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In 2022 we started installing our replacement pipeline along Woodthorpe Road starting near the Ashford Sports Club and working eastward towards the station.

We have completed installation of trenchless crossings under Church Road (TC040) and the Waterloo to Reading railway line (TC041). Works were completed in late August 2022.

At the end of March 2023, we started open cut installation works on Station Approach and Station Road. These works are estimated to take around three months to complete.

During installation:

  • Works will involve a single lane closure and the parking on Station Approach will be suspended for the duration of the works.
  • We will be removing the traffic calming measures in the road and the small section of pavement that runs alongside the parking bays to allow for better traffic flow.
  • The taxi rank will be suspended and relocated for the duration of the works.
  • The businesses along Station Approach will retain vehicle access, though there may be times that this access is limited.

Once we have completed installation, we will be fully reinstating the working area on a like-for-like basis.

About installation

During installation in Station Approach and Station Road, you will see:

  • Fencing of the working areas.
  • The delivery of equipment, vehicles, and materials into the working area.
  • Deliveries of the steel pipes. These will be brought to site in a ‘just-in-time’ delivery sequencing.
  • Stringing and welding of the pipe.

Public access to Ashford Railway Station will be available throughout installation. Public footpaths along Woodthorpe Road, Station Approach, and Station Road will remain open during installation.

On street parking will be temporarily suspended while we install in Station Approach and Station Road. The parking to the left of the station will be suspended to ensure access to the station is retained.  

Pedestrian access will be retained throughout our works and the station car park will remain open. The taxi rank will be closed for the duration of the works in Ashford Town Centre. 

Village Way has a number of public parking bays to the north side which will not be impacted by the project. 

Emergency access will always be provided as required to support the emergency services.

Where required, vegetation clearance has been completed. This work took place in January and February 2022. 

The project’s Environmental Clerk of Works and arboriculturalist visited working areas to provide specialist advice when any works to trees, such as branch removal, were required.

Works for our trenchless crossings TC040 and TC041 were located away from the root protection areas of the adjacent boundary trees. 

We have now completed installation under Church Road. Works were completed in late August, outside of term time.

We have now completed installation under the Waterloo to Reading railway line. Works were completed in late August, outside of term time.

24-hour security for the duration of the works will cover both of the schools and the open cut street section.

We have developed a full reinstatement programme with the schools and are currently undertaking this work.

Reinstatement of the highway will be in accordance with the requirements of the permit scheme and the DCO, which documents how to reinstate within the carriageway and footway. This includes the depth and material specifications to be used within different categories of carriageway.