Community Updates

Summary on Thursday 20 July 

• Severn Trent Water (STW) completed the connections at the multi-story car park and Pritchatts Block D and E last week, Friday 14 July. 
• All work this week is taking place on-site. There are no new works. 

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 28 July:

• Mick Pat Boyle (MPB) will be repairing 2No drain covers on Pritchatts Village Drive next weekend, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August. Therefore, Pritchatts Village Drive will be closed, and traffic diverted to Brailsford Drive. These works had initially been scheduled to take place this weekend, but due to the rain forecast across these two days, this has now been pushed back by a week. 

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 4 August 

• Mick Pat Boyle (MPB) will be repairing 2No drain covers on Pritchatts Village Drive this weekend, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August. Therefore, Pritchatts Village Drive will be closed, and traffic diverted to Brailsford Drive. There will be no floor-cutting or noisy works taking place.

Other updates - 2023 IBSA World Games: Car Parking and Road Closures

• The 2023 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games is taking place between 18 – 27 August in Birmingham and the wider region, and the University of Birmingham is proud to be a host venue.
• We do not expect the Games to have a significant impact on parking. Grange Road car park is being closed from 10 - 29 August for the blind football. The South Gate car park will also be closed from 13 - 27 August due to volunteer and workforce parking. Spectators will be directed towards the Northeast multi-story car park so this may be busier than usual during Games time (18 – 27 August). Any long-term parking for home teams or officials will be based at King Edwards School.
• No road closures are expected, other than Grange Road near Estates Maintenance.
• For more information, please visit our IBSA webpage.

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 11 August 

• Mick Pat Boyle (MPB) was unable to carry out their repair works last weekend again due to the weather, so this has been rearranged. MSB will be repairing 2No drain covers on Pritchatts Village Drive this weekend, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 August. Therefore, Pritchatts Village Drive will be closed, and traffic diverted to Brailsford Drive. There will be no floor-cutting or noisy works taking place.

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 18 August: 

• There are no new works this week. All works are on-site and will have no impact on local residents. 

Other updates: 

• Community tour of Pritchatts Park Village site – With EQUANS, we plan to arrange a tour of the new Pritchatts Park Village accommodation site for a limited number of local neighbours, ahead of its opening in September. If this is something you would be interested in attending, please can you register your interest by emailing our-neighbours@contacts.bham.ac.uk by Friday 25 August.

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Thursday 24 August

• There are no new works as part of the  Pritchatts Park Village construction this week. All works are on-site and will have no impact on local residents. 

Other updates: 

• There is disruption expected on Westgate Road due to essential road surface works being undertaken, as part of the new train station construction. 
  • Between Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 August, one lane on Westgate Road will be closed, as will the bike lane. The footpath will remain open. 
  • The road, bike lane, and footpath will be closed completely on Friday 1 September, 10.00-15.00. Diversions will be signed down University Road and between both the Collaborative Teaching Laboratory and Biosciences. 
  • Whilst access to the Tennis Courts car park will be maintained via North Gate during this time, the car park will be closed from Tuesday 29 August - Monday 11 September due to paving works being undertaken to the car park entrance, as part of other works.
  • Access to the existing train station will be maintained via Vincent Drive - Westgate.
  • Westgate road and the footpath will be fully open by the end of Friday 1 September.

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 1 September:

• There are no new construction works this week.

Other updates: 

• Welcome week - The next academic year at the University of Birmingham begins on Monday 18 September 2023. The majority of students will be moving into University Halls of residence or private accommodation on Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 September. At Pritchatts Park Village, students will be moving into the pre-existing accommodation over this weekend, whilst those moving in to the new or refurbished accommodation will be arriving between Tuesday 19 – Wednesday 20 September. We hope the disruption will be minimal, but there may be an increase of traffic and activity on and around campus over these days.  

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.  

Summary on Friday 8 September:

• Mick Pat Boyle (MPB) are currently scheduled to repair 2No drain covers on Pritchatts Village Drive this weekend, on Saturday 9 September. Therefore, Pritchatts Village Drive and the one-way system will be closed for a short period, and traffic diverted to Brailsford Drive. However, these works are subject to change and may be rescheduled depending on MPB's other activities on site. 

Other updates: 

• Welcome week - The next academic year at the University of Birmingham begins on Monday 18 September 2023. The majority of students will be moving into University Halls of residence or private accommodation on Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 September. At Pritchatts Park Village, students will be moving into the pre-existing accommodation over this weekend, whilst those moving in to the new or refurbished accommodation will be arriving between Tuesday 19 – Wednesday 20 September. We hope the disruption will be minimal, but there may be an increase of traffic and activity on and around campus over these days.  

All dates are indicative at present and will be continuously monitored by Equans. We will continue to update you of changes through the weekly comms updates.