Civil engineering
Civil engineering services for major projects and infrastructure including highways, bridges, railways, airports and more.
Drakelow Park, Burton-on-Trent
Our civil engineering team provided detailed civil designs for a substantial redevelopment of the former Drakelow power station in Burton-on-Trent. The scheme comprises approximately 1600 houses, a new school and several commercial land areas.
Key details
Project name
Drakelow Park, Burton-on-Trent
Client
Countryside Properties
Location
Derbyshire, UK
Services provided
- Civil engineering
Challenge
As part of the planning consent for wider remediation of the former power station site, the removal of an existing box culvert on the Darklands Brook was necessary to return the watercourse to the open channel to provide ecological benefits and reduce the flood extent upstream.
The location of the culvert presented a design challenge as its depth required significant earthwork embankments.
Solution
We designed a new section of the open watercourse using our 3D design software to interface the new channel with the existing ground to model the new watercourse banks. Cross sections and detailed setting out information were then easily generated in 3D format, allowing ease of construction for our client’s contractor.
Our civil engineers also undertook the roads and drainage design, including attenuation ponds, detailed plot levels and drainage, earthworks cut and fill, and de-culverting/replacement of two existing culverts.
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