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Description:

Warrington Borough Council (WBC) needed to improve infrastructure, congestion and journey quality in east Warrington, and so commissioned a programme of works to improve journey times and ease congestion for vehicle traffic, reduce the overall journey times and enhance the benefits for cyclists and pedestrians.

Warrington East Phase 2 consisted of improving traffic flow in and out of the Birchwood Park Enterprise Zone, with major works planned around the Blackbrook Avenue roundabout; the College Place roundabout; and Oakwood Gate roundabout. All works were completed under Traffic management restrictions where access through the Junctions / roundabout remained open to road users.

Warrington East Phase 3 consisted of the dualling of the A574 Birchwood Way between the Moss Gate/Daten Avenue junction and M62 junction 11. The new carriageway has been constructed on land reserved for this purpose since the Northern Expressway was first built in the mid-1970s as part of the Warrington New Town highway network.

Subcontract works:

  • TPS were approached by Balfour Beatty to complete the remaining scope of works for Warrington East Phase 2, after the Subcontractor who was initially appointed went into administration during the first half of the planned duration.

    TPS initially mobilised on site on a plant hire basis, with many areas being partially complete. However, we were able to work with Balfour Beatty to remeasure the work completed to date and promptly agreed a defined scope of work under an NEC Option B Subcontract.

After successfully completing the majority of the Phase 2 works, TPS were appointed to undertake Warrington East Phase 3 under a separate Subcontract.

 

TPS scope of works included the following:

WEP 2

  • Site clearance
  • Drainage
  • Earthworks
  • Vacuum excavation
  • Road subbase
  • Road concrete
  • Kerbs & Drainage kerbs
  • Ducting
  • Sign bases
  • Material supply
  • Disposal of inert, Non-haz and Hazardous material

WEP 3

  • Service protection slabs
  • Site clearance
  • Drainage
  • Earthworks
  • Import of Class 1A, 6B, 6S, 6F5
  • Road subbase
  • Road concrete
  • Kerbs & Drainage kerbs
  • Ducting
  • Material supply
  • Disposal of inert, Non-haz and Hazardous material

Employer: Warrington Borough Council (SCAPE Framework)

Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty

Form of Subcontract: NEC3 Option B

Value: £3.5M