Overcoming challenges collaboratively
AGC have installed a like-for-like replacement of the highway boundary post & rail fence adjacent to the M42 northbound and southbound between junctions 5 & 6.
815m of boundary fence has been replaced including stock netting and barbed wire.
The M42 post and rail fencing scheme ran alongside a National Highways major project scheme, upgrading a large section of the M42. With the work areas overlapping, AGC worked collaboratively with the major project team to minimise interactions and ensure works were carried out safely. This often meant working out of sequence to accommodate their programme.
Works were first undertaken in January & February 2024. The weather experienced during the scheme was particularly challenging, compounding the already saturated ground, making it very difficult to install the posts due to the high water levels. In fact, on several occasions the river Blythe burst its banks, rendering some of the site unpassable with vehicles or on foot. It meant parts of the scheme were unworkable during the initial visit, hence the decision to halt works and return in the summer months to complete the scheme.
