South Shirebrook Perimeter Access Road

This £3.0m project comprised the construction of 1600m of highway under S.38 and S.278 of the Highways Act, to serve a 60ha (148acre) industrial development site and two residential development sites of 29ha (72 acres).

The scheme involved the construction of a 7.3m wide carriageway, 3 roundabouts and 2 priority right turn junctions, highway embankments and highway drainage.

It also included foul and surface water sewers, street lighting, signage, utility diversions, provision of new utilities, remediation of landfilled railway cutting, footpath diversions, removal of Japanese Knotweed, 11ha of structural landscaping and Traffic Regulation Orders.

William Saunders were appointed to undertake detailed design of the works, manage the procurement under an NEC Contract, administer the Contract, provide Planning Supervision (under CDM 1994) and Resident Engineer services.