Earl Street pumping station
Client: Oxford City Council
Project: Installation of new pumping station and associated works
Department: Highways & Engineering
Date of completion: May 2017
Budget: £40k
Client
Oxford City Council is the local district council serving the City of Oxford.
Requirement
Earl Street is a narrow street lying within an area susceptible to flooding. A new pump station, including a storage tank in the ground, needed to be installed along with associated electrical work, installation of headwalls and pumping main. Main challenges included working on a live site, leaving access to properties and the construction of deep drainage.
Solution
ODS' Highways & Engineering team worked closely with stakeholders and contractors to ensure that the project caused the minimum amount of disruption during construction. Throughout the project new skills were brought into play offering our workforce the opportunity to understand and work with new working methods and products. 100m of pumping main were installed during this project.
Results
ODS' Highways & Engineering team were able to install the new pump station and carry out ancillary works causing minimal disruption to road users and residents of Earl Street. The works were completed on time and to budget.
