Location: Middlesbrough
Contract Value: £0.56 million
Contract Period: August 2008 until January 2009
Lumsden & Carroll were employed as Principal Contractor for this scheme. They were also responsible for the management of subcontractors and service diversions.
The project was situated in an urban environment of Middlesbrough with a parkland area to the west of the site. Acklam Road is an extremely busy arterial route with daily vehicle and pedestrian traffic peaks. The eastern side of the site had residential properties up to the working boundary.
This contract involved the construction of a new roundabout on Acklam Road to provide
access to a new residential housing development. The works comprised of:
- New roundabout construction
- Phased traffic management
- Phased service diversions
- New full road reconstruction
- New footpath construction
- Reconstruction of existing sections of carriageway and footways to match new levels and layout
- Pedestrian tactile paving crossing points
- New street lighting, illuminated bollards and associated ducting
- New road signage scheme
- New pedestrian guard rail fencing
- Major tree felling works
- Landscaping to surrounding area and nearby local park
- Drainage works inclusive of underground storage to minimise impact on existing surface water system
- Block paving to roundabout chevrons
- Anti skid surfacing and new road markings.
Liaison
Our liaison and interaction with affected parties included:
- Coordination with utility bodies to manage the phasing of service diversions. The diversions undertaken included:
- − 350mm Ø medium pressure gas main
- − Low and high voltage electric cables; and
- − BT
- Liaison with Middlesbrough Council Highways Authority to agree traffic management plans and phasing
- Consultation with local businesses and residents to discuss access and phasing of the works
- Consultation with Middlesbrough Council regarding the felling of the trees particularly outside of the bird nesting season
Traffic Management
The roundabout was constructed on a busy two lane carriageway. Every effort was made to minimise the installation of temporary traffic signals, through the following:
- Construction of a section of the roundabout offline
- Construction of road widening sections offline where possible
- Switched traffic management phasing at off-peak periods
Increased number of traffic management phases to provide free flowing traffic movements
Traffic signals were used to enable the final tie-in completion works. These were mainly used during off peak periods to minimise traffic disruption. Other management methods included:
- A nominated site representative inspected traffic management both am and pm to report faults to the Traffic Management (TM) company
- TM company inspection of the works on a daily basis
- Cleaning of signage and cones on a regular basis
- All traffic management was removed for the Christmas period. This had been part of our construction programme proposal
Added Value
Lumsden & Carroll in conjunction with the resources available from our parent company Esh Group, can provide the following added value attributes:
- Lumsden & Carroll and the Esh Group’s resources and skills results in minimal external subcontracting. All works with the exception of the specialised surfacing and signalling works can be carried out in house. This facilitates better management resulting in efficient project delivery
- Our dedicated highways facilitation department has excellent relationships with the local highways authority and are able to effectively manage any road notice requirements
- Our in house recycling company can provide quality road construction aggregate for approval within this scheme
- All resources will be sourced locally. Our staff all live and work in the local region and thus benefit the local economies through their income expenditure. We have a large resource level which provides flexibility depending upon specific programme requirements. We currently have a total of over 90 civil engineering gangs at our disposal
We operate a 24/7 call out service for any potential site related problem
