September 2015 Construction of an access shaft at Barbican Station We thank you for your patience whilst we carry out works to build Crossrail Farringdon Station. Works are due to commence to build a shaft in the disused track within the Barbican tube station which will facilitate access into the tunnels for equipment and materials needed for the installation of the railway. Duration of work Phase 1 – 10th October to late November 2015 • 10th October 2015 – • Commencement of the setting up of the shaft worksite. March 2016 • Extended Hours 08.00 – • Digging out the ground and installation of concrete rings to create the first section of the shaft 19.00 Monday - Friday , 08.00 – 18.00 Saturday • Backfilling between the dug out area and the installed concrete rings and 08.00 – 18.00 Sunday • 24/7 working hours during second phase of construction over a 4 week period from November to December 2015 and as required, more information will follow. Eastern Ticket Hall Site What to expect • Noise as a result of Shaft location within compound Drilling and Excavation activities The compound area will be safely segregated behind the hoarding on What we will do Platforms 2 and 3. It will contain equipment and plant which will lift the • Keep noise to a minimum concrete rings and other material to construct the shaft. Wherever and monitor noise levels practicable, mitigations will be in place to reduce plant and equipment noise levels. The shaft will be dug using an excavator; materials will be throughout the duration taken to the surface by crane and loaded onto lorries which will exit via of the works Lindsey Street. • Ensure that Best Phase 2 – November to December* Practicable Means are adopted at all times When the shaft is 20 metres deep, works will continue 24/7 as concurrent ground treatment will also take place to minimise the risk of during the course of the ground movement. *We will confirm dates and details of these works in work due course. • Use of a wide range of Works will be carried out in accordance to permission and consents plant and equipment granted by the respective Local Authorities. We apologise in advance during the build of the for any potential disturbance this work may cause. If you do have a access shaft complaint or query, please contact the Crossrail Helpdesk on 0345 602 3813. Continued overleaf… C435-XRL-Z-XBU-M123-50017 …continued from overleaf About Crossrail Farringdon Community Liaison Panel Crossrail is Europe’s largest construction project, Crossrail runs a community liaison panel for delivering a new railway for London and the each central London station to keep local South East. community representatives informed of When the service opens Crossrail trains will travel progress and plans. If you would like further from Reading and Heathrow in the west to information please contact Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via new [email protected] twin tunnels under central London. It will link Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of London and Canary Wharf. .