THAMESDOWN DRIVE RESURFACING
Swindon Borough Council
Enable Infrastructure was contracted to remove and resurface 20,000 sq m of deteriorating wearing course, on Thamesdown Drive, located in Swindon, a bustling dual carriageway distributor road.
The project
Enable utilised Ultilayer 10 Surf PMB PSV68 asphalt on Additionally, around 300 t of the regulating and binder course needed replacement. The project also involved replacing white-lining and bridge joints, as well as installing new slot-cutting and cabling for traffic signal controls. With 11 junctions spanning the road, it provided access to housing, various businesses, and an out-of-town shopping centre. To accommodate both daytime and nighttime work, an extensive traffic management plan was designed and implemented throughout the four-week duration of the project.
The challenge
- Working in a residential and commercial estate
- The need to work, including operating noisy plant, at night
- Maintaining traffic flow
- Environmental – bees’ nests were found in kerb lines
The solution
- Effective communication was established and maintained with all stakeholders, which involved distributing letters to local residents and businesses and closely collaborating with the council (our client) who shared messages with residents through social media platforms.
- Daily planning meetings were conducted to ensure smooth traffic flow, allowing us to prioritize issues related to safe access and exit. Additionally, a traffic management consultant was hired, and coordination with emergency services was carried out to ensure unobstructed access for them.
- To minimize any negative impact of night-time work, we carefully planned our operations to provide ample advance notice and took measures to avoid working during nighttime.
- Mitigation plans were developed to relocate the bees’ nests.
The deliverables
- Carriageway resurfacing
- Replacement of existing kerbing
- Adjustment of existing ironwork
- Replacement of road markings
- Replacement of High Friction Surfacing
- Replacement of Traffic Loops
- Thamesdown Drive / Thresher Drive (Groundwell) & Latham Road junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Salzgitter Drive junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Elstree Way (Ash Brake / Abbey Meads) junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Lady Lane & Elstree Way junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Queen Elizabeth Drive junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Taw Hill junction
- Thamesdown Drive / Purton Road
Gallery
“Working with Enable Infrastructure on the Thamesdown Drive Resurfacing scheme has built on Swindon’s previous positive experience with working with the organisation. The team are highly efficient and coordinated, particularly giving the various works taking place at multiple junctions along the road. The project team communicated the programme and progress well throughout, which in turn helped with our own management of communicating the works. Enable Infrastructure managed a strong team of subcontractors who have delivered the project effectively to date, and we look forward to completing the final elements of works with the team to bring the project to a successful close”. - Josephine Prunty, Transport Project Manager
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