Bridgewater Canal Company – Embankment Stabilisation
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Bridgewater Canal Company
Stabilisation of an earth embankment retaining the Bridgewater Canal
STEM Construction was appointed as Principal Contractor to:
- Provide and maintain site welfare facilities throughout the duration of the contract
- Development of Construction Phase Site Management Plan and site safety documents
- Site clearance of trees and vegetation along the slope and base of the embankment
- Installation of a proprietary plant access road solution for the full length of the embankment, spanning over large areas of wet and soft ground
- Procurement and management of specialist subcontractors to install 270nr soil nail anchors to a failing section of the earth embankment
- Excavation and installation of a new embankment toe drain to the full length of the embankment, excavation and disposal of the damaged existing drainage system
- Construction and installation of a new outfall headwall to the adjacent brook
8 week on-site construction period