Paul from Voneus is out and about at the moment in the village and is the local Community Representative. If you want to discuss anything about joining Voneus or what they can offer, he is happy for you to contact him on 07415 747 540 and he can arrange a time to pop by and speak to residents.
A361 Weekend road closure - 14-17 June. Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 Last weekend the work we did on the A361 went well and the road was re-opened on Sunday afternoon. The additional weekend road closure of the A361 has now been confirmed as: 8pm on Friday 14 June to 6am on Monday 17 June 2024 Full details can be found in our online copy of the notice – Notice-of-weekend-road-closures-A361-Chipping-Warden-June-2024-UPDATE.pdf (hs2.org.uk) What we are doing We are continuing to prepare the A361 in Chipping Warden for the permanent realignment of the highway over the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel. In June we will be moving the utilities which run near and under the existing road, just north
**Update** Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024 Important message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 The closure on the weekend of 17-20 May has been postponed. This is being done to reduce the traffic impacts on several local sporting events in the area. The new closure date will be 8pm 31 May - 6am 3 June. There will be an additional weekend closure in June, dates to be confirmed, which we will contact you about separately. EKFB Engagement Manager
Weekend closures of the A361 in May 2024 Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 Please find a link below to some weekend road closures of the A361 near Chipping Warden. These closures will be required to relocate a gas utility, in preparation for realignment of the A361 over the tunnel. We will also be preparing the verges for vehicle restraint barriers. These will allow our workforce to work closer to the existing road, reducing the need for closures. Notice-of-weekend-road-closures-A361-Chipping-Warden-April-24-v2.pdf (hs2.org.uk) Impacts on gas supply, if any, will be communicated by Southern Gas Networks (SGN). Both our workforce and those working for SGN, may be working extended hours, including early morning and late evening during these periods. Access will
Extended working hours at Chipping Warden Green Tunnel Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 From April we will be working extended hours to construct the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel. I have attached the notice explaining the work, please feel free to share it. The 'HS2 updates' emails for those that subscribe, are not available for a few days while HS2 make some technical improvements. Notice of extended hours working, Chipping Warden March 2024 The tunneling team have approval from the local authority to work between 6am - 10pm each day. Note that this is mainly for tunnel installation activities and not for all of our general construction work. There will be some lighting and vehicle movements both in the compound
Update on the Culworth Road closure, Chipping Warden Message from EKFB working on behalf of HS2 As you may be aware, we have Culworth Road in Chipping Warden closed at the moment, which was due to re-open on 31 March. We had intended to get the road open before the Easter weekend, but this has not been possible. We require the road to remain closed for vehicles, until the middle / end of next week. Apologies for this. We have, however, opened part of our closure to allow for pedestrian access. Walkers will find that the barriers have been repositioned slightly, to allow pedestrians through, but keep the main highway blocked for vehicle traffic. Please take care when walking along
For those who haven't yet seen "The Cotswold Explorer" video featuring Wardington and Williamscot, as well as Cropredy and beyond, you can see it by clicking to play below. With just a couple of factual inaccuracies (maybe they looked up The Plough in Warmington?), it's a very informative tour around our home, including a reminder of how very old the church is.
A361 night time closures this weekend 16-17 Feb Message from EKFB on behalf of HS2 The weather affected progress of the A361 bridge maintenance last weekend. While much of the work was completed, some tasks were not possible. We will be working again this weekend, requiring a closure on Friday 16 February and Saturday 17 February, from 8.30pm to 5.30am. A copy of our work notice is available here: Notice-of-night-time-closure-A361-Chipping-Warden-Feb-24.pdf (hs2.org.uk) Simon Davis Engagement Manager
Message from EKFB in behalf of HS2 In early February we will be carrying out maintenance on the temporary bridge that crosses the A361 near Chipping Warden. Due to the effects of the winter weather, this work needs to be carried out as a priority. Please find below the work notice that we have just published on the HS2 website: Notice-of-night-time-closure-A361-Chipping-Warden-Feb-24.pdf (hs2.org.uk) A section of the A361 Byfield Road will be closed overnight on Friday 9 February and Saturday 10 February, from 8.30pm and 5.30am. As a contingency, we may also need to close the road on Friday 16 February and Saturday 17 February, from 8.30pm and 5.30am. We will utilize this closure to carry out other work on that section of
Message from EKFB on behalf of HS2 We have rescheduled our work on the A361, near Chipping Warden, to next week. There will be no lane closure this week. The lane closure on the A361, controlled by traffic lights, will be in place from Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February 2024. Simon Davis Engagement Manager