Stallings Lane, Kingswinford S278

Stallings Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands

Client:Keepmoat Homes Sector:Development Infrastructure, Residential Services:Civil Engineering Link Design Lead:Robert Gill

Link were appointed by Keepmoat Homes to prepare and obtain S278 Technical Approval for a 40m ICD roundabout as the primary access off Stallings Lane for the mixed use Residential (Keepmoat) and Commercial (Helical PLC) in Kingswinford.

The proposed detailed design was to be in accordance with Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council design standards in line with the consented planning applications details, including:

  • Full 2D and 3D design and setting out
  • Pavement and Kerbing constructions
  • Road markings and signage to TSRG
  • Street Lighting
  • Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit responses

Link were commissioned to continue to support this development through to construction and provide technical advice in relation to contractor queries associated with the approved design. 

Team Member Contact

Robert Gill

Director

MEng (Hons) CEng MICE

Team Member Contact

Jason Gibbons

Senior Design Technician

EngTECH MICE

Team Member Contact

Tom Price

Associate

BSc (hons)

Wivenhoe Quarry Extension

Wivenhoe, Colchester

Client:Tarmac Sector:Development Infrastructure Services:Civil Engineering Link Design Lead:Robert Gill

Link were appointed to support Tarmac with offsite highway improvement works to their Wivenhoe Quarry, Colchester. These offsite works were to involve the full detailed design and technical approval of a priority ‘Ghost Right’ junction with Essex County Council (ECC).

Our scope as detailed below, was to be designed in accordance within DMRB CD123 – Geometric design of at-grade priority and signal-controlled junctions and ECC local highway design standard.

  • S278 Agreement and detailed design liaison with ECC and client;
  • Horizontal and vertical alignment access design of the new junction and widening to CD123 and / or KCC design standards;
  • Long/cross sections through the proposed access into site, limited to the extent of adoption;
  • Swept path analysis to support detailed design;
  • Review of existing utilities (C3 budget estimate) within the vicinity of the access works;
  • Highway drainage design/amendments to existing drainage and;
  • Responses to Stages 1, 2 Road Safety Audits.

Team Member Contact

Robert Gill

Director

MEng (Hons) CEng MICE

Team Member Contact

Valentin Ivanov

Associate

MEng (Hons) CEng MICE