Case Study

Mancunian Way, Manchester

Emergency stabilising of a large sink hole which appeared in a major dual carriageway.

Details

Client: Amey / United Utilities

Value: £4,500,000

Services Provided

Segmental Shaft Sinking

Sheet Piling

Tunnelling and Pipejacking

Mancunian Way Manchester
Mancunian Way, Manchester
Mancunian Way

Scope of Works

  • Sheet Piling and excavation of a cofferdam approx. 11m x 8m x 7m in depth.
  • Construction of 6 no. segmental shafts, up to 8.50m in diameter, up to 15m in depth.
  • Completion works to above, including reinforced concrete bases, benching, backdrops and precast concrete roof slabs.
  • Construction of an 1800mm dia. tunnel approx. 125m in length in sandstone, by Pipejacking techniques, using a Shield-Mounted Roadheader Tunnelling Machine.
  • Reconstruction of carriageway, including kerb and central reservation replacement.

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