Walters
UK Limited undertook four separate contracts for Caerphilly County
Borough Council and the former Islwyn Borough Council to transform
the site of the former colliery at Oakdale into a site ready for
new industrial development.
In addition to the reclamation works and ground reprofiling, the
works in this project included the construction of the new road
infrastructure and sewer networks. The works comprising the four
contracts were as follows: .
Reclamation
Phase involved:
Site
clearance,
The
demolition of concrete and masonry structures and crushing arising
materials for incorporation in the works,
Bulk
earthworks,
Mine
shaft capping,
Piped
and open channel drainage,
Adit
stabilization,
Diversion
of trunk sewer, Storm water drainage pipelines and outfalls.
Grouting
of old mine working,
4,400,000m3
bulk earthworks comprising excavation and filling to form new
development plateaus,
Roadworks
and Grouting of underground culverts.
Infrastructure
Phase involved:
The
Construction of 28,000m2 of new road and roundabouts,
Diversion
of the existing main road, Street lighting.
