TRANS - PENNINE MOTORWAY TAXES CONSTRACTORS INGENUITY
A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN ENGLAND IS DESCRIBED. WHEN COMPLETED THE NEW HIGH SPEED ROAD WILL HAVE DUAL THREE LANES TO CARRY TRAFFIC ACROSS THE PENNINE CHAIN (A LONG HILL RANGE KNOWN AS THE BACKBONE OF ENGLAND) AT AN AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 1000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE ROUTE CHOSEN CLIMBS THROUGH A SERIES OF EMBANKMENTS AND CUTTINGS AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE PASSABLE IN MID-WINTER. FROM TRIALS IT WAS FOUND THAT WHERE THE HIGHWAY EMBANKMENT SIDE SLOPES WERE 1:5, MINIMUM SNOW WAS DEPOSITED ON THE HIGHWAY, MOST OF IT BEING BLOWN CLEAR. SIDE SLOPES OF THIS RATIO WERE ADOPTED TO A WIDTH OF 25 FT. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY, AND FROM THIS POINT THE NORMAL EMBANKMENT SIDE SLOPES OF 1:2 WERE USED. THE MAIN CUTTINGS WERE WINDY HILL (120 FT DEEP X 2,500 FT LONG), DEANHEAD (180 FT DEEP X 2,600 FT LONG), CROFT HOUSE (90 FT DEEP X 1,700 FT LONG), AND WHOLESTONE (50 FT DEEP X 5,000 FT LONG). SOME OF THE MATERIAL EXCAVATED WILL BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCAMMONDEN DAM. ON COMPLETION, SCAMMONDEN DAM WILL BE 240 FT HIGH AND 1,220 FT WIDE AT THE BASE. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BEING USED AND THE METHODS FOR DEALING WITH UNDERGROUND WATER.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 22, No 1, PP 31-32, 62-63, 5 PHOT
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Authors:
- Mead, H T
- Publication Date: 1969-10
Media Info
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Serial:
- World Construction
- Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Cutting; Earth dams; Embankments; Excavation; Groundwater; Mountains; Road construction; Slopes; Snow
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215240
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 16 1970 12:00AM