Part of wider planned improvements throughout the town, Story Contracting were contracted by Cumbria County Council to complete the active travel scheme in Barrow-in-Furness.
As part of wider planned improvements throughout the town, Story Contracting were contracted by Cumbria County Council to complete the active travel scheme in Barrow-in-Furness.
Story worked in close collaboration with WSP to design the scheme, which is the first project in Cumbria to be designed to LTN 1/20 guidance for local authorities on designing high quality, safe cycle infrastructure.
The completed projects provides 2.9km of dedicated cycle lanes throughout the town, including segregated cycleways, enhanced crossings and junction improvements that benefit both cyclists and pedestrians. The project is also the first phase of wider improvements across the town and will complement the Barrow Town Deal proposals, linking into the proposed cycle scheme along key arterial routes.
2.9 km
of cycle lanes installed in town centre
First project designed to
LTN 1/20
in Cumbria
The project involved the following main phases:
• Site set up works
• Excavation of surfacing, kerbs and footpaths
• Development, set up and management of traffic management plan
• Surfacing works
• Installation of HB2, radius and beany kerbs
• Drainage installation
• Repositioning of lighting columns
• Construction of new bus stop base and relocation of 3no bus stops
• Installation of tactiles and raised iron work
• Installation of ductwork, draw pits, nal sockets and loop boxes
• Removal and reinstatement of white lines plus additional road markings
• Installation of improved road crossings
• Erection of new signage and poles throughout scheme
• Installation of Rediweld Orcas and Wands throughout length of the scheme
Throughout all stages of the project the Story team conducted regular discussions with the client, ensuring that all client needs were discovered and attended to. This proactive approach to managing the project through both the design and delivery stages also enabled any changes to the work scope to be dealt with quickly and efficiently to negate any impact on the project programme.
Throughout the project the site team were required engage closely with a range of local stakeholders. The project took place within Barrow town centre and therefore required effective traffic management to minimise any disruption to the local community. This also included cooperation with BAE Systems to ensure any alterations and traffic management did not impact upon the transportation of nuclear submarine parts and sections. The team also engaged with the local cycling club from an early stage to ensure the design of the scheme would be suitable for use when complete.
Network Rail
VolkerRail/Story joint venture were tasked with the £80m project as part of a £137m investment that saw the undertaking of extensive enhancement works to remove several bottlenecks along the route to improve reliability, increase passenger services and aid in freight movements.