Hi my name is Sean Brown and I am the Project Manager representing the Doosan Interserve Joint Venture who have been contracted to upgrade Horsley Water Treatment Works on behalf of Northumbrian Water.  I will be based on site at Horsley and look forward to meeting with you during the project. We intend to keep you updated via this portal on forthcoming project activities and also milestones. The design of the project is well underway and we are about to commence site activities.

This week we will be moving an excavator and small gang to carry out some investigation works on a pipeline within the plant which is linked to a system which we intend to reuse.

Week commencing 16/5/2016 we will be moving additional excavators, dumpers and operatives to carry out preparation works at the site compound located opposite the treatments works. The existing mounds of material will be moved and reshaped to form a screen around the perimeter of the compound area adjacent to houses. This screen should assist in the carry over of any noise resulting from the construction operations. This screening Mound will be no more than 2.40m (8 Ft) high.

Week commencing 31/5/2016 we hope to take delivery of our site offices which will be delivered to site by wagon and offloaded by a crane. As with all our deliveries we have instructed our suppliers to access the site via the A69 Eastbound and the Water Lane entrance avoiding Horsley Village. All deliveries to site will be monitored to ensure the authorised route only is used.

Bulk Earthworks operations will commence in early June 2016 and will involve the moving of large earthmoving plant. All these vehicles will be transported using the same route as above and as we will be reusing all the material on site this operation should have a low impact on traffic levels to and from site.

We will update regularly as the project progresses.

Thank You

Sean Brown

Interserve Doosan JV Manager

Hi everyone,

Please find below a couple of vidoes we presented at the customer event last month that show the existing works as it stands now and the 3D construction model that shows the new works being built up.

Regards

Mike Foster

Hi everyone,

We have lots of information to share with our about the work at Horsley water treatment works.

I’d like to seek your feedback and understand your views about how we can minimise the impact of this essential work on you and the local community.

These are the screen shot images from the video that we’ll be presenting at the customer event this evening at the Women’s Institute Hall in Horsley village on Thursday 21 April 2016 from 4.00pm to 8.00pm.

The 3D construction video has been provided by our contractors DoosanInterserve as part of the feasibility and tender stage of the project giving Northumbrian water a high level of confidence, the video has been summarised to show you the key activities through the construction. I'll upload the videos as soon as we can make the size of video files suitable for viewing on the website.

Regards

Mike Foster

Hi everyone,

I'm Mike Foster, the Project Manager for the Horsley Water Treatment Works Upgrade project.

A £46M project to upgrade Horsey WTW has now reached a key milestone. We have selected our partners, a joint venture partnership with Doosan Enpure and Interserve Construction, to upgrade the treatment works.

The upgraded treatment works will increase the resilience of Horsley WTW improving the reliability of the treatment process and the ability to support our network that supplies clean, clear drinking water that tastes good to the Tyneside area.

In advance of the main project some work will be undertaken to remove trees and bushes on the construction site for the clarification and rapid gravity filters. This work will be carried out using specialist contractors. In addition to the ground clearance the overhead electricity line running parallel to Water Lane will be diverted to allow the contractors full access to the construction area.

The existing treatment works will remain fully operational while we upgrade the site and there won’t be any impact on the water service we provide to customers as a result of this work.

At the moment, we don’t have any further information to share but if you have any queries or want to make us aware of any additional assistance you require from us during this work then please use the ‘Contact us’ botton at the top of this page.

Regards,

Mike