High Speed 2 (HS2) works on National Highways network

HS2 is a new high-speed railway which will link London to Birmingham (Phase One) and then on to Manchester (Phase 2a), the East Midlands and Leeds (Phase 2b).

Phase One of HS2 has several direct interactions with our strategic road network of motorway and major A roads in the West Midlands, East Midlands and the South East. Construction of new structures, road widening and realignment of roads are required so that the high-speed line can effectively cross our road network. We are committed to working with HS2 Ltd and other partners to plan and co-ordinate our works programmes where we can.

Our roads network is vital to the running of the country and our customers and their safety remains our priority. While HS2 carry out these works we will make every effort to keep you updated and informed in advance of works to help you plan your journeys. We are committed to ensuring safety on our strategic road network and supporting a better-connected future.

These works are being co-ordinated and carried out by HS2 Ltd. For further information about HS2 you can contact HS2 directly. Details of the HS2 works on our network are below.

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Works taking place

HS2 works that are taking place on the National Highways network will be shown below.

HS2 Contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) are currently constructing the A45 service road bridges and will commence construction of the new A45 Overbridge in 2025.

Over the summer BBV have been diverting utilities, creating new entrances into construction compounds and installing safety barriers. 

BBV now need to install some overnight closures to complete barrier and surfacing works. To minimise disturbance, BBV will do this work overnight for four nights in November 2024.

The work will take place each night on between 8pm and 6am

  • Monday 11 November,
  • Tuesday 12 November and
  • Wednesday 13 November
  • On Thursday 14 November the overnight closure will be later from 11:30 until 6am. 

A fully signed diversion will be in place during the overnight closures.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk 
Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

To construct the A38 Rykneld Street Overbridge HS2 contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) have been building a temporary diversion of a section of the A38, at Streethay. They are due to complete and switch traffic onto the new temporary road diversion on 30 September 2024. To ensure the safety of road users, BBV need to carry out additional white lining on the new carriageway alignment. 

To complete this work, BBV will need to close the A38 northbound from Monday 30 September at 9:00pm, with the northbound carriageway and slip road reopening early on Tuesday 1 October in time for peak hour traffic.  A clearly signed diversion route will be in place during the closure 

The A38 northbound slip road will then remain open until November 2025, when BBV will install a 10 month closure of northbound slip road from November 2025 until September 2026.

 

HS2 contractors EKFB will be carrying out utility surveys to facilitate final utility diversions for both of these roads. To carry out these surveys safely, EKFB will need to close a section of the A421 and A4421 with a signed diversion. These closures are required because our teams will be working directly in the carriageway. 

Following these surveys, the final utility diversions will be carried out. Majority of these works will take place under full 24-hour weekend closures or night time road closures. The final tie-in works to knit in the new road alignments to the current road network work are expected to take place in spring 2025. 

When will these works take place? 

To reduce impact on the local area, the A421 and the A4421 will not be closed at the same time. EKFB have coordinated the works so that closures will alternate between the two roads.  The closures and appropriate diversions will be signposted in advance. 

Where possible, EKFB will keep the road open and reduce full road closures to temporary traffic lights. Signage on the road will indicate the change. Should teams complete the works ahead of schedule they will work to reopen the roads as soon as possible.

For more information:

Contact HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on: 
Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

In early November, HS2 contractors EKFB will be carrying out road surveys along a short section of the A43 southbound near Brackley. These surveys are required to facilitate future utility works. 

In order for these surveys to be completed safely, there will be temporary traffic management, in the form of a single lane closure overnight on the southbound A43 for two nights on Monday 4 November and Tuesday 5 November between 8.30pm and 5.30am each night. The southbound lane closure is on a short section of the A43 near Illet’s Farm.

For further information contact HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

High Speed Two (HS2) contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) are working in partnership with HS2 Ltd to build the new high-speed railway in your area. 

A new railway station for high-speed services is being built in the area between the M42 and the A452 Chester Road, adjacent to the NEC and Birmingham Business Park. An existing water main is located in this area, and it is vital that this is safely diverted, so that works do not interrupt the supply. The newly diverted water main will be located in the verge of the northbound carriageway of the A452 Chester Road between A45 Stonebridge Island and the Little Packington exit. 

To complete these works safely, BBV will need to close lane one of the northbound A452 between the A45 Stonebridge Island and Park Farm for 13 weeks from Monday 16 September to Friday 13 December 2024. The closure will be in place all day, every day during this period. Access to Toby Carvery and Park Farm will be maintained. 

To create a safe working area, BBV will first install a temporary safety barrier. This will be installed during an overnight closure of the A452 northbound carriageway on Monday 16 September between 9pm to 5am. BBV will remove the barrier using a similar overnight closure on Friday 13 December between 9pm to 5am. During the overnight closures a fully signed diversion will be in place.

Whilst the safety barrier is installed, lane one of the A452 northbound carriageway will be closed between Tuesday 17 September and Friday 13 December 2024. 

Call the HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

 

Long-term traffic management is now in place on the M42/M6 link road. This involves closing lane one and the hard shoulder of the M42/M6 link road southbound connector.

This will reduce the lane availability from two running lanes of traffic to one and will be in place from 24 August 2023 until further notice.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on:

Freephone: 08081 434 434
Minicom: 08081 456 472
Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

HS2 contractor BBV will install overnight closures of the eastbound and westbound carriageways on the M42/M6 link road from 9pm each night and re-opening at 5am each morning. This is to undertake carriageway cleaning works. 

See below a breakdown of these overnight closures from June to December 2024:

M6/M42 eastbound

  • Friday 26 July to Saturday 27 July
  • Friday 30 August to Saturday 31 August
  • Friday 27 September to Saturday 28 September
  • Friday 25 October to Saturday 26 October
  • Friday 29 November to Saturday 30 November
  • Thursday 19 December to Friday 20 December

The eastbound closures and approved diversion route are as follows:

M42/M6 traffic to continue southbound on the M6 to junction 4a to join the A446/A452 southbound to join the A45 westbound to join the M42 at junction 6 to rejoin the M42 northbound.

M42/M6 westbound

  • Friday 12 July to Saturday 13 July
  • Friday 26 July until Saturday 27 July
  • Friday 16 August to Saturday 17 August
  • Friday 13 September to Saturday 14 September
  • Friday 18 October to Saturday 19 October
  • Friday 15 November to Saturday 16 November
  • Friday 13 December to Saturday 14 December

The westbound closure and approved diversion route:

The diversion route will be to continue on M42 southbound from junction 8 to junction 6. At M42 junction 6 exit the M42 southbound onto the roundabout and take the M42 slip road to go northbound and join the M6 westbound.

Contact the HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on:

Freephone: 08081 434 434

Minicom: 08081 456 472

Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is working in partnership with HS2 Ltd to build the new high-speed railway.  The new railway will pass over the M42 motorway on a box structure near Birmingham Business Park and the NEC. 

To prepare for this construction activity the M42 motorway will be closed for three weekends to undertake works that is not safe to do around live traffic. 

The M42 motorway will be closed from: 

  • 9pm on Friday 1November until 5am on Monday 4 November 
  • 9pm on Friday 6 December until 5am on Monday 9 December
  • 9pm on Friday 13 December until 5am on Monday 16 December

A fully signed diversion will be in place,  please plan your journeys and allow extra time when following the diversion routes, using either the local road network or the M6 motorway.

You can still get to where you need to go but you’ll need to follow the diversion, plan ahead and leave more time for journeys. 

Find out more infomration on the HS2 website. 

Contact the HS2 Helpdesk:

  • Freephone: 08081 434 434 
  • Minicom: 08081 456 472 
  • Email: HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

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