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16/06/2017
New Park-And-Ride Facility To Be Built In Somerset
Work has commenced on a new 252-space park-and-ride facility in Somerset.
The scheme is being carried out by Somerset Infrastructure Alliance, a joint venture between Bridgwater firm R K Bell Group Ltd, Skanska and Bristol-based Forest Traffic Management Limited.
The facility is being built to the south west of Cannington off the A39 Cannington Bypass. Completion is scheduled for summer 2018.
The temporary park-and-ride site was approved as part of the Government permission to build the £18 billion Hinkley Point C scheme after thorough consultation with local councils, organisations and residents. The site will be returned to agricultural use once the power station has been built.
David Eccles, EDF Energy's Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Hinkley Point C, said: "One of our priorities is to minimise the number of road journeys to and from site during the construction and operation of the new power station.
"Our construction workers already use dedicated local bus services and existing park and ride facilities to get to work, while deliveries of materials and equipment is carefully managed and a temporary jetty will enable us to bring 80 per cent of the aggregates to site by sea."
(LM/JP)
The scheme is being carried out by Somerset Infrastructure Alliance, a joint venture between Bridgwater firm R K Bell Group Ltd, Skanska and Bristol-based Forest Traffic Management Limited.
The facility is being built to the south west of Cannington off the A39 Cannington Bypass. Completion is scheduled for summer 2018.
The temporary park-and-ride site was approved as part of the Government permission to build the £18 billion Hinkley Point C scheme after thorough consultation with local councils, organisations and residents. The site will be returned to agricultural use once the power station has been built.
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David Eccles, EDF Energy's Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Hinkley Point C, said: "One of our priorities is to minimise the number of road journeys to and from site during the construction and operation of the new power station.
"Our construction workers already use dedicated local bus services and existing park and ride facilities to get to work, while deliveries of materials and equipment is carefully managed and a temporary jetty will enable us to bring 80 per cent of the aggregates to site by sea."
(LM/JP)
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