August 2015
Temporary ticket hall work in Durward Street Crossrail’s contractor BBMV are carrying out a programme of works in preparation for the opening of the Whitechapel Station temporary ticket hall later this year. We previously advised you that a mobile crane would be set up through the night from 23:00 to 05:00 at the junction of Durward Street and Fulbourne Street on occasions until late August 2015. This activity will now continue during September 2015. This crane will be used for work including the continuing programme of track level scaffolding activity at the western end of Whitechapel Station. Much of this activity will take place during the day and during railway closures, however some of this activity will need to take place at night between 20:00 and 05:00 as a result of the close proximity to the operational railway. The crane will be demobilised at the end of each shift or as required for emergency access. Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. We also previously advised you that an additional crane would be located in the Durward Street compound on the eastern side of the new temporary ticket hall building. This crane is now scheduled to be used from Tuesday 1 September until midOctober. This crane will arrive on site and be set up in the late evenings and be de-rigged and removed from site in the early morning. The crane will lift materials between 01:00 and 04:30 when no trains are running. In addition to the works above, we will continue to construct and fit-out the temporary ticket hall. This activity takes place within the actual temporary ticket hall building and any openings , such as doors, are being sealed to prevent noise escaping. This work will take place on a 24 hour basis on Mondays to Sundays during September. A limited programme of activity will also take place in the vicinity of the temporary ticket hall, Whitechapel Station and the Essex Wharf, Durward Street site on Monday 31 August 2015. During these works we will endeavour to minimise disruption to the local community. This will include using best practical means to reduce any noise generated by our works in order to meet the requirements set by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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Duration of work • Two mobile cranes in operation and 24 hour activity in the vicinity of the temporary ticket hall during September 2015 • A limited programme of activity in the vicinity of the temporary ticket hall, Whitechapel Station and the Essex Wharf, Durward Street site on Monday 31 August 2015
What to expect • Upgrade activity in the vicinity of the temporary ticket hall during September 2015
What we will do • Monitor noise and dust when we carry out activities in Whitechapel. We will keep within the levels permitted by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
About Crossrail Crossrail is Europe’s largest construction project, delivering a new railway for London and the South East. When the service opens Crossrail trains will travel from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via new twin tunnels under central London. It will link Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of London and Canary Wharf.
Whitechapel and Stepney Green Community Liaison Panel Crossrail runs a community liaison panel for each central London station to keep local community representatives informed of progress and plans. If you would like further information please contact
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