Fitting finale for major project

In a fitting finale, the A11 improvement scheme at Attleborough in Norfolk picked up an ICE East of England Merit Award for 'Outstanding Technical Excellence/Innovation' at a ceremony on 29 June.

The £30m ECI scheme for the Highways Agency - which opened in February 2007 within budget and ahead of programme - comprised a new 3.3-mile two-lane dual carriageway, improvements to four junctions, and a new bridge across the A11 for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.

The scheme also picked up two prestigious awards at the sixth annual Highways Agency Major Project Conference earlier this year.

The first award, Target Zero, was for completing more than 250,000 man-hours on the project without a RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) accident.

"This tremendous achievement was due to a collective, team-working approach"

Richard Dean, May Gurney

The second award, Journey Time Reliability During Delivery, was presented for reducing the overall delivery time to 'open to traffic'.

Earlier this year the scheme was also awarded a Considerate Constructors' Certificate of Compliance.

Richard Dean, May Gurney's Chief Operating Officer, summed up: "This tremendous achievement was due to a collective, team-working approach. We worked very hard to ensure that proper working relationships were founded from the outset and where problems arose we addressed them together as a team."

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