the conditions that have been placed on us by Camden Council for the duration of our works.
We again would like to apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience our work may cause.
If you’d like to find out more about HS2 construction works in your area, there is a Construction open evening at HS2 in Euston on Thursday 20th October 2016 6-8pm. The HS2 information centre is within Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS.
If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact us by phone on 08081 434 434 or via email at hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk.
Regards,
Keltbray
(On behalf of HS2 Ltd)
* booking required via HS2 helpline
Call our helpline on 08081 434 434 or email our team on HS2enquiries@HS2.org.uk .
The residents’ charter sets the standard for communicating with people who live along or near the HS2 route.
Why do we need a charter?The residents’ charter sets the standard for communicating with people who live along or near the route of the HS2 route. HS2 Ltd has appointed a residents’ commissioner to ensure that the standards set out in this charter are met.
The charter applies to you if:
you own or occupy a property that would be required for the construction or operation of the railway
you are an owner-occupier of a residential property, small business or agricultural unit, and you believe that you are eligible either to apply for one of the government’s discretionary HS2 property measures or to seek statutory compensation in relation to HS2; or
you are an owner or occupier of a property above a proposed deep-bored tunnelled section of the HS2 route.
How will the charter help you?We recognise that residents who are affected by the development of HS2 will have different needs. The assurances in this charter mean that everyone to whom it applies can expect to be treated fairly and impartially.
Owing to the exceptional nature of HS2, the government has introduced a package of discretionary measures to help those residents who do not qualify for statutory schemes. The commitments in this charter are in addition to your legal rights and will make dealing with us as simple and smooth as possible.
Upon appointment, the residents’ commissioner will review the charter. The commissioner will be interested to hear whether you feel you are getting the information you need from us regarding the HS2 property schemes . We will use this feedback to help improve our service.
How will the charter be monitored?The residents’ commissioner will monitor whether we are fulfilling the commitments set out in the charter and will deliver a quarterly report to HS2 Ltd’s chairman and Board. This will evaluate our performance in communicating and dealing with matters relating to both statutory and discretionary property measures. The Board will act quickly to address any problems and ensure that we continue to honour the principles underpinning the charter.
Residents’ commissioner contact detailsEmail: residentscommissioner@hs2.org.uk
Telephone: 08081 434 434
A study was carried out in response to concerns raised regarding the potential conflict between an on-street lorry holding area at Park Crescent with the route and users of the planned Cycle Superhighway 11. The requirements for lorry holding areas and their location will continue to be developed in line with the design and construction timetable.
The report identifies a shortlist of seven sites, which, subject to further design development, are considered to represent reasonable alternatives to the initially proposed Park Crescent lorry holding area. It is the conclusion of HS2 that the selection of an on-street lorry holding area(s) should be determined following the appointment of main works contractors for Euston Station and approach.
Read the report about the Park Crescent lorry holding area .
This study reports findings of the study to seek to minimise the increase in height of the road levels of A400 Hampstead Road due to the HS2 works at either end of Hampstead Road Bridge.
The aim of this study was to identify the options that would achieve lower road levels at either end of the re-provided Hamstead Road Bridge in order to reduce the impact on local residents and neighbouring buildings as well as on non-motorised users (NMU) of A400 Hampstead Road.
The report has been considered by the Promoter (DfT) which has accepted HS2’s recommendation. You can read the report here .
What is happening?
Before the HS2 starts work on the station at Euston, we're holding a series of open evening and surgeries for the local community. At these events, you can learn more about what work is planned, and how it may affect you.
Open evenings
The opening evenings will be help at our information centre in Hampstead Road. They will include a presentation from our construction team, and a session where you can ask questions of our technical experts.
Open evenings will be held monthly and there's no need to book - you can just come along:
Surgery sessions
If you would like to speak with an expert one-to-one, about how the scheme affects you - for example, your home, your business or your route to work - you can book a 30-minute surgery session.
Surgeries take place between 2pm and 8pm on selected Thursdays (see dates below). To talk about how the planned works might affect you, you can book a session at the construction surgery . To talk about property compensation, including our discretionary schemes, you can book a session at the land and property surgery .
Construction surgeries
Land and property surgeries
How to book a survey time?
You can call our Helpdesk on 08081 434 434 or email us at HS2inEuston@hs2.org.uk . You can also come and see us at HS2 in Euston most days. View address and opening times of HS2inEuston .
When you book, it would be helpful if you let us know what you want to talk about, so we can make sure we have the most useful information for you. If you can, please book at least two weeks ahead.
HS2 in Euston, the local community information centre, welcomed its 500th visitor last Wednesday. Local residents haven been finding out more about HS2's plans for the area and how we will be keep the community informed during construction.
You can walk in to the centre to get more information from the friendly centre manager, Abdul (pictured), or you can come along to one of our information events. Keep an eye out on the news section for more information and upcoming events.
View more information about how to find the centre and its opening hours
In certain circumstances, where noise from the construction of HS2 is likely to impact homes, HS2 may offer to install noise insulation.
Learn more about the scheme below. The following documents have been sent to residents around the Euston area explaining more about construction noise and potential noise insulation. View the letter about noise insulation .
More information
Additional information on noise can be found in information paper E23: