Site clearance and reclamation of Paradise Tip.

client: Wear Valley District Council | value: £1.8m
contract date: 2000-02

The site involved was a former British Rail Tip which had been used for the disposal of spent ballast and rolling stock 'strip down' arisings. Contamination on the site was mainly due to the presence of asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). The contract spanned 24 calendar months.

More specifically works involved:

Site clearance involving the removal of surface debris
and excavation of concrete railway platform structures

Excavation and filling of 180,000m³ of tipped material
under strict hygiene conditions

Regrading and re-compaction to remove unstable slopes

Removal of hydrocarbon contamination and capping
of phytotoxic contamination

Capping of the whole re-graded tip with use of a brightly
coloured geogrid as a warning layer and physical barrier

The site was restored for recreational use
with grass seeding, landscaping and public access
provision being carried out.