Working for BMJ and following on from the Advanced Works central reservation scheme K Rouse have been awarded the main verge works contract.
The Managed Motorway project involves the creation of emergency refuse areas, upgrading gantries and signs, and widening slip roads so that the hard shoulder can be used for peak time running to ease congestion.
The project includes:

• Earthworks to embankments to carry piled foundations for gantries, and bulk excavation works totalling 27,000m3 of cut and 36,000m3 of fill.
• Earthworks to embankments to for Emergency Refuse Areas.
• Draining installation, reconstruction and repair works of pipe up to 750mm dia at depths of up to 4.0m
• The installation of 13,000m of Combined Kerb Drains.