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Ockham Road North � Footpath Construction

Ockham Road North is located in a rural location and for most of it�s length didn�t have a path alongside it, forcing pedestrians to walk in the verge alongside fast moving traffic.� Via the Chief Executive, Engineering Services was asked by Ockham Parish Council to provide a footpath to link with the existing footpaths in Ockham Lane and the North West Sector of Ockham Road North, to improve pedestrian safety and provide wheelchair access.

As well as the footpath being constructed the GBC Clerk of Works worked very closely with the Parish Council and the local residents to ensure that disruption was kept to a minimum. The works involved constructing a 330m long footpath, junction realignment, two crossing points and adjusting some street furniture. Photograph three below shows the problems faced when constructing a footpath so near to existing vegetation and boundaries, but despite this a minimum width of 900mm was maintained along it�s length to allow for wheelchair access.

As part of the works Surrey County Council had to install a culvert and their works started immediately after our works finished in January 2002 and were completed in March 2002 just in time for the official opening on Saturday 30^th March 2002 by the Mayor and Chairman of Ockham Parish Council as shown in photograph four below.

For more information on this scheme please contact either Dennis Batchelor or Steve Elliott in Engineering Services.