This presentation will be a holistic review of the Congleton Link Road Project, including; the need for the project, the funding and procurement of the project by Cheshire East Council, the design and construction of the project and it’s challenges, and the lasting impact of the project on the community.
The £90m Congleton link road highways project, opened to traffic in April 2021.
The 5.5km Wolstenholme Elmy Way joins the A534 Sandbach Road to the west and the A536 Macclesfield Road to the north and the project included:
The event is organised by CIHT with support from ICE Cheshire branch.
ICE members are able to attend the lecture free of charge.
GRAHAM Construction
contracts director
A chartered civil engineer and contracts director at GRAHAM Group, responsible for construction projects within the energy, nuclear and highway sectors throughout the UK.
GRAHAM Construction/Merseyside Committee
engineering manager
A Chartered Civil Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers. Experienced in the management of multi-disciplinary engineering design in a variety of infrastructure sectors for both contractors and consultants.
Cheshire East Council
infrastructure delivery manager
A chartered engineer, Paul was the Congleton Link Rd project sponsor working on it from its inception.
Arcadis
project manager
Chartered civil engineer with twenty years of working at both a contractor and consultant, delivering multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects for a variety of clients across the country.
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