North Yorkshire surfacing framework contract

Early contractor involvement and pre planning ensured work was completed with minimal impact to road users and residents.

The project scope

Delivery of reconstruction, resurfacing, pre-surfacing dressing, patching and associated civil construction works throughout North Yorkshire on a 4 year framework contract with task order values between £50,000 and £1,000,000. This work was delivered by our team of 19 DSD staff and operatives deployed from our Harrogate depot. The schemes included:

• Full depth road reconstruction
• Carriageway reconstruction
• Carriageway cold milling, resurfacing, pre-surface dressing and patching
• Kerbing and drainage
• Tar bound recycling

Key quantities:

• Surfacing: 68,000 t
• Cold milling: 58,000 t
• Concrete haunching: 600 m3

Challenges & successes

Many of the schemes were located in rural areas where access for plant and equipment was very challenging and access for local resident was required at all times e.g. country lanes, hamlets and villages. Additionally, many of the schemes required lane closures and traffic management which had the potential to inconvenience to road users.

Through early contractor involvement, we reviewed each site with our client ahead of the works to plan the approach, traffic routes and the type of plant to be used to minimise impact on road users and the local community – especially at night.