Coastal road surfacing and repair work completes
Major coastal road surfacing and repair work worth £950,000 has completed.
Building and civil engineering firm Britcon has completed the work for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
The £950,000 contract, under the YORcivil2 framework on coastal highway from Bridlington to Withernsea, involved works at Market Place, Bull Ring Roundabout and Tesco Roundabout in Hornsea and Queensgate Square in Bridlington.
Working with its partner & sister company, Specialist Surfacing, Britcon completed the twilight contract with a tight timeframe to include planing and resurfacing works and in some cases reconstruction of road surfaces.
The scheme also included the introduction of some unique features as part of the Hornsea Pottery Art Trail.
A piece of pavement art was installed outside Hornsea Museum and a number of decorative tiles were set into the footpath along Newbegin to celebrate the history and designs of Hornsea Pottery.
The Bull Ring Roundabout is also now home to a shoal of fish, after seaside-themed tiles were added to the new-look arrow blocks.
YORcivil2 is a collaborative regional construction framework for the procurement of civil engineering/highways contractors to carry out projects for the Yorkshire and Humber region’s 22 local authorities, other regionally-based public sector bodies and third sector organisations.
Councillor John Barrett, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’ss portfolio holder for operational services, said: “The resurfacing work has made a big improvement to the roads in the town centre and has really improved the look of the shopping area. I think drivers and residents will definitely notice the difference.
“The mosaic tiling on the pavements and the roundabout are a really attractive feature which I believe will help to attract more visitors to Hornsea as part of the celebrations of Hornsea Pottery and the art trail.”
Paul Clarkson, Managing Director at Britcon said: “This is a fairly intensive project given that we had to complete the upgrades overnight in just five months. The brief was much more complex than simple resurfacing and includes major repairs and reconstruction in some challenging areas.
“By definition, the nature of this civils work affects residents, motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and businesses and as such our collaboration with all of these stakeholders was critical throughout the process. The Britcon and Specialist Surfacing teams are extremely well experienced in managing delivery expectation against public interest.”
