King St West/Chestergate
Progress made during w/c 10.09.2018
· Continuation of works to the horseshoe area of Chestergate/King St West to install ENWL and Vodafone ducting within site extent. Concrete protection to existing services within the former footway and subsequent filling of carriageway widening to sub-base level. Southern footway closure on Chestergate in place between Kingston St and King St West to enable these works
· Completion of footway widening works on Chestergate (East of King St West junction) and subsequent removal of Eastbound lane closure on Chestergate and banned left turn onto Chestergate from King St West (Southbound traffic)
· Completion of demolition to superstructure of former DM-EX building by specialist contractor with the use of a closure of Cooke St from 05/09/2018 and an East footway and carriageway closure of Kingston St from 08/09/2018
Look ahead for w/c 17.09.2018
· Continuation of works to the horseshoe area of Chestergate/King St West to install ENWL and Vodafone ducting within site extent. Concrete protection to existing services within the former footway and subsequent filling of carriageway widening to sub-base level. Southern footway closure on Chestergate in place between Kingston St and King St West to enable these works
· Duct crossing works undertaken to Chestergate carriageway undertaken on 17/09/2018 and 18/09/2018, 7:30am to 4pm, use of lane closures, all vehicle movements maintained
· Duct crossing works undertaken to King St West carriageway undertaken on 19/09/2018 and 20/09/2018, 7:30pm to 5am, use of lane narrowing, banned right turn off Chestergate (divert via Heaton Ln roundabout and back onto King St West), banned left turn off King St West onto Chestergate (divert via Daw Bank and Viaduct St)
· Installation of lighting columns by TLC within newly formed car park and electrification to automated gate at Nursey.
Knightsbridge
Progress made during w/c 10.09.2018
· Northern footway closure on Great Portwood Street in-situ
· Footway closure to Western footway on Knightsbridge and subsequent removal of bus stop on Knightsbridge
· Site clearance and drainage, kerbing and paving installation to western footway on Knightsbridge
· Continuation of additional strengthening works to Park Bridge Wing Wall by specialist contractor
Look ahead for w/c 17.09.2018
· Northern footway closure on Great Portwood Street in-situ
· Continuation of footway closure to Western footway on Knightsbridge and subsequent removal of bus stop on Knightsbridge
· Kerbing and paving installation to Western footway on Knightsbridge
· Continuation of additional strengthening works to Park Bridge Wing Wall
Hollywood Way
Progress made during w/c 10.09.2018
· Central island construction on Hollywood Way
· Yew St/Hollywood Way radii footway and lower level footpath construction
· Street lighting installations on the junction of both Hollywood Way/Brinksway and Yew St Hollywood Way
· Removal of street lamp column and three road sign posts Junction of Hollywood Way/Brinksway
· Installation of parapet to Hollywood Way Bridge
· Traffic signal installation on junction of Hollywood Way/Brinksway
· Installation of 2 x road crossing to Central Island Hollywood Way/J1 MW
Look ahead for w/c 17.09.2018
· Central island construction on Hollywood Way continues
· Yew St/Hollywood Way radii footway and lower level footpath construction
· Traffic signal installation ongoing on the junction of both Hollywood Way/Brinksway
· BT duct installation junction of Hollywood Way /J1 MW
· Installation of parapet works to continue
· Removal of VCB planned for the 22nd September
Travis Brow Link Road
Progress made during w/c 10.09.2018
· Travis Brow embankment reduced dig and disposal of earth ( 33 thousand tonnes of earth removed to date)
· Erection of a new timber fence to at the Decathlon boundary
· Retaining wall(s) piles and ground anchors are now installed and preparations have commenced to cast an `insitu` capping beam along the length
· Installation of back of wall drainage at the lower levels and backfilling and re- profiling of the embankment continues.
· Deep drainage works at the Heaton Lane roundabout have resumed following a revised drainage detail approval. Works within the Heaton Lane roundabout are nearing completion and extending northward in the direction of Travis Brow.
· Highway works to Wellington Road North inbound side (east). Works completed this week include tactile and corduroy paving, installation of new Marshall`s` conservation kerbs`, trimming up of footway sub base layers and partial laying of the new sub base layer commencing at the southern end near the motorway bridge.
Look ahead for w/c 17.09.2018
· Travis Brow, excavation and disposal of embankments and existing railway tunnel
· Travis Brow, Formation of the retaining walls RC capping beam. Reinforcement cages, formwork and beam casting.
· Backfilling behind new retaining structures
· Wellington Road North, inbound side, continuation of excavation to facilitate footway remodelling, new conservation kerbing, corduroy and tactile paving to crossings, sub base and base tarmacadam as works proceed northwards. Preparation and concreting of existing shallow services protection slab.
· Deep Drainage works to Heaton lane Roundabout and Lane 2 Travis Brow outbound