River Thames Scheme - Construction Partner

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River Thames Scheme - Construction Partner RTS will reduce flood risk to people living and working near the Thames, enhance the resilience of nationally important infrastructure, contribute to a vibrant local economy and maximise the social and environmental value of the river. The main works include the design and construction of the 8km flood channel built in two channel sections: • First section – Egham Hythe to Chertsey; • Second section – Laleham to Shepperton. and will include design and construction of the following: • increasing the flow capacity of Sunbury, Molesey and Teddington weirs; • Increasing the capacity downstream of the Desborough Cut; • Highways bridges, roads and footbridges on private and public land, work to M3 motorway assets and utility service diversions, including the Southampton to London pipeline; • Landscaping works including creation of areas for community use post construction and areas of habitat created to mitigate impacts during construction; • Active travel routes to encourage cycling and other forms of non-motorised travel; • Earthworks including excavation, storage, treatment, placement and disposal of approx. 1 million mᶾ of material including landfill waste, topsoil, alluvium and gravels - this represents a significant proportion of the overall construction costs; • New operational assets to ensure the channel can be operated and maintained by a dedicated team once in service.