Noise, water, traffic etc – big problems for Wendover
The Wendover HS2 Mitigation Action Group remains fully supportive of the Parish Council’s efforts to achieve a mined tunnel, whilst in parallel has a clear mission to achieve the maximum possible mitigation for Wendover. We have the backing of our local MP Rob Butler who has been extremely supportive and also our Prime Minister who is sympathetic to our cause, as a regular visitor to our market town. He has specifically instructed his Minister of Transport and HS2 Ltd. to constructively collaborate with us, and as a result we are making considerable progress with our alternative mitigation solutions, continuing to hold HS2/EKFB/Fusion to account as their works continue around us daily.
Here is a summary of what is happening… Noise & Flooding There remains a very real threat of flooding from slicing through the Coombe Hill aquifer for a kilometre, with significant damage to
the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), flooding towards Aylesbury and significant loss of water to the Weston Turville reservoir. HS2 have just started work to check the ground conditions to see how HS2 drilling wells to check water levels at they need to change Folly Bridge, N Wendover the design.
Environment & Traffic Archaeology works continue near the Ellesborough Road Memorial Wood. HS2 have warned that more trees and hedgerows will be removed in the area as an extension of the works, which we understand have revealed evidence of a 6th Century settlement. Badger At the same time, the noise levels will be setts have also been closed in the area as part above WHO standards, threatening over of a plan to migrate them away from the works. 800 homes in north Wendover. Both these issues are being aggressively pursued with Campaigners are attempting to get “extremely a pragmatic, cost-effective proposal of a bright" floodlights removed from Jones Hill "retained cutting" north of Wendover with Wood, for fear of disturbing neighbours and near-vertical retaining walls that will address wildlife. Traffic congestion issues are being both the aquifer and noise issues. Discussions raised to HS2 contractors EKFB, as major are in place about solutions for the south end works will disrupt roads all around Wendover and meetings with HS2, EKFB & Bucks Council and the surrounding areas through to continue as we pursue these proposals over Amersham in 2021. More progress should be the coming weeks. forthcoming in the new year.
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Wendover News December 2020
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