Project: Utilities and Diversion Works, VLA Weybridge

Client: DEFRA

Project Value: £1.25 m

Duration: 2 years

Summary: The complete construction of an Infrastructure Roads and Services network for a community of nearly 2000 new homes. One unique feature of this development was a requirement that all major distributor road were complete and fully landscaped before house building work commenced.

Scope of Works:

Natta was initially appointed enabling works contractor to provide access to various parts of the site to facilitate the grounding of unsightly HV transmission lines and the removal of pylons. Following the successful completion of those operations the company tendered and was appointed civil engineering contractor for the following 3 phases finally completing the works in 2006.

Specific areas of involvement are summarised below:-

• Bulk earthworks and filling.
• Well point dewatering to large sections of peat bog and deep drainage.
• Laying approximately 3 kilometres of water main and associated serves.
• The creation of Turners Pond together with timber footbridge, spillways and landscaping.
• Building a number of swales and water courses.
• Numerous Precast concrete box culverts to divert existing water courses.
• The construction of three reptile hibernacula's.
• The provision of all roads, footpaths and cycle ways.
• Specialist protection works to a number of existing foul rising main which crossed through the site.
• Sheet piled abutments and the construction of a new bridge spanning the local river.
• The laying of thousands of metres of storm and foul water drainage together with associated pumping stations and rising mains.
• Street lighting, road markings and street furniture.
• Bridge parapets.
• Feature brickwork curved entrance walls inlaid with natural stone lettering.
• Extensive hard and soft landscaping.