| Client: | Bath and North East Somerset Council |
| Principal Contractor: | Cleantech Civils |
| Location: | Chew Valley, North Somerset |
The Chew Valley Lake Recreational Trail (CVLRT) is frequented by off-road cyclists and pedestrians. Located 11.8 miles from Bristol City, and 14.6 miles from the town of Bath, Chew Valley is nestled right between Woodford Lodge to the west, and the salt and malt café facilities on the East. Chew Valley also continues to Twy Cross Farm Lane, and includes an existing timber footbridge replacement over Hollow Brook.
Key Features of our Scope of Works
- Site clearance of trees, vegetation, while adhering to ecological and arboricultural conditions.
- Construction of a new 3m wide off-road shared use path:
○ west side approximately 840m length between Woodford Lodge and Walley Lane.
○ east side approximately 1400m length the dam to the north and Twy Cross Farm lane via the Salt and Malt café.
- Removal of existing narrow timber footbridge, 700mm wide, 13min length.
- Design and build a new timber footbridge over Hollow Brook, 3m wide, 16m in length.
- Design & build a new 3m wide timber boardwalk 19m in length.
Key Features of our Scope of Works
- Site clearance of trees, vegetation, while adhering to ecological and arboricultural conditions.
- Construction of a new 3m wide off-road shared use path:
- west side approximately 840m length between Woodford Lodge and Walley Lane.
- east side approximately 1400m length the dam to the north and Twy Cross Farm lane via the Salt and Malt café.
- Removal of existing narrow timber footbridge, 700mm wide, 13min length.
- Design and build a new timber footbridge over Hollow Brook, 3m wide, 16m in length.
- Design & build a new 3m wide timber boardwalk 19m in length.
How Cleantech Civils Added Value
This Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest carries international designation status. We knew it was paramount to plan our works in a way that would not impact the area’s delicate local ecosystems in any way.
To make sure of this, we leveraged specific carbon reduction techniques such as ground reinforcement grids. We also utilized a Tree Root Protection System to reduce the instance of road base formation depths. This way, we could minimise aggregate use over tree root sensitive areas while ensuring that the surrounding ecosystems were unaffected.
The timber footbridge arrived on-site preassembled, mitigating any impact that on-site assembly could have posed on local biodiversity. Our team further utilized screw piles to support the boardwalk, thus reducing how much concrete would need to be poured on-site.
It was a great honour to be involved in this unique Chew Valley construction project. Our works ultimately provided local communities with an innovative outdoor space that also caters to those with mobility issues who weren’t previously taken into account. We also solved the issue of restricted lake access, which could only be reached by car between the two major visitor facilities in the past.
How Cleantech Civils Added Value
This Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest carries international designation status. We knew it was paramount to plan our works in a way that would not impact the area’s delicate local ecosystems in any way.
To make sure of this, we leveraged specific carbon reduction techniques such as ground reinforcement grids. We also utilized a Tree Root Protection System to reduce the instance of road base formation depths. This way, we could minimise aggregate use over tree root sensitive areas while ensuring that the surrounding ecosystems were unaffected.
The timber footbridge arrived on-site preassembled, mitigating any impact that on-site assembly could have posed on local biodiversity. Our team further utilized screw piles to support the boardwalk, thus reducing how much concrete would need to be poured on-site.
It was a great honour to be involved in this unique Chew Valley construction project. Our works ultimately provided local communities with an innovative outdoor space that also caters to those with mobility issues who weren’t previously taken into account. We also solved the issue of restricted lake access, which could only be reached by car between the two major visitor facilities in the past.
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