Graham Construction secures Grimsby marine contract

Graham Construction has won an £18.9m marine project in Grimsby for Associated British Ports.

The contract to design and build a new Ro-Ro facility primarily for the import of vehicles into the UK, entails the construction of a new 250m long approach span jetty, 195m long finger pier jetty and an 80mx30m floating pontoon with a 70m linkspan bridge connecting the pontoon and fixed structure.

The jetties will be built using driven steel tubular piles with a mixture of precast and in situ concrete decks.

The piling has to be carried out during a three month window from the start of May to the end of July 2012 due to environmental constraints.

The reinforced concrete pontoon is to be cast in a dry dock before being floated, towed to site and positioned. Other elements of the scheme include 150,000m3 of dredging, construction of a 12,000m2 Car Park and M&E works.

Work is due to start on site in February 2012 with completion scheduled for March 2013.