Wormwood Scrubs

Frequently Asked Questions

You can find our updated FAQs sheet here .

What are we doing?

To help build the new HS2 Old Oak Common railway station, our construction partner, BBVS, will have to move utility cables and a sewer. To facilitate this, they will divert the cables and sewer through Wormwood Scrubs.

A lot of the activity will be completed by late 2021, but some work will continue until 2024. The work will consist of:

You can find out more about what’s taking place by reading the notice that was first distributed to the local community here . This notice was the first of many pieces of information that is being sent to the community. Further notices will provide more details over the coming weeks as well as here online.

What's happening at the moment?

HS2 have been working closely with both Hammersmith & Fulham and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) on developing the access route for the sewer diversion work.

The council submitted their planning application to OPDC for the alternative access from Old Oak Common Lane which was approved. This means HS2 and our partner contractor, BBVS, will now be working to create accesses to the two worksites on Wormwood Scrubs. Whilst these access routes are being created, we will continue to access the sites via the maintenance route off of Braybrook Street as previously agreed with Hammersmith & Fulham.

Hammersmith & Fulham held an virtual event for the public where they presented their plans. You can see the presentation here .

Vegetation clearance has taken place within the green hatched areas on the below map to prepare for the planned work and further clearance for the access routes are still planned. Site set up within the two work areas will then take place with the start of work shortly happening afterwards.

What people will see on Wormwood Scrubs

Utility diversion site: This work site is found in the far north west of the Scrubs close to Old Oak Common Lane and access will be gained for work vehicles from Old Oak Common Lane from January 2021 and will continue until 2024 (site B below).

Sewer diversion site: This site is found to the north of the Scrubs close to the existing railway lines. Access will now be gained off of Old Oak Common Lane but until this route can be established, access will be gained for work vehicles from Braybrook Street (site A below).

Hammersmith & Fulham are developing a masterplan that will improve the Scrubs allowing more people to enjoy the benefits of exercise and relaxation. Find out more at their webpage here .

We will provide ongoing information both online and information notices delivered to the local community over the coming weeks to provide as much information as we can along with a variety of engagement opportunities such as virtual one-to-ones.

We are hosting an online information event for the community to find out more about our works on Wormwood Scrubs on 23 March 2021 between 6pm and 7.30pm on Microsoft Teams. To book a place please go to our sign up page here .

Presentation by BBVS

At the Old Oak Common virtual drop-in on 28 October, HS2's construction partner, BBVS, gave a presentation which is shown below in the additional materials section.