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Notice of the closure of Park Street June 2020 | www.hs2.org.uk
High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. Early Duration of works works for HS2 are carried out by a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Murphy & Sons known as LM. The permanent closure of Park Street on Sunday 5 We’ll be permanently closing a section of Park Street in July 2020 central Birmingham Over the coming months, we’ll continue to work on roads in central What to expect Birmingham to help us plan our future utility diversions and prepare for Traffic and pedestrian the construction HS2’s Curzon Street Station and the railway. management. In order to carry out these works safely, a section of Park Street will be Changes to bus services closing permanently from Sunday 5 July. The closure will be in place operating from bus stops from the junctions of Masshouse Lane and Bordesley Street (see along this section of Park pages 2 and 3). This section of Park St is a part of the footprint of the Street. The transport new HS2 Curzon St Station, and so from the 5th of July, it will become a providers will communicate part of the HS2 construction site and not be open to traffic or these changes. pedestrians. Destination signs will be altered to reflect the changes that should be followed when approaching the ring road. What we will do Later in 2020, Birmingham City Council (BCC) will be introducing a bus Clearly signpost the gate on Moor Street Queensway, an indicative location of this can be permanent road closure seen on the maps on pages 2 and 3. Further information on this can be and pedestrian found at https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/msqbusgate. management and explain COVID-19 these changes to road users and pedestrians. We are continually reviewing works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with Keep disruption to a COVID-19. The Government’s current COVID-19 strategy makes clear minimum. that construction activity can continue as long as it complies with this Answer your questions via guidance. the 24/7 HS2 helpdesk. We’ll keep you informed The health and safety of our workforce and the communities we affect of any adjustments via: is our key priority. Please be assured that those sites that are currently still working are doing so because they can operate within PHE and www.hs2inbirmingham.co.uk construction industry guidelines.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]
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Notice of the closure of Notification Park Street
www.hs2.org.uk Suggested alternative access to Digbeth
This schedule is subject to change depending on site/weather conditions and COVID-19 developments, but we’ll keep you informed of any adjustments via www.hs2inbirmingham.co.uk
Contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434
Notice of the closure of Notification Park Street
www.hs2.org.uk Suggested alternative access to Selfridges & Co car park
This schedule is subject to change depending on site/weather conditions and COVID-19 developments, but we’ll keep you informed of any adjustments via www.hs2inbirmingham.co.uk
Contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434
Keeping you informed We are committed to keeping you informed about work on HS2. This includes ensuring you know what to expect and when to expect it, as well as how we can help. Residents’ Charter and Commissioner The Residents’ Charter is our promise to Contact Us communicate as clearly as we possibly can with people who live along or near the HS2 route. Contact our HS2 Helpdesk team all day, www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2- every day of the year on: residents-charter We also have an independent Residents’ Freephone 08081 434 434 Commissioner whose job is to make sure we keep Minicom 08081 456 472 to the promises we make in the Charter and to keep it under constant review. Find reports at: Email [email protected] www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-ltd- residents-commissioner Write to: You can contact the Commissioner at: FREEPOST [email protected] HS2 Community Engagement
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High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham B4 6GA. Company registration number: 06791686. VAT registration number: 181 4312 30.