The Detail

The project was delivered without needing to adjust or divert any underground services and also provided underground infrastructure for future use, combining economic benefits and protection from future excavations, including Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure and ‘Dig Once’ fibre ducting. By simplifying the network and improving key junctions, the project has reduced the number of traffic lanes and narrowed the space occupied by carriageways without introducing traffic delays and queuing. This has removed the division between the city centre and the waterfront and improved road connections. The new layout provides safe and inclusive crossing facilities, public realm and attractive public spaces. An additional solution towards the project delivery was slowing down the works around the high-pressure sludge main to ensure it sustained no damage or turning the pipe off altogether so the work in its close proximity could be safely completed.