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RECYCLED MATERIALS DRIVE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW M1 EMERGENCY AREAS Recycled and sustainably sourced aggregate material totalling over 300,000 tonnes is being used on a 28mile stretch of the M1 near Sheffield as part of the national emergency area retrofit (NEAR) programme. CR Civil Engineering is delivering for SMP Alliance and on-site assembly lead Costain on the scheme along the existing M1 smart motorway in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Currently, work is taking place between M1 junctions 28 and 35a, progressing in phases, with eight emergency areas (EA) under construction between junctions 30 and 31 since February and a further 21 EAs between junctions 28 and 30 under way since April. The recycled and sustainably sourced aggregate materials being used for these works include Class 1A and 1A1 fill, pipe bedding and surround, capping material and Recycled Type 1. These materials can include a mixture of recycled aggregate such as crushed concrete, brick and blockwork retrieved from demolition projects. To help make the operations as efficient as possible, innovative GPS technology is being used on the excavators carrying out the earthworks and drainage installation. Design models were input into the machine software to enable the operator to dig to the desired line and level, with the GPS providing an accurate guide. This technology also negates the need for an engineer or
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE LORD CAMERON VISITS CLYDE WATERFRONT & RENFREW RIVERSIDE The first opening road bridge across the River Clyde has been hailed as ‘a gamechanger’ as politicians visited the site in Renfrewshire.
banksman near the machine, making the operation safer too. Additional safety technology introduced to the project included zonal working software called ‘safety shield’. This enables equipment to be programmed with the required safety parameters. It warns the operator should anyone enter the exclusion zone that has been established. A short video is recorded to show the person entering the exclusion zone, and this helps to reflect trends, allowing the team to monitor behaviours and further minimise the risk of site accidents. Works are expected to be completed on these particular M1 schemes by the end of September 2024, with the wider NEAR programme to be delivered by the end of March 2025.
GRAHAM and Renfrewshire Council Leader Iain Nicolson welcomed UK Government Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lord Cameron to see the first section of the road bridge which was installed last week. Working on behalf of our client Renfrewshire Council the new bridge is part of the £117million Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project, funded as part of the £1.13billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.
Since construction has commenced, GRAHAM has supported more than 950 jobs and generated hundreds of subcontract and supplier opportunities, many of which were taken up by local Renfrewshire businesses. The new Renfrew Bridge will connect Renfrew with Clydebank and Yoker and open up work, health, education and leisure opportunities on both sides of the Clyde – with the potential for thousands of additional jobs, fresh investment and new developments brought to the riverside. In addition to the new bridge, the project will create additional connecting roads, cycling and walking routes which will link Inchinnan Road in Renfrew with Yoker Railway Station, using the new Renfrew North Development Road. The bridge is due to be completed ahead of schedule and be fully operational for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists in Autumn 2024.
08 Construction UK Magazine - July 2024