13 January 2021
06 November 2020
01 October 2020
24 September 2020
24 August 2020
Customer: Manchester Airport plc
Value: £10.0 million
During this earthworks contract, a tunnel was created at the point where the runway passes over the River Bollin. The river valley was infilled to create an embankment over which the runway crossed the river. This meant that approximately 2.5 million m3 of earth had to be moved from either side of the valley. The inherent poor quality of materials encountered, in excess of 300,000m³, necessitated various methods of earthworks, including:
At the peak of the earthmoving season, VHE had over 100 items of plant on site and was excavating in excess of 120,000m3 of earth per week.
13 January 2021
06 November 2020
01 October 2020
24 September 2020
24 August 2020