Network Rail have advised us of some survey works that need to take place in Pill involving ground and structural investigations on and around the freight line. The works will be commencing from Weds 20th January and may be quite noisy at times as they involve drilling boreholes at several locations, namely around Severn Road, Monmouth Road, Hardwick Road, at the back of Mount Pleasant and on the viaduct. We have discussed this in detail with Network Rail and the majority of the works will take place Monday to Friday but some of the works have to done on a Sunday as a line possession is needed. All the works (whichever day of the week) will be undertaken in the daytime only, i.e. no night time working will be undertaken.
As the works may disturb residents, we have drafted the attached letter which sets out as much detail as we have. We will print off a batch and will do a door to door letter drop of houses closest to the work sites on Sunday. There are contact details on the letter so that if there are any issues with the survey works, Network Rail can be reached. Advice has been given regarding ecological constraints and an on-site ecologist will supervise the works.
The dates and times of the works are included in the letter but are as follows:
| Dates | Times | Type of Work |
| Wednesday 20 January to Friday 5 March | 8:00am – 5:00pm, Mon to Fri only | Ground Investigation works |
| Sunday 24 January | 8:00am – 6:00pm* | Ground Investigation works on the railway |
| Sunday 14 March to Sunday 25 April | 8:00am – 5:00pm*, Sundays only | Ground Investigation works on the railway |
| Monday 22 March to Friday 23 April | 8:00am – 5:00pm, Mon to Fri only | Structural Coring of Pill Viaduct |
* The work needs to be carried out when the trains are not operating so our teams can work safely.
As stated above, we understand that these works will disturb some residents but please be assured we have restricted the working times to daytime only.
More information can be found in this document: