Ditch and Culvert Repairs

The Project

The works involved obtaining an emergency FRAP, due to the high Health & Safety risk to the public, as the footpath was significantly undermined. ​

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As well as managing the towpath, permits had to be obtained for locating a site compound and skip on public land. Utilities were present on site, requiring rigorous CAT and Genny scanning and a permit to dig protocol to be followed, ahead of works commencing.

The site had several logisitical difficulties due to predominately being located along a busy footpath used by the local school, so deliveries had to be timed outside of peak traffic and pedestrian periods. ​

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There was also no vehicle access to the majority of the site, so small plant had to be deployed to ensure the footpath was not blocked, but manual handling could be kept to a minimum.

The works involved removing failed concrete slabs and debris from the culvert before installing temporary coffer dams and overpumping to ensure a dry working area. ​Shuttering was then installed ahead of reinstating the concrete aprons. Several smaller repairs were undertaken with concrete slabs along other sections.​ The undermined footpath was then repaired with new a handrail fitted.