General Overview ::
My daily job is providing Consultancy Services
in Road Safety, Operational Safety, Traffic Engineering and
Management Services for various clients through my employer
Sevenairs Consulting, which incidently, I'm the owner/director of !
Traffic Engineering ::
The design of a road improvement is much more complex than just
dropping a few bricks in the road and covering them with tarmac...
Indeed, many people believe this is the case and it takes some
explaining to persuade them otherwise !!! I deal with a small aspect
of the design process, but probably the most important bit, which I
call the icing on the cake. Basically, the things all users see...
Things like geometry, road markings, traffic signs, street lighting,
traffic signals and often overlooked, the legal stuff.
Designing Roads ::
I could be here all night, but I've listed some issues below that
need to be considered in the design process. Obviously the bigger
the scheme the more involved the work and more of the items have to
be considered.
:: Land ownership, use and planning issues
:: Highways economics, cost benefits and funding processes
:: Foundations, sub structure, soils and water tables
:: Water, surface drainage, cross fall, long fall, sewers and
outfalls
:: Statutory undertakers, water, gas, electric, telecoms, other
:: Surface materials, macadam, concrete, loose materials and
landscaping
:: Safety barriers, pedestrian guardrailing
:: Bridges, viaducts, tunnels and retaining structures
:: Traffic signs, road markings, street lighting, traffic signals
:: Traffic regulation orders, speed limits, parking control and
other legal stuff
:: Technology, lane control, variable message signs, communications
The list isn't meant to be comprehensive, just gives you a taste for
the complexities of the work. What you normally find is that many
people specialise in one or two of the fields listed above. My
skills are generally in the latter three items, but I also dabble in
many of the other fields
Clients ::
Alphabetically, these are companies I've completed work for either
directly or indirectly as clients
National and Regional Government
:: English Partnerships
:: English Waterways
:: Glasgow 2014
:: Highways England/Agency
:: Network Rail
:: Sheffield City Region
:: Transport for Greater Manchester
:: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Local Government
Yorkshire and the Humber
:: Barnsley Council
:: Bradford City Council
:: Calderdale Council
:: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
:: East Riding of Yorkshire County Council
:: Hull City Council
:: Humberside Safety Camera Partnership
:: Kirklees Council
:: Leeds City Council
:: North East Lincolnshire Council
:: North Yorkshire County Council
:: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
:: Sheffield City Council
:: Sheffield Development Corporation
:: South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership
:: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
:: York City Council
London
:: Transport for London
:: London Borough of Greenwich
:: London Borough of Hounslow
:: London Borough of Lambeth
:: London Borough of Southwark
Other
:: Derbyshire County Council
:: Durham County Council
:: Leicestershire County Council
:: Lincolnshire County Council
:: Norfolk County Council
:: Trafford Borough Council
:: Wigan Council
Consultants
:: AECOM
:: AMEY
:: AtkinsGlobal/WSAtkins
:: Arup
:: Aspen Burrow Crocker
:: Babtie Group
:: CarillionWSP
:: ENGIE
:: Fore Consulting
:: Gibb
:: Interserve
:: Kier
:: Local Transport Projects
:: Mott MacDonald
:: Mouchel
:: Scott Wilson
:: Wight Young Green
In addition to the above, I have undertaken work for a long list of
other developers
Bigger Projects ::
Most of the work that I undertake is generally of a minor nature,
including a few signs, cycle routes, bus priority and road safety
improvements, but below are a list of a few of the big boys that
I've worked on. In order of reducing values
:: M6 Toll (Formally Birmingham Northern Relief Road) - £900M
Investment
:: A1 Leeling to Barton - £400M
:: M6 J16-19 Smart Motorway - £274M
:: South Yorkshire LRT - £230M Infrastructure
:: A1 Darrington to Dishford Improvement - £245M DBFO
:: A628 / A57 Mottram, Hollingsworth and Tintwistle Bypass
:: A1033 Hedon Road, Hull - £43M
:: Don Valley Link Road, Sheffield - £33M
:: Sheffield Airport Spine Road - £8M
:: Sheffield Inner Ring Road, Stage 1 - (Stage 1b valued at £7M)
:: Sheffield Inner Relief Road, Stage 2 - £56M Initial Contract
Value
:: St Stephens Development, Hull - £160M retail investment
:: Broad Street Plaza, Halifax - £50M retail investment
:: Robin Hood Airport Link (FARRRS), Doncaster (RAF Finningley)
:: Alconbury Distribution Park, Cambridgeshire