South Level Patch Piling at River Cam
Site:
South Level Patch Piling at River Cam
Date:
January-March 2018 and February-May 2019
Value:
The Rothen Group were asked by JN Bentley and the Environment Agency to assist with the stabilisation of the existing asbestos piles along the River Cam. Over 500m of the asbestos piles had failed and a smart solution was required to stop the banks from collapsing.
The Project
Understanding access restrictions
Time & ecological constraints including installing drop piles for water voles
Managing the changing river conditions
Installing the piles and taking care around the existing asbestos piles
Providing safety boat for inspections and facilitating onsite meetings with client and EA
The site, named the South Level Patch Piling, came with a number of logistical challenges that needed to be considered and overcome quickly.
Firstly, due to the rural setting there was no access for land-based plant or equipment, other than at the centrally located compound. This meant that all access for piling and vegetation clearance works had to be undertaken from waterborne plant. There were also strict time constraints that needed to be met for ecological and environmental reasons, due to parts of the project being within a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Despite all of this, The Rothen Group and JN Bentley were able to complete the works in just 4 months.
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Our Accreditations
"The Rothen Group demonstrated a high level of appreciation for and understanding of the risks involved, while confidently explaining how they would manage these. This comprehensive approach has paid of dividends, with a potentially tricky site being dealt with professionally and promptly throughout the programming and delivery. Expertise from the ecological arm of the business was also an added benefit due to the time sensitive nature of the works being completed and the location on a site of scientific interest."
Colin Wilkinson
JN Bentley