M1 MOTORWAY PROJECT
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In February 2008, JC Balls embarked on its biggest, most ambitious project to date. After a successful tender bid with the MVM Joint Venture consortium (comprising Morgan Est, Vinci Grands Projets and Sir Robert McAlpine), work began on upgrading the M1 between the north side of Junction 25 and the south side of Junction 28 on behalf of the Highways Agency. A 15-mile section needed to be widened from three lanes to four to ease congestion, and the centre crash protection improved.
"We were the main earthworks subcontractor, a position some thought we didn't have the capability or capacity to handle," says Chris. Both brothers think JC Balls had previously been regarded by some of its competitors as a niche, tinpot operation. 'Don't get us wrong, there's nothing wrong with quietly going about your business in a way few know exactly what, where, why or when you do things. The mc important element is that the custom knows you have the experience an capacity to handle the given task," says Kevin.
Through to completion in August 2009, the company excavated and removed 34,000m3 of topsoil and 182,000m3 of subsoil, which was th backfilled with 250,000 tonnes of granular fill and 90,000 tonnes of sub-base. A fleet of more than 40 trucks shuttled the materials back E forth. Kevin says the same vehicles, didn't run in each direction fully low "When you're working on a project that, time is obviously of the essenc Machines can be kept waiting, so instead devised a one-truck, one-lc system in the interests of keeping tl site at peak productivity."
The Nottingham to Mansfield prc was completed this year at a total c of £340m,