HS2 trains are going to be worse north of Wendover. The cutting into the hill has vertical sides to stop sound travelling, than we thought ! Harmful Noise Disturbance We have uncovered an alarming fact that HS2 trains will be noisier than previously thought, and so will affect Wendover even more than previously expected. Over 1800 homes in Wendover will suffer noise greater than suggested in HS2’s Environmental Statement.
effectively acting as a barrier to block the noise while greatly reducing the amount of earth that must be excavated. This design is being used elsewhere on HS2 and has no obvious downsides.
In the south of Wendover, solutions are more complex, but we are suggesting an Viaduct covering - latest design seen enclosed barrier (effectively a tunnel in the sky) which is a design which has been used Did you know there are planned to be 349 successfully on a Chinese high-speed railway Flooding & Environmental Damage We are seriously concerned by the impact on trains between 8.00am – 7.00pm? That is where it passes through a bird sanctuary. Coombe Hill and the surrounding elevated one every two minutes. At night, they will land which acts as a large underground be louder than the WHO standard of 60dB, Meetings with HS2 & Bucks Council continue reservoir (called an aquifer) soaking up resulting in sleep disturbance for many as we aggressively pursue these solutions, rainwater. This releases the water and it residents. The current HS2 design fails and we need your support. Please participate currently feeds the canal and the Weston to meet this target across a large part of in our Noise Survey by giving us your views Turville Reservoir. Wendover, particularly in the north. at www.whs2.org. HS2's plan is to cut through the Coombe The current HS2 design is a ‘wide cutting’ which encourages sound to travel. Email us at: enquiries@whs2.org, check out Hill aquifer. The result is that the springs Wendover HS2 is advocating a pragmatic, our Facebook page: @wendoverhs2, or join that feed the Weston Turville Reservoir Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and cost-effective design: a ‘retained cutting’ us on twitter: @wendoverhs2. A different kind of care company – providing around the clock care in your own home.
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