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07:04:2010

Sustainable transport project completed

May Gurney has successfully completed a project to improve sustainable transport links in the city of Worcester.

The funding for the project was provided by SUSTRANS, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, who commissioned the work via the omnibus contract May Gurney holds with British Waterways.

The task was to upgrade an existing canal towpath to a cycleway covering a distance of more than seven kilometres from Diglis Basin in Worcester city centre to Worcester Rugby Club.

A fast-track approach was essential, as the work was only commissioned just prior to Christmas 2009 but had to be delivered before the end of March 2010.

May Gurney mobilised the site team by the first week in January but heavy snow then halted work for a couple of weeks. Despite this, the project team persevered and managed to successfully complete on programme.

The cycleway has been surfaced with tarmac in the urban sections and crushed limestone as the surrounding environment becomes more rural.

Footnote: May Gurney holds a four-year framework contract with British Waterways for the maintenance and improvement of its canals and rivers. The contract, which includes a possible two-year extension, is estimated to be worth around £20m per annum and covers a range of maintenance and improvement activities across approximately 80 to 150 projects each year.