Hi everyone

As Christine said earlier in the week, we're currently moving and setting up the compound at the end of Webb Avenue.

I've been down to site today to see how Steve and the guys are getting on.

I've also taken a few photos of the new site at Webb Avenue and you can see that its taking shape nicely, we are due to have the containers delivered early next week.

Hope you have a great weekend

Tony

Hi all

As we have mentioned in earlier posts we have now moved over to start the Stephens Road project.  We were delayed for a short time but our team are on site today enjoying the good weather to set up our compound area.  Over the next few months we will be updating this portal with our progress, ensuring our customers are kept informed of our work.

I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our project team.

My name is Christine Taylor, the Customer Service Manager working for ESH-MWH on behalf of Northumbrian Water. I have already had the pleasure of meeting some members of the local community and over the period of the works you may see me walking around the area with the project team. Please feel free to come and introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have, alternatively you can post messages here on the portal.

Dave Player, is the Contracts Manager for the Murton scheme working for ESH/MWH on behalf of Northumbrian Water Ltd. He will oversee the progress of works on site, upgrading and upsizing the sewerage system including the installation of a storage tank. Dave will be helping to maintain high levels of safety, quality and customer engagement.

Steve Bennison is our Project Manager for the project who worked at Woods Terrace, he will be working on site throughout the duration of the work; overseeing the daily operations of the scheme delivery.

Tony Birkett will be the appointed Community Liaison Officer, he has already met many of our local residents and introduced himself. Tony will be on site weekly providing support to the site team and the local community. He will be happy to help with any queries you may have.

If you have any queries or questions please feel free to contact one of us

Christine

Hi

I visited site last Thursday for the first time in while.  The difference is great.

The main site cabins had been removed and the fencing was still in place.  I have been in touch with the site team who have advised that it was difficult to finish the work last week due to the wet weather. 

However they hope to grass seed the area later this week, which will enable us to remove the fencing. 

I have attached some photos from last week, I think the area is looking very tidy althoughI know the team have a little more to do.

We will be writing to all the local residents to ensure everyone is updated in the next two weeks.  In the meantime I have attached a link which will enable our customers to feedback on the service received during the scheme.  Please take the time to let us know how we did.  The reference for the project is 'Murton'

https://nwlcommunityportal.co.uk/feedback/ref

Thanks in advance

Christine

Hi all,

With regards to Stephens Road, Murton project

Please accept our apologies.

You may of noticed that we have not arrived on site at Stephens Road to set up our compound as planned on Monday.  Due to weather, ground conditions and other technical issues the works have been delayed until the 17 July 2017.  We will update our customers via the portal so please watch this space. 

Do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to discuss this further or comment below.

Once again we apologise for this delay.

Regards

Christine

Hi Everyone

As you will see, work at Woods Terrace is finally showing signs of finishing! I was there this afternoon and spoke to the team who told me that all is going well; We're starting to remove all the machinery and this should be gone by the weekend. Then next week we'll start to remove the compound and fencing. We're inthe process of reinstating the green, but obviously it will take time for the grass to become established.

I'm sure you'll all agree, it will be nice to finally finish!

Tony

Hi all

I want to thank those who attended the meeting at Ribbon Community Primary School the other night to discuss the next phase of work at Stephens Road.  It was lovely to see you all.

I thought it would be great to let you all know what is happening in the next phase so I have taken some information from the letter that was distributed in the area, please see below.

Together with our supply partner, ESH-MWH, Nothumbrian Water plan to carry out over £2 million of investment work between Monday 3 July 2017 and Thursday 31 May 2018. This essential work will be carried out in Stephens Road, Wellfield Road, Gowland Square and the wooded area to the north of Wetherburn Avenue.

The work will include the upsizing of existing sewers and the laying of new sewers. All these works, when completed, will be below ground with only manhole covers in the highways left visible.

Typical working hours will be Monday to Friday, between 8.00am and 6.00pm. While weekend working is not envisaged, it may become necessary however, any customers directly affected will be consulted prior to any planned weekend working.

During this work, construction traffic will need access to all working areas and to our temporary site compound which will be located in the wooded area to the north of Webb Avenue.

We are working closely with Durham County Council to make sure any disruption is kept to a minimum.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be tidying up the area of Woods Terrace and moving along.  We will be keeping you informed of our progress.

See you all soon

Christine

Good Afternoon Everyone

Steve is on holiday this week so I'm going to give you a quick update. Works are now significantly complete and we are reinstating the roads and the tank area.

On Tuesday we will be resurfacing the roads and paths for up to 4 days during this time we would appreciate your help by avoiding parking in the area. When we have completed the surfacing we will reinstate the grassed area and remove the remaining materials.

Many thanks for your help and patience during the scheme

David

hi,

Just a quick update on the scheme, the drainage works are now complete and we have placed temporary surfacing to the rear of woods terrace. Next week we will continue with putting things back as they were before we arrived. we plan to carry out the permanent tarmac reinstatement works beginning Tuesday the 20th June, which will require traffic lights on north coronation street for a short duration. On Wednesday next week the site cabins will be getting replaced with a much smaller cabin to help us complete the reinstatements.

have a great weekend everybody.

steve

Good morning

We are aware there is an issue with the BT line in the area of Henry Street North.   BT are on site now trying to resolve the problem, can you let us know if you have been impacted by this, to ensure the BT engineer fully resolves the problem.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Christine

Hi everyone,

As mentioned previously we have been removing the sheet piles this week that were put in whilst we were building the tank. This went very well and is now finished. Next week we will begin to remove the stone that was put in for these works, and start replacing all the soil that was removed. Due to this you may notice a slight increase in site traffic whilst these works are carried out. The drainage works to the rear of woods terrace continues to progress nicely. once we have replaced the soil we will be looking to start replacing the footpaths that were removed from across the grass area. I have attached a video of the pile extraction if anybody would like to see how it was done.

enjoy the glorious sunshine and have a very enjoyable bank holiday weekend everybody.

steve.