September 2007 Update

Balfour Beatty Update - September 2007

Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has been appointed by Stockton Borough Council to construct the exciting new footbridge connecting Teesdale and Queen’s Campus withTees Valley Regeneration’s North Shore development.

The bridge will be seen as a landmark structure illustrating engineering innovation. It will reflect the ‘state of the art’ developments planned for the area and it will form a fundamental element of the footpath and cycle network in the area, which forms part of the Teesdale Way.

Progress this month 

Balfour Beatty will commence operations to construct a temporary Jetty out into the river from the South Bank compound to enable us to construct the central pier base.

This jetty will be supported on 12 tubular steel piles which will require driving into the river bed. This operation will commence on the 10^th September and will consist of between 2 and 4 piles being placed each week.

These piles will initially be vibrated into place. Once they are in place they will then be impact driven to final depth. This last operation will take approximately 45 minutes per pile. In any one week there will be some noise for a period of 1.5 to 2 hours in one day. If possible we will attempt to provide further information as to a more specific time frame.

 
Our methods of work

Balfour Beatty have worked with Stockton Borough Council and White Young Green to develop a scheme that will minimise the impact the works will have on the local residents, the environment and visitors to North Shore.

We pride ourselves on being a considerate contractor and strive to achieve the highest possible standards. The code of practice we work to can be found at www.ccscheme.org.uk.

These works will result in a major benefit to your local area and we hope you will experience the minimum of disruption. However, we would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause.

Who do I contact if I require my questions answered?

You may contact our site offices on 01642 613260 between the hours of 8am and 6pm should you have any queries.