May 2014

Moorgate Station night time works

Last month a survey was conducted with Barbican residents Duration of work regarding a preferred option for a programme of essential • Weekend working from 24 night time works within station. May until 22 June These works will be undertaken by Underground and are associated with the planned integration of the existing • From 0100 hours until station with the future . 0430 hours on Saturdays, For safety reasons these works have to take place at night and 0100 hours until 0530 when the station is closed to passengers and trains are not hours on Sundays running. They will involve drilling into the ceiling above the platforms using a handheld drill. Tests have suggested that What to expect the works may be audible within some residential areas. • Possible audible noise The results of the survey show a preference for these works to be limited to the weekends and as such we have programmed them accordingly between 24 May and 22 June What we will do 2014. • Respond promptly to complaints or concerns We are not expecting the works to cause significant raised disturbances to residents but would encourage anyone who experiences problems to contact the Crossrail 24 hour • Inform residents of any helpdesk on 0345 602 3813 as soon as possible. changes to the Please note that may need to programme of works undertake non-planned emergency track engineering works over this period and there are other on-going works in the local area. We will however investigate any complaints received in a collaborative manner with London Underground and any other relevant organisations, keeping the informed. Looking ahead, there are some additional Crossrail works planned to take place around June or July time in both the disused Moorgate spur tunnel and the live London Underground tunnel that pass under the . Once these works have acquired the necessary consents and their programme times have been confirmed, we will communicate them on accordingly.

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