CONCRETE & STONEWORK
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR £ 19M ENTERPRISE ZONE
Traffic speed reduction , drainage and biodiversity were among key challenges met by Brett Landscaping and civil engineers BDP as part of infrastructure work on Bradford ’ s new £ 19 million Enterprise Zone .
With heavy goods traffic due to rise significantly as the Enterprise Zone was constructed , BDP were looking for a solution to reduce the width of the carriageway in order to slow the speed of HGVs on the soon-to-be busy industrial road .
As BDP investigated designs for a central reservation incorporating a Vehicle Restraint System - to contain and redirect the vehicles - Brett was able to offer technical advice , market-leading kerbs and bespoke engineered solutions for the project .
To meet the strict design documents , BDP specified Brett ’ s Trief GST2A kerbs . The GST2A is also acknowledged as the only containment kerb in the UK which has been independently tested for impact protection - providing the designer with peace of mind that this system works .
Brett also provided bespoke units manufactured in their production plant to reduce manual handling and minimise the hazards of dust on site for the operatives .
As part of a commitment to sustainability and biodiversity it was also decided to provide a ‘ wild meadow ’ covered central reservation in this Brown Field development .
Creating the wild meadow central reservation required access points to be designed to allow maintenance vehicles onto the raised meadow . Drainage was also required through the kerb line to allow surface water to pass from the central reservation back out onto the carriageway .
Brett provided bespoke design advice on the construction of the maintenance access ramps and recommended an innovative
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