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M60 Jct 5 to 8 (formerly M63 Jct 6 to 9) Widening
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Earthworks and Ground Improvements
Approximately 900,000 cubic metres of infilling stone is to be used within the scheme. Of this, approximately 600,000 cubic metres are imported from off site and 300,000 cubic metres are excavated from within the site work areas.
Most of the widening extends over old tip areas or over areas of weak ground where a variety of ground improvement techniques have to be carried out prior to placement of the fill material. These improvements have comprised the use of lightweight polystyrene filling, installation of band drains, vibro stone columns and vertical concrete columns.
Polystyrene Block Filling In Widened Embankment At Junction 7 Anticlockwise Off-Slip
Installation of CFA Vertical Concrete Columns
Ground improvement work at Junction 5. Layers of plastic matting are placed on the ground as the ground is built up to strengthen the earth that will form part of the new Junction 5 anticlockwise onslip.
To avoid a high-pressure gas pipeline, the embankment slopes have been steepened to the east of Junction 5 by the use of reinforced earth. Band drains have been drilled into the ground to dissipate ground water and speed up the settlement process and reinforcing layers of plastic mat have been used to reinforce the ground.
A reinforced concrete slab with deep piled foundations has been constructed over the landfill waste at Stretford Tip on the north side of the motorway between Junctions 8 and 7. The concrete slab has been waterproofed (red colouring) and overlaid with carriageway surfacing.
