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East Kent Access Client: Kent County Council Contractors Designers: Atkins Ltd Form of Contract: NEC 3 – Option A Dates work carried out: 2009 – 2012 Value: £62,000,000 Working in Joint Venture with VolkerFitzpatrick the scheme consists of the construction of 8km of dual carriageway between Minster Roundabout and the Lord of the Manor Junction on the A299 connecting with the previously constructed East Kent Access Phase 1 near the old Richborough Power Station. The project is valued at £62m. The contract was awarded in October 2009 and construction work is due to be complete by September 2012. The scheme is designed to improve accessibility and safety for the 20,000 vehicl movements made per day in this area. Features on the scheme include a 125m Underpass beneath Foads Hill and the Railway at Cliffsend as well as a bridge over the Railway at Cottington Lane. The first few months of the contract will be spent on the investigation and mapping of a varying complexity of archaeological heritage across the site. This will b carried out in parallel with the management of ecology involving translocation of fish, reptiles and water voles. More on Archaeology at East Kent Access The project is adjacent to Kent International Airport which was heavily bombed during WW2. Early works include a programme of Unexploded Ordnance clearance. |
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