Streetscape Environmental Improvements

streetscape / environmental improvements

Environmental Improvements - Bonnyrigg Town centre, Midlothian: Client: Midlothian Council
Principal Contractor: T & N Gilmartin
Contract Value: £1.5 million

The works comprised of high quality improvements to the physical environment of the town centre of Bonnyrigg in Midlothian involving the creation of new footpaths utilising concrete paving slabs, installation of asphalt table tops with coloured strips on several road accesses, road crossing points, including the installation of a new puffin crossing and adjustment of existing crossings. Realignment of the existing carriageway to create parking lay-bys and build outs at crossing points.

Bonnyrigg has a busy shopping centre with vehicular traffic dominating the High Street. All shops, public buildings and public transport had to remain fully operational throughout the duration of the works. The works were phased to minimise restrictions to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The contractor worked closely with the local authority transportation department to develop a working traffic management plan. The project was successfully completed in June 2006.

Streetscape improvements - Boswell Parkway, Edinburgh: Client: City of Edinburgh Council
Principal Contractor:
Contract Value: £200,000

Streetscape improvements to two local shopping areas. Proposals include repaving existing slab pavements, introducing end-on parking, removing and replacing where appropriate, street furniture such as bollards and litter bins, relocating traffic islands, removing existing speed reduction measures and tree planting. (Note - speed cushions will be replaced by separate Council contract)

Access to the local shops and public transport had to be maintained throughout the duration of the works and the contractor worked closely with the local authority transportation department to develop a working traffic management plan. The project was successfully completed in May 2006 without incident.

Streetscape improvements - Southhouse Broadway, Edinburgh: Client: City of Edinburgh Council
Principal Contractor: JKF Group
Contract Value: £100,000

The project involved the streetscape improvement of a local shopping area including repaving existing slab & asphalt pavements, provision of new parking bays, re-alignment of existing kerb-lines, construction of tree planters with associated tree planting and provision of street furniture.

Access to the local shops and public transport had to be maintained throughout the duration of the works. The contractor worked closely with the local authority transportation department to develop a working traffic management plan. The project was successfully completed in June 2006 without incident.

Streetscape improvements - Newhalls Road, South Queensferry: Project Director: Nicola McClean
Client: City of Edinburgh Council
Principal Contractor: Land Engineering
Contract Value: £500,000

The works consist of Environmental Improvements including blacktop footpaths, whin kerbing, sett areas, minor blacktop works and re-lining of car and coach parking, drainage alterations, repainting railings, site furniture and streetlighting works. The site is a busy tourist area of South Queensferry and includes a number of hotels, public houses, business premises, shops, private housing and a landing jetty with lifeboat station.

Vehicular parking and traffic dominate the area so a well structured traffic management plan was required warning motorists well in advance of any road restriction in the area. Other issues taken into consideration were the work to the railings immediately adjacent to the water and the flow of pedestrian traffic in and around the area of works. The project was successfully completed in August 2007.

Environmental improvements - (Corstorphine Phase 4) St Johns Road, Edinburgh: Client: City of Edinburgh Council
Principal Contractor: AEL
Contract Value: £180,000

The works comprised of repaving existing slab and asphalt pavements, minor drainage works, supply and installation of signs and installation of street furniture. The site consists of sections of public footpath either side of St. John's Road which forms the main arterial thoroughfare through Corstorphine to Edinburgh City Centre.

The area of works is bounded on all sides by residential and commercial properties which remained in operation throughout the duration of the works. Vehicular traffic including public transport had to continue as normal. The contractor worked closely with the local authority transportation department to develop a working traffic management plan. The project was successfully completed in December 2006.