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The Bypass
A10 Wadesmill to Colliers End Bypass
Introduction to the A10 Scheme
The A10 Wadesmill, High Cross and Colliers End Bypass is part of the Government's Targeted Programme of Improvements. It will provide a much needed alternative route for over 16,000 vehicles that presently pass through these villages each day.
The majority of dwellings within these villages are adjacent to the existing road and comprise a significant number of Grade II and III Listed Buildings. The new road will reduce the volume of traffic travelling through the villages by over 85%.
In February 2002, the Joint Venture team of Hertfordshire-based contractors Fitzpatrick and Lafarge were awarded this £25m Design and Build Contract.
Together with our design partner, URS Corporation Ltd, the team has developed a scheme that will not only resolve the area's congestion problems, but will also deliver a project that is sensitive to the natural and cultural heritage.
The construction team and the designers who support them are committed to this contract and the delivery of a scheme that we hope will surpass the local communities' expectations.
The scheme will involve:
- The construction of 7.5km of dual carriageway, requiring 140,000m² of road surfacing 13km of drainage channels 700,000m³ of earthworks.
- A road bridge over the River Rib, together with 8 other bridges, underpasses and culverts.
- The planting of approximately 160,000 trees and shrubs, together with the establishment of 6 new wetland areas, including habitat creations for wildlife affected by the scheme.
