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Code of Construction Practice Part B:

Site Specifc Requirements

Barn Elms (Revised)

December 2013


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Thames Tideway Tunnel

Code of Construction Practice Part B

Barn Elms

List of contents

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1 Barn Elms ......................................................................................................... 11.1 General .................................................................................................... 1

2 General requirements ...................................................................................... 23 Communications and community/stakeholder liaison ................................. 24 Site operation ................................................................................................... 25 Public access, highway and river transport .................................................. 3 6 Noise and vibration .......................................................................................... 57 Air quality.......................................................................................................... 58 Water resources ............................................................................................... 69 Land quality ...................................................................................................... 610 Waste management and resource use ........................................................... 611 Ecology (aquatic and terrestrial) .................................................................... 712 Historic environment ....................................................................................... 713 Other ................................................................................................................. 7

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Figure 1.1 Barn Elms: Site context and location plan ................................................. 2


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Code of Construction Practice Part B 1

1 Barn Elms

1.1 General

1.1.1 All works covered within this document are to be managed and performedto the culture within the Thames Tideway Tunnel vision of Zero Incidents,Zero Harm, Zero Compromise.

1.1.2 The Code of Construction Practice(CoCP) comprises two parts:

a. Part A: General requirements. These measures are applicableproject-wide.

b. Part B: Site-specific requirements. These are site-specific measures,where there are deviations from the general requirements indicated inPart A.

1.1.3 This document comprises the CoCPPart B for the Thames TidewayTunnel project works at Barn Elms site and identifies the detailed site-specific measures including working hours, site set up and servicingarrangements, taking into account the environmental issues andconsultations with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames andother stakeholders.

1.1.4 For ease of reference the CoCPPart B mirrors the headings in Part A.The CoCPPart B sets out site-specific issues and deviations from Part Aso where there are no site-specific measures reference should be made tothe measures set out in Part A.

1.1.5 A plan showing the location of the site is shown inFigure 1.1 below.


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Figure 1.1 Barn Elms: Site context and location plan

Note: For detailed Limits of Land to be Acquired or Used, refer to drawings in the Book of Plans.

2 General requirements

2.1.1 As per text in CoCPPart A.

3 Communications and community/stakeholderliaison

3.1.1 As per text in CoCPPart A.

4 Site operation

Topic Site-specific requirement

Working hours This site shall adhere to the following workinghours.

a. standard

b. continuous (for the West Putney connectiontunnel construction).

When other types of working hours (CoCPPart A,Table 4.1) are required, these shall be subject to


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agreement with the local authority through theSection 61 process.

Site layout Operating plant and equipment shall be set back

from the bank of the Beverley Brook to leave an 8mbuffer zone, unless agreed otherwise.

Site security / hoardingrequirements

The main site compound is to be fully hoarded. Aburied fencing / steel mesh netting shall beextended at least 500mm below the hoarding toprevent badgers, etc from accessing the workingsite (see Section 11).

The access route shall have green painted steelopen mesh fencing suitably supported for weatherconditions or similar and shall be designed to allow

badgers, etc access across the road at night.The hoarding is to be as defined in CoCPPart ASection 4.3.4c, planted hoarding on public facingsections.

The hoarding height is to be 3.6m at this site.

River works As per text in CoCPPart A.

Other items High pole suspended vertical netting of sufficientheight shall be erected above the hoarding whererequired to prevent balls from entering the hoarded

construction works from the playing field.Site cabins and welfare facilities to be dark greencolor to tie in with the planted hoardings.

The use and duration of the construction areaswithin the Barn Elms Schools Sports Centre are tobe minimised and reduced, as appropriate, betweenthe construction phases. This includes reducing theconstruction site area used after completion of themain civil engineering works, including shaftconstruction, but prior to mechanical and electricalworks, commissioning and landscaping.

5 Public access, highway and river transport


Site access and gates The site access/egress shall be from UpperRichmond Road (A205), travelling along RocksLane (A306) and turning right into Queen ElizabethWalk. Vehicles shall access the site via the BarnElms Schools Sports Centre car park. A new

access road shall route along the northernboundary of the sports centre to the River Thames


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and then along the eastern boundary parallel to theriver. The access route design shall minimise theimpact on the existing ecology where practical. Itshall be single track with passing places.

Access and construction activities shall beminimised during times of heavy recreational use ofthe playing fields.

Access to the existing car park and sports facilitiesshall be maintained throughout the works.

The Contractor shall provide vehicular access toAshlone Wharf tidal barrier, for the EA and itscontractors along the access route to beconstructed on the northern and eastern perimeterof Barn Elms Playing Field, for the duration of the

works.

The entrance to the access route shall be keptsecure at all times, whilst ensuring that the EA canaccess the asset whenever this is required(unrestricted 24hours a day, to ensure that they canfulfil their flood defence obligations).

Traffic management Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the localplanning authority, no heavy goods vehicles shallenter or leave the construction site during the hoursof 08.00 to 09.00am and 17:00 to 18:00 Monday to

Friday excluding bank holidays, and 08.00 to13.00pm Saturday to avoid local congestion.

Works during standard hours on a Saturday shallconsider avoiding periods of high recreationalactivity.

Access to the boathouse to be maintained forvehicles and pedestrians, unless otherwise agreed.

Parking changes within the Sports Centre car parkrequired to facilitate the construction site accessroad, shall include temporary relocation/ re-

provision of car parking spaces for the duration ofthe works (note: land may be available from theLondon Borough of Wandsworth for the re-provision).

Rocks Lane is part of the London Lorry ControlScheme and HGV movements along this roadbetween 9pm and 7am Monday to Friday, 1pm tomidnight Saturday and all day Sunday would needto be agreed with the Lorry Control Unit.

At locations along Queen Elizabeth Walk and at theSports Centre car park access where carriagewaywidth may not permit two-way vehicle flow for HGVs


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traffic marshals shall be required.

Event restrictions To be advised from discussions with the LondonBorough of Richmond upon Thames.

River transport N/A

Other Access to the Beverly Brook footpath would bemaintained during construction.

Pedestrian access between Queen Elizabeth Walkand the Barn Elms School Sports Centre shall bemaintained. The position of the pedestrian accessshall remain in close proximity to the changing roomfacilities throughout construction.

6 Noise and vibration


Control measures During connection tunnel works outside of standardworking hours the use of surface cranes shall beminimised. This shall involve the stockpiling ofmaterials/ equipment at the bottom of the shaft foruse during the evening and night for removal duringstandard working hours. In addition the work shallutilise measures to reduce noise including the use

of electric gantry cranes, gas/electric fork lift andmeasures to reduce noise from skip movementsand unloading.

Screened on-site batchers or screened staticconcrete re-mixer plant shall be used for tunnelworks outside standard hours.

See hoarding height above.

Other Reference should be made to Part A Section 6.3.5for Section 61 application to be shared with LB ofWandsworth in addition to the London Borough of

Richmond upon Thames.

7 Air quality


Vehicle and plant emissions As per text in CoCPPart A.

Dust emissions/control Reference should be made to Part A Section 7.5.1on agreeing locations and data provisions to both

the London Boroughs of Wandsworth andRichmond upon Thames.


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Odour As per text in CoCPPart A.

Other As per text in CoCPPart A.

8 Water resources


Control of pollution:

surface water

groundwater

The temporary access route shall have suitabletemporary drainage and shall prevent any localflooding of adjacent playing areas.

Control on abstraction As per text in CoCPPart A.

Ground treatment / dredging As per text in CoCPPart A.

Other All temporary hardstanding (as far as reasonablypracticable) on non-foreshore sites shall incorporatepermeable surfacing (SUDS/flood riskalleviation/surface water runoff reduction).

9 Land quality


Site works As per text in CoCPPart A.Site-specific issues / mitigation As per text in CoCPPart A.

10 Waste management and resource use


Excavated material As per text in CoCPPart A.

Resource usage As per text in CoCPPart A.

Other Topsoil to be removed shall be retained on site forfuture use where required as part of ThamesTideway Tunnel project works.


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