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The Project Control Framework
This framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major road improvement projects.
The Works
The Works
Key Data
Site works start on 28th October 2008 and will include the following:
Site Clearance:
130 hectares
Fencing:
31,000 lin. m
New Footpaths & Bridleways:
5,040 lin. m
Hedgerow planting:
7600 lin. m
Woodland / Shrub planting:
420,000 sq. m (including 250,000 trees)
Amenity Grassland / Wildflower:
250,000 sq. m
Earthworks moved on site:
1,450,000 cubic m
Earthworks imported to site:
730,000 cubic m
Carriageway Surfacing:
394,000 sq. m
Concrete Central Reserve Barrier:
12,200 lin. m
Concrete for Structures:
17,000 cubic m
Steel Reinforcement:
3,400 tonnes
Structural Steel:
1,020 tonnes
Pre-cast piles at Brogborough
1,700 up to 20 m
Lighting Columns
308
Kerbs
24,500 lin.m
Traffic Signs
580
Electrical Cable
19,000 lin. m
Approximate Timeline of Works
2008
- Site Clearance/ Environmental
2009
- Earthworks
- A421 re-alignment at Brogborough
- M1 interchange reconstruction
- Marsh Leys Junction
- Structures
- Drainage
- Road formation/Stabilisation
2010
- Pavement surfacing
- Earthworks
- Finishes including safety fencing, lighting, signs, roadmarkings and landscaping
- Project completion - new road open
2011
- Completion of links to local roads
- Completion of planting
