New Bypass built using Burlington Stone

publication date: May 28, 2008

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author/source: Burlington

The Aggregates Division of Cumbria-based Burlington, has played a major role in helping deliver a new bypass that has recently been opened in the Lake District National Park not only on time but also on budget.

Constructed on behalf of the Highways Agency by main contractors, Laing O’Rourke, the new 3.8km bypass is situated on the popular A590 trunk road that links communities in South Cumbria with the main M6 motorway. With work having started on the scheme in July 2006, Burlington’s Aggregates Division has supplied a total of 234,053 tonnes of crushed infill stone and over 8,400 tonnes of weathered walling stone.