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A \u00a32m slope and ground stabilisation project now entered its 20th month as part of the A465 trunk road dualling scheme in South Wales<\/h2>\n

The scheme is the Welsh Government’s most extensive ongoing infrastructure development. Quantum Geotechnic and Spencer ECA, who are part of the RSK Group, are working together to deliver the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teams have done, and continue to do, an excellent job in executing this project, making use of a combination of in-house heavy plant supplied by Spencer ECA and Quantum\u2019s soil nailing and rock bolting drilling masts,\u201d said Ross McDermott, managing director at Spencer Quantum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe soil nailing works are set to continue late into 2023. What started out as a six-week initial project has evolved into an ongoing one for more than 18 months, delivering works across the length and breadth of the site, which is a testament to the relationship our teams have forged with the client,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The A465 is set to be opened soon<\/h3>\n

Post-site work monitoring will finish next month, funded by the Welsh Government’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, with support from the European Agricultural Fund.<\/p>\n

Quantum Geotechnical completed an extensive project involving 435 boreholes, 128 trial pits, in situ testing, geophysical surveys, and the installation of ground gas and groundwater monitoring<\/a> wells as part of the ground stabilisation project.<\/p>\n

The project focused on land and environmental protection<\/h3>\n

Spencer ECA focused on land management and environmental services, while Quantum Geotechnical took care of geotechnical contracting and consultancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpencer ECA led on the vegetation clearance, constructing a network of roadways including temporary SignaRoad installations, and established a secure works compound in an extremely rural setting using all in-house plant and multi-skilled operatives, commented McDermott.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuantum Geotechnic was then able to proceed and undertake the investigation, with Spencer ECA providing the necessary plant and specialist operatives throughout the project,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The new road will be a 70mph dual carriageway featuring six junctions, with slip roads facilitating access to and from the A465 carriageway<\/a>. \u00a0The project will extend between Hirwaun and Dowlais Top for 11 miles. The development will leave the A465 between the Hirwaun and Trewaun junctions for about a mile between the Taf Fechan Viaduct and the Gurnos Farm underpass.<\/p>\n

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