Principal activities:

5.5 km of new bypass constructed
4 new roundabouts
2 steel footbridges
Traffic management
120,000m3 of earthworks
9,000m of drainage

Project details:

A successful design and build partnership project which introduced innovative solutions, including in-situ earthwork stabilisation. Other in-house specialist operations included surfacing, traffic management, cold planing and the use of our UKAS lab for monitoring quality. The route location also highlighted the company’s ability to work with the public and local residents in an advisory and social capacity together with managing the environmental impact of the scheme.

Design partner WSP Group
Route near to residential areas
29 hectare site clearance work
80,000m² cement-lime stabilisation
83,000m² carriageway surfacing