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S278 Works & Sewer Connection, Case Study, Kettering
We were delighted to undertake these works for longstanding customer of ours, Parrott Construction
Objective
Our objective was to facilitate Section 278 works and an Anglian Water sewer connection, for an affordable housing development in Kettering, Northants. Our customer was Parrott Construction, a long standing customer of ours, established way back in 1958…!
About the project
The bulk of the admin work had already been done by our customer, including drawings and design, which had all been approved by Highways. But even with this process complete, we had to start the process of applying for roadspace and organising traffic management etc. With the width of the road in mind and the space we needed to carry out the works, we agreed a road closure with Northants Highways. However, as there was no footpath on the other side of the road, we had to allocate 1.2m of the road for a pedestrian walkway. We also had to apply for a Section 50 Licence, to connect to the public sewer, although the work would be carried out under the same traffic management as the S278 works.
With the road closed and the pedestrian walkway set up, we broke out and removed all of the old footpath, including the kerbs and kerb brace, in preparation for full construction of the new footpath and kerbs.
Type 1 MOT was laid to the correct specification as required by Northants Highways, new kerbs laid and the base course laid for the new footpath.
As well as the Section 278 works, we also installed a connection to the public sewer for the new properties. This was for foul only, with the surface water having been taken care of within the site boundaries by our customer. As with all the sewer connections we undertake, we liaise with Anglian Water from start to finish including arranging all inspections and final sign-off.
Both the base course and the 6mm topping was laid by hand, due to the nature of the works. The road closure was taken down within hours of our work having being completed, and the site cleared the next day. Our work was inspected by Highways two weeks later and passed in its entirety. The works on the site were completed by our customer within days of our own work being done, and tenants were in within a week of all work being completed. It was great to work on this exciting, local project, and for a customer with whom we have had such a great and longstanding relationship.
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