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When Work Started
Construction of the bypass commenced on Wednesday 26th July 2006 at 11.30am when Mary Long (88) and Claire Fletcher (11) accompanied by Guy Richardson, Chairman of the villages residents committee and Harry Knowles, Chief Executive of Furness Enterprise performed the Start of Works ceremony in front of an invited audience of 80 people,see Gallary part of the website.
April 2008
At the start of April 2008 Laing O'Rourke has made excellent progress on the build of the £35.3m bypass with final tie ins to the existing road being made and tarmac surfacing being all but completed.The contractor has so far:-
- employed 130 people on the scheme
- laid many km of drains
- excavated 150,000 cubic metres of material
- helped Burlington Slate Ltd become one of the main local firms beneffiting from the project as a subcontractor.
Contract History
The contract award follows the 1st December 2004 Government go-ahead to the 3.8km long, dual two-lane High and Low Newton A590 bypass in South Cumbria which links the Lindale bypass and Barrowbanks and the Early Contractor Involvement initial contract award to Laing O'Rourke on 28th July 2005. The anticipated duration of the build contract is 24 months. (Source: OJEC Notice).
Timeline to Build
17th December 2004 - Line Orders for the route were published.
15th March 2005 - Tenders for an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract were invited.
24th May 2005
Construction tenders closed
May/June 2005
Ecological/archeological surveys completed
28th July 2005
Contract award to Laing O'Rourke
August-December 2005
Detailed design by Laing O'Rourke and liaison with English Nature/land owners and sub-regional interests including businesses.
January 2006
Highways Agency indicate cost rises mean scheme to be referred to Department of Transport Ministers for consideration. Pre-construction exhibition, construction start on site.
12th April 2006
Ministers approve additional funding
April-June 2006
Ground investigations
26th July 2006
Construction works began at 11.30am.
August 2006
Main Site earthworks start
Winter 2007
Structural Works and surfacing underway
8th April 2008
Bypass open to traffic
If you want to find out more about the Build Contractor click on the logo.
All liaison with Laing O'Rourke should be via their Public Liaison Officer for the bypass scheme, David Ralley
Tel: 01924 368145 / 07970 902206
dralley@pellfrischmann.com
The bypass project is being managed from:
Laing O'Rourke (NW Office), 3 Archway, Birley Fields, Greenheys Lane West, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5QJ
Tel. 0161 227 6000
www.laingorourke.com
Laing O'Rourke have recently won the prestigeous Prime Minister's 'Better Public Buildings' 2005 award for their construction of the A470 in Snowdonia National Park, Wales, see www.betterpublicbuildings.gov.uk/finalists/2005/a470/
Engaging with Business and Contract Opportunities
Furness Enterprise, the Highways Agency and Laing O'Rourke are working in partnership to help promote bypass, business and job opportunities throughout the construction period. A Suppliers Guide has been produced see Home Page banner or click on www.a590.co.uk/pdfs/A590_suppliers_guide.pdf If your company wishes to appear in the directory call 01229 820611 today.
Companies wishing to bid to undertake work for the contractor need to pre-qualify - prequalification applications are available through David Ralley, Telephone 01924 368145 or 07970 902206, dralley@pellfrischmann.com
Job vacancies are being published on this website www.a590.co.uk, through 'The Workshop' in Barrow (Tel: 01229 823523) and through Ulverston Jobcentre (Tel: 01229 892200).
What will construction mean as potential business opportunities?
Some of the key features of the bypass project, based on published information, give an indication of potential the bypass build offers as business opportunities for local companies.
Laing O'Rourke will undertake:
- Project management and engineering design.
Major subcontracts will include:
The main contract segments will include:
- Small fabrications support
- Site fencing
- Earthworks
- Structures construction
- Drainage
- Dry stone walling
- Signage
- Landscaping
- Road sub-surfacing
- Road surfacing
- Safety lighting
- White lining
- Small scale demolitions
There will be scope for local firms to provide:
- Fuel and food for the workforce
- Haulage
- Quarried materials
- Carpentry and joinery
- Steel-fixing
- Cleaning services
- Scaffolding
- Fabricating of small structures
- Concrete
- Aerial and ground photography
Furness Enterprise have compiled a brief guide to local company capabilities, copies are available on request as a pdf document by emailing: sklosinski@furnessenterprise.co.uk.
Key Features of the High and Low Newton bypass
This section summarizes some of the intended and published main features of the proposed road.
| Construction timescale |
24 months starting July 2006 |
| Length |
3.82km |
| Land take, anticipated |
22 hectares & 2 hectares for landscaping |
| Type of road |
Dual two-lane all purpose trunk road, Dual 7.3m carriageways with 1m hard strips either side and 2.5m verges |
| Anticipated fill volume |
0.6 million cubic metres |
| Excavated material volume |
0.4 million cubic metres |
| Amount likely to be unsuitable |
20%, 85,000 cubic metres to go off site |
| Rock requirement |
42,000 cubic metres to be imported |
| Maximum cutting depth |
9m |
| Maximum embankment height |
10m |
| Length of dry stone walling |
5km |
| High Newton beck culvert |
300m |
| Graded junctions |
2 |
| Side road over bridges |
1 |
| Side road under bridges |
3 |
| Construction line |
Off line of existing A590
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| 4 major structures: |
A590/Oak Head Road – 10m high embankment
Underpass bridge with 5.3m headroom
Barrows Green valley – 7m high embankment
High Newton road in cutting 5.2m to 9.2m
Cartmel Lane embankment - 13m high
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| Source: Highways Agency, May 1996 and Proof of Evidence (Engineering) 1993 |
Highways Agency Contacts
The funding go ahead press release can be found at www.a590.co.uk/campaigndetails.asp?newsID=37
The Highways Agency contract award notice of 28th July 2005 can be found at www.highways.gov.uk/news/press_releases/2005_07.htm. Key contacts at the Highways Agency for information on the scheme’s progress are:
Graham Dakin, Project Leader, graham.dakin@highways.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone 0161 930 5651
Marilyn Sinfield, mal.sinfield@highways.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone 0161 930 5532
The Highways Agency website for the bypass is www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5066.aspx The Highways Agency website www.highways.gov.uk also has a section called 'design manual for roads and bridges' which subcontractors may find useful in preparing submissions for contracts with the main contrator, it can be found at www.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/ha/dmrb/index.htm
Other Links
Local Suppliers potential for the High Newton bypass
Existing Road Connections
South Lakeland District Council
Laing O'Rourke
Highways Agency
Furness Enterprise
Cumbria County Council
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council
Open road
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