Case Study Finningley And Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (Farrrs)

Finningley And Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (Farrrs)

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The Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS) project – now known as Great Yorkshire Way – providing a new highway from the M18 at junction 3 to Doncaster Sheffield Airport with links into Rossington and the iPort development.

The main section a three mile link from junction three of the M18 to the A638 Bawtry Road, a collaboration between Doncaster Council and three major private sector developers; Verdion, Peel and Harworth Estates, began in October 2013 and was completed and opened on 29 February 2016.

Sword carried out works on this project under sub-contract to the main contractor Carillion between December 2013 and February 2016.

Sword carried out RFC works in the construction of:-

  • 6 no. Bridges
  • 2 no. Subways
  • 3 no. Pipe culverts
  • 4 no. Box Culverts

Works were required to take place during possessions and over and next to live rail and watercourses.