The South East Thatcham Flood Alleviation Scheme Blog
The South East Thatcham Flood Alleviation Scheme is a project to build several surface water retaining earth embankments at Dunstan Green Park, public open space near Kennet School, and carry re-profiling of the Harts Hill Road and Francis Baily Primary School and Kennet School playing field. The scheme aims to reduce surface water flood risk to 62 properties at the south east of Thatcham.
We'll upload news and weekly updates here as the scheme progresses.
For any questions, comments or further information, get in touch with the Highways Projects Team.
South East Thatcham FAS - Week 10
Written on: 14-6-2019
Floral Way This week the new access road into the site was complete. The contractor has built a new headwall in the existing ditch that runs to the north of Floral Way. There is an existing concrete culvert that runs across the Floral way. The existing concrete bridge on the upstream side of the culvert has been removed and the area is being prepared for the installation of a drainage chamber.
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Dunston Green Park We are currently working around the existing ditch located by the existing children play area and the skate park. This week the contractor installed the foundation for a new headwall and excavated trial holes to locate underground services before starting to build other headwalls on the site.
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Siege Cross This week the contractor carried on with the construction of a drainage chamber, which will drain water from the newly installed land drains. The existing footpath that was broken out to lay a drain pipe was re-instated and opened to public to allow the construction of a new drainage system along the route of the temporary footpath.
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South East Thatcham FAS - Week 9
Written on: 6-6-2019
Floral Way The contractor has continued the construction of a new access road into the Floral Way site.
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Dunston Green Park The contractor has started installing land drains, which are perforated pipes laid in trenches and backfilled with loose shingle. We are also continuing to strip the topsoil for the new bunds.
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Siege Cross This week the contractor completed the excavation of a trial hole in the footpath to locate the position and level of existing underground services. This will allow us to safely install the two large diameter drainage pipes across the footpath which will connect into the existing surface water drainage system.
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South East Thatcham FAS - Week 8
Written on: 31-5-2019
Floral Way Following the removal of overhead electric cables last week, the contractor has started constructing a new access road into the site. This week drainage pipes and gully pots have been installed and the stone base layer for the new road has been laid and compacted.
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Dunston Green Park The relocation of the play equipment and the fence around the children's play area is almost complete. We are currently waiting for the rubber safety matting for the swing area and fence netting to complete the work before the play area is reopened. We are continuing to strip the topsoil for the new bunds.
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Siege Cross This week we continued with the land drainage installation, which included laying a perforated pipe and backfilling it with loose shingle. Trial holes were excavated the existing footpath to locate the positions of underground services. Two large diameter drainage pipes will be installed across the footpath which will connect into the existing surface water drainage system that runs along the edge of the temporary footpath. A trench support system has been installed to provide a safe working area to construct a drainage chamber.
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South East Thatcham FAS - Week 7
Written on: 16-5-2019
Floral Way This week the diversion of an existing overhead electric cable was completed. The cable was laid underground around the perimeter of the new reservoir. The connection and diversion of the electrical power was done on Sunday and the existing overhead cables were taken down subsequently.
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Dunston Green Park This week the contractor carried out adjustments to the children's play area, which included relocating the swings and a rocking horse.
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South East Thatcham FAS - Week 6
Written on: 8-5-2019
Floral Way This week we have completed stripping the topsoil across the site. There will be a new access road from Floral Way, located by the existing electric pole. This week drainage pipes were laid in the existing ditch under where the new site access will be constructed. The existing overhead electric cable will be laid underground around the perimeter of the new reservoir. This week the trench for the underground cable and concrete foundation for the new electric sub-station were complete.
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Siege Cross This week the topsoil was removed from the southern end of the park. The topsoil has been stockpiled and will be reinstated and seeded once the flood storage basin has been excavated.
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