A5086 Resurfacing & Civils Works

The brief

With DSD Construction acting as Primary Contractor to Cumberland Council, the scope of work included resurfacing and civils works on a section of the A5086 at Cleator Moor – a busy road connecting West Cumbria to the rest of the county and to the A66 trunk road across Northern England.

Our scope of work on this scheme included:

• Approximately 5,000m2 of replacement footways and 2,000m kerbing.

• Set up of the construction compound and site welfare for all site operatives.

• Approximately 300 items of ironwork removed and replaced.

• Planed out and relaid the carriageway to depths of 100mm using 50mm AC20 HDM Hardstone Binder, AC32 HDM Base and 35/14 HRA.

• Renewed footways using type 1 subbase, AC20 Binder and AC6 asphalt.

• Excavated and installed ducting for new broadband and electricity services.

• Installed new road signs.

Key quantities:

• AC20 HDM Hardstone Binder: 1,800 t
• AC32 HDM Base: 60 t
• HRA 68 PSV: 1,500 t

Challenges & successes

The works were progressed in six phases through Cleator Main Street on day and night shifts, with road closures, traffic management and stop & go measures utilised at different stages of the works to minimise road user disruption.

Due to the works being carried out in a residential area within 1 metre of houses, pre-planning was required to ensure public safety. Letter drops to local residents, pre-start meetings with Cumberland Council and local councillors, and walk-in meetings for the public to ask questions directly to DSD Construction and Cumberland Council all made the residents and public feel involved with the scheme.

Due to the Christmas holidays, we could not close the road after the 6th December. Due to our excellent planning, we completed all road closure works 4 days earlier than programmed and then continued work under traffic light and stop & go control to allow the carriageway to be reopened to the public.

Outputs & Benefits

Positive feedback: We received a lot of positive feedback regarding this scheme from members of the public and our client.

Maintained access: The road was closed to the public, but access was maintained throughout the works to residents, school buses, and emergency services each shift through the use of a temporary running lane.