Value: £2.2m

Contract: NEC 3 Option A

Project Description:

Road construction/reconfiguration of existing roads to facilitate access to Griffin Wind Farm.

Works Included:

• Site clearance
• Road junction reconfigurations
• Traffic management – close liaison required with authorities to co-ordinate closures and diversions to minimise disruption to local users, whilst maintaining tight programme
• Public utility works – BT fibre optic cable re-location was challenging due to location
• 30,000m³ cut and fill of new carriageway route
• Retention of sloped areas by installation of over 500 soil nails 6m long and a combination of grout stabilisation, gabion baskets and reinforced concrete wing walls to the railway bridge
• Lowering of existing carriageway beneath existing railway bridge, incorporating permanent reinforced concrete structures and increased capacity drainage
• Protection of watercourse including pollution measures
• Removing Japanese knotweed
• Set up of compound in rural environment
• Liaison with Network rail including extensive form C temporary works design
• Liaison with local landowners and other stakeholders
• Close liaison with statutory bodies such as SEPA
• Liaison with local wind farm group to ensure good relations 

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