Project Type: River & Coastal

Rushbrooke Lane Bridge, Bury St Edmunds

Works commenced in June for our Rushbrooke Lane Bridge project on behalf of our joint clients Denbury Homes and Hopkins Homes to link their St Edmunds Gate and Abbotts Vale developments in Bury St Edmunds.

We have completed the construction of a 10500m³ flood compensation basin to allow the construction of south embankment, followed by Haul roads and pile/Cranage platforms. We’ve then imported & placed a 6C drainage layer and installed & removed temporary Bailey Bridge Jansonbridging (UK) LTD over the River Lark to facilitate the construction of southern embankments using as raised class 2 material. Embankment is now under surcharge, with alluvium pore pressure monitoring being carried out by Harrison Group Environmental Ltd.    

We reached our first major milestone last week with the installation of the Abutment piling north and south – 30m deep by 600mm diameter CFA piles installed by Cannon piling.

Next, on with the structure…..

PHASE 3, SHOTLEY REVETMENT WORKS

We have recently completed phase 3 of revetment works at Shotley in Suffolk for Environment Agency working for BAM Nuttall.

The works to strengthen the sea defences included revetment repair types along the Orwell Estuary. 

Repairs were predominantly riprap rock placed on top of geotextiles and placed to the seaward face of the defence using long reach excavators. 

Works were delivered by Denver Smith and his team working out of our Needham Market office. 

Newark Southern Link Road

Work is progressing on the Newark Southern Link Road for Urban & Civic. We have recently completed 1350m of surfacing, up to binder course, from Bowbridge Lane to Hawton Road.