Key Services Provided

• Concrete repair
• Hydrodemolition
• Waterproofing
• Cathodic protection
• Concrete repair
• Drilling
• Excavation
• Wet grit blasting
• Formwork
• Resin anchoring
• Reinforcement
• Footpath construction
• Protective tunnel coating
• Drainage
• Lighting foundations

As a major artery and vital piece of infrastructure within the centre of Leeds, Woodhouse Tunnel - which carries the A58(M) beneath the busy city centre and Leeds General Infirmary, as well as adjacent to the university – sees over 75,000 cars pass through every day.

Undertaking over 400 nightshifts within a two year period, VolkerLaser provided a wide breadth of specialist trades, fixing over 500 tonnes of reinforced steel, placing over 5000m² of formwork and pumping nearly 2000m³ of concrete.

This was a major, almost military exercise in logistical expertise, as a delay to the removal of traffic control even by fifteen minutes would have resulted in rush hour gridlock up to the M621, a mile and a half’s distance from the tunnel. Traffic management was implemented at around 19:00 every evening and the tunnel closed to road users, re-opening the following morning at 06:00.

“We needed somebody that could react quickly, that knew what they were doing, and knew how to resolve any potential issues that we had envisaged - and that is exactly what we had with VolkerLaser. It has been a big team effort between Carillion, Leeds City Council and VolkerLaser. I’m really pleased with the outcome of the scheme”

Andy Crampton
Project Manager
Carillion PLC