Preparing for surfacing
Sophie Nash is Project Officer for the Westonbirt Project. She organises the logistics of the project, working with architects and project managers for various elements to deliver the works.
Drainage for the new coach park and car park is now in place, including an oil interceptor for drainage within the water source protection zone. This will catch oil and silt from vehicles which drive and park in the finished coach and car parks.
A stone base layer has been laid down on the coach park access road and parts of the main car park, ready for the next stage of surfacing.
In the main car park itself, you may have spotted 'T' shaped markers pushed into the soil. These are setting out points for the roads, parking bays and other key features of the car park.
In this area, the surface is now further along in its preparation and levelled out - much closer to how the land will lie once the construction is complete.
The cold weather has been helping things along - saturated soil firms up in the icy weather, and although it makes for a rather chilly working environment, it is much easier going than puddles and mud.
You may also have noticed the new barrier that we've put in place, much nearer to the main road than the previous one. This is to let staff in before we open each morning, and metal estate fencing will be put in place after Easter to link to this and mirror that already in place on the opposite side of the entrance road.
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