[Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station

[Andy Robinson]

Brian,

 

Still a bit early to mobilise the troops for general HS2 related mapping. Clearance, demolition, utility diversions and compound establishment is still the focus along with infrastructure that facilitates HS2 like the work near the NEC. The main construction should get underway next year but it could be 2021 in some areas. The first signs will be when fencing contractors start to fence off either side of the land take for the main linear construction works.

 

There is a wiki page at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/High_Speed_2 but it’s probably time to create a new page specifically for the Phase 1 construction so I’ve added an empty stub link at the top of the High Speed 2 page if anyone fancies dropping in any text/info. Folks who are keeping an eye on their patch can if they like add their name and any notes to the construction page to save duplication of mapping effort and improve communication.

 

As for site entrances & references etc, useful to have them in OSM but note some may change as the project moves from enabling works to full HS2 construction. Not all compounds are the responsibility of the main HS2 contractors.

 

Cheers

Andy

 

 

From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bprangle at gmail.com] 
Sent: 16 December 2019 20:33
To: Andy Robinson
Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands
Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station

 

Thanks for the update Andy: drove past there on Sunday and things have moved on considerably. I've updated appropriately. Do you think it's necessary to have the compounds identified by name and entrance? They're going to be around for a couple of years and folk will need to get to them. I've also updated  some demolition areas in Birmingham. I'm on the updates list for HS2 for Warwicks and Birmingham now. Do you think it would be a good idea for OSMers to adopt a stretch of the HS2 route and keep an eye on it - possible set HS2 up as a UK OSM national project with its own wiki page ( you might already have done this). Thanks for all your sterling efforts in getting the data in.

 

Regards and Merry Xmas

 

Brian

 

On Fri, 13 Dec 2019 at 16:29, Andy Robinson <ajrlists at gmail.com> wrote:

The link below provides info on compounds and new highway bridge structures
being set-up and constructed next year in and around the proposed
interchange station by the NEC.

https://tinyurl.com/rmspe8q

Cheers
Andy


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