Advanced Works Notice – Public Rights of Way Closure
High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. We are continually reviewing the works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with COVID-19. You can sign up for regular updates in your local area at www.hs2inbucksandox.co.uk
What are we doing?
As part of our preparatory works and for the safety of the public, we will be closing some Public Rights of Way (PRoW) in the area between Wendover and Stoke Mandeville.
Footpaths which are located close to or that cross the construction sites, must be closed and diverted. This is in the interest of safety for all users of these Public Rights of Way.
The footpath closures are required to support the construction of our internal site access road, the temporary Nash Lee Road diversion, the Wendover Green Tunnel as well as the HS2 line itself.
When will these works take place?
Closures of PRoW’s will commence from early November, in the areas near Nash Lee Road and will continue throughout the area into early 2022.
To ensure the safety of pedestrians while maintaining connectivity for the local community, we will introduce marshalled crossing points on some of these footpaths for as long as we can until they are closed.
Closure notices for these PRoW’s will be signposted. The permanent realignments of these footpaths are expected to be completed in 2024.
If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk