The health, safety and wellbeing of the communities along the route of the new railway remains our absolute priority alongside that of our staff.
We are working closely with our construction partners to review the works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with COVID-19. The Government’s current COVID-19 strategy makes clear that construction activity can continue so long as work can comply with this guidance.
It is our expectation that work at the majority of our sites will be paused as we complete this review over the next week or so, noting that some staff may be present to make the safety assessments and to ensure the sites remain safe and secure. In locations where the work will progress we will continue to keep you updated. We then expect that work will restart at some of these sites where our contractors are confident that they can operate in line with PHE and industry guidance. Work will stop at other sites.
Please be assured that only those construction sites that can protect the local community and our staff and will remain in operation.
As you may know, we have also taken the decision to postpone our face-to-face engagement events and meetings during this period. We have been notifying local residents and are looking at alternative ways of engaging with communities over the coming weeks and months.
The HS2 Helpdesk remains operational all day, every day, and will be the public’s first point of contact should they need advice or information from HS2.
The HS2 Helpdesk can be contacted by:
• Telephone: 08081 434 434 (freephone)
• Minicom: 08081 456 472
• Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk
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