Cory Waste Transfer Station
Overview
- Client: ISC Contracting
- Project Value: £11m
- Dates: July 24 – Present
Cory Group have commissioned construction of a new Waste Transfer Station in Barking, London. This redevelopment will support Cory’s Riverside 2 Development, a new energy-from-waste (EfW) plant that is expected to incinerate 650,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfill a year and generate electricity for the equivalent of 176,000 homes.
Cory have commissioned the demolition and installation of a new 113m long reinforced concrete suspended quay, supported by steel tubular piles driven into the river-bed. The project involves modernising some of the existing site facilities, bringing two river wharves back into use and delivering a new purpose-built industrial WTS building on a designated Safeguarded Wharf and Safeguarded Waste Site. The modernisation of the site represents a substantial investment by Cory, which currently processes waste for nine boroughs in London and the South East.
The project is a great example of opportunities available to revitalise London’s safeguarded wharves, and how to utilise the river for marine logistics. Moving operations from the road to the river reduces the amount of waste vehicles on site, and contributes to reduction of emissions to the area.
Construction
Installation of 129no. 914mm x 27.5, CHS piles, landside and in the river, using 350T crawler cranes
130m of new sheet pile river wall using leader rig and crane suspended hammers.
Mobilisation of 400T crane on barge for demolition and marine piling
Fendering and quay furniture
Demolition
Demolition of the existing quayside using concrete wire saw cutting, breaking and underwater burning techniques.
Disposal of demolition arisings via the River Thames to riverside recycling facility
Scour Protection
Scour protection to revetment and berth pocket
Dredging
Dredging of a new berth using the GPS Boxer with long reach excavator and hoppers
UXO
UXO survey and target clearance
Engineering
Stability analysis for the barges
Demolition sequence assessment
Vibration assessment on sensitive third party assets
Site wide (marine and landside) Temporary Works Coordinators. Completing temporary works designs, inspecting and signing permit to loads and providing support to the project team for implementing solutions to challenges.
Marine Logistics
Planned, supervised and carried out mobilisation of all marine plant to site.
Passage plans for challenging tows
Delivery of material barges, planned around the tides to ensure site was always stocked with material for the works.
Utilised the following key sites for supporting the project:
Port of Tilbury
Royal Docks, London
Planning bulk excavation operations around the tides for loading hopper barges and towing to disposal site
