Good morning all, the development of the site compound is well under way and expected to be complete by the end of the week.

I wanted to take the opportunity and introduce you to some of the members on our team here at Heworth and include their pictures below so you can put a face to a name.

Jason Bradley - Contract Manager

Lewis Cox - Site Manager

Dean Wallace - Site Engineer

Sarahjayne Vickers  - Customer Liaison Officer

If you have any question please don't hesitate to approach a member of the team, or alternatively use the contact us at the top of this page.

Thanks

Sarahjayne Vickers

Good morning,

Starting this week, we have been putting new white lines down in the car park in advance of installing temporary hoarding for our working area.

The majority of access lanes running between the parking bays are now 2-way, please familiarise yourselves with the new road markings and give way appropriately.

The installation of the hoarding will take up to two weeks to complete and we may need a little extra working area while we install the fence posts and panels. Once secure, we will be starting work on the construction of the new pumping station shaft and will keep you updated on progress.

Many thanks in advance for your cooperation while we complete these works.

Morning All

Just a quick thank you from me and the Project Team who were out and about in Heworth Metro Station yesterday with our community engagement vehicle, FLO.

Despite the weather not being great the event was a huge success and we managed to chat to over 100 commuters to raise awarenss of our imminent work.

We will keep you updated as our work progresses and please dont hesitate to get in touch using the contact us button at the top right of the page.

Regards

Amanda

We are all set up and ready for visitors to come along and find out information on our project which is planned to start week commencing 13th May.

You can find us in the long stay car park, look out for the big blue van!

Were here untill 7pm to answer any questions you may have. If your unable to come along, post your questions below and one of the project team will get back to you.

Thanks

Heworth Burn Project Team

Good evening everyone we have now finished and would like to thank everyone who came along to our event.

We really appreciate the comments and feedback we have received.

Regards 

The Project Team

Here’s a few more questions which have been raised at our customer event, We are here until 7pm folks. 

Q: How many parking bays will be removed in Heworth Metro Car Park during the construction phase?

A: During construction up to 90 parking bays will be temporarily suspended leaving over 350 car parking bays remaining.

Q: How will the road closure of The Drive over the summer affect bus services?

A: The Q1 and Q2 bus service will be diverted along Watermill Lane and High Heworth Lane, bus stops along The Drive will be suspended but you  can catch these services on Watermill Lane and/or Heworth Interchange.

Hi All

We have had lots of visitors in this lovely weather and a few have asked question that I am happy to share just in case anyone following this project is thinking the same thing!

Q: Will the footpaths from Corrofell to Heworth Lane remain open?

A: One of the footpaths will remain open at any given time through the work

Q: Are we building a new sewerage treatment works?

A: The short answer to this is no, there is not planned work to the existing treatment works.

We are hear until 7pm so pop in and meet the project team or comment on the portal with any questions you may have. 

Thanks 

Amanda, Northumbrian Water Customer Care Manager

WE ARE LIVE!!!

Our first visitors have came through the door to speak to us.

Today we have Paul Davison (Project Manager), Amanda Hunt (Customer care manager), Sarah Jayne Vickers (MMB Customer Liaison) and Lewis Cox (MMB Site manager) at the event and we are here till 7pm.

Unable to come down?, please ask us any questions below in the comments, for the project team to answer.

We are planning to commence essential upgrades to our sewers and highway drainage in the Heworth area very shortly and would like to invite you to join our project team on Tuesday 30 April 2019 at St Mary’s Church Hall between 3.00pm and 7.00pm to discuss the scheme in more detail and share your views on our proposals. If you miss us, we'll also have our community bus in the long stay car park on t Tuesday 7 May between 3.00pm and 7.00pm

The work will include the construction of a new surface water pumping station located within the Heworth Interchange long stay car park and associated surface water drainage between the pumping station and Low Heworth Lane. Work will begin on Monday 13 May 2019 and we expect to be substantially complete by Friday 20 December 2019. Please note that the long stay car park will be open as usual, however, there will be reduced parking bays for the duration of our construction work.

In addition, we will also be carrying out improvement work to existing sewers within Sunderland Road, together with the construction of a new relief chamber adjacent to the Swan Pub to reduce the risk of surface water flooding. This work will complement Gateshead Council’s ongoing surface water improvement scheme which will see the introduction of addition highway drainage within the Sunderland and Shields Road area to better manage surface water.

Traffic management will be necessary on Sunderland Road while we complete drainage improvement work. To ensure we do everything we can to keep traffic moving on Sunderland Road, we have scheduled this work over the school summer holiday period and are planning to temporarily close the junction of The Drive to reduce the number of temporary traffic light controls.

Please be assured that we are working closely with our partners to do all that we can to minimise any disruption to you and your community throughout the work. Typical working hours will be Monday to Saturday, between 8.00am and 5.00pm.

A site plan providing further details about our planned work can be found on the ‘planned work’ tab above. 
 

With the Christmas Holidays coming up, it’s time to share our final post of the year!
We would just like to thank all our lovely customers for their continued support and cooperation throughout the year to allow our projects across the region to run as smoothly and quickly as possible. Our sites will be shutting down on Friday 21st December and will re-open Thursday 3rd January. For anything urgent, you can contact the 24-hour Customer Contact team at Northumbrian Water on 03457171100.
From all of us at MMB, we wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year!