Ageing infrastructure, climate change, extreme weather; all of these make embankment failures and landslips almost inevitable. But that doesn’t make it any easier to predict where or when they will happen, or how extensive they will be.
Achieving a rapid and purposeful response – every time – means having a tried and tested mobilisation process. It also means having a detailed understanding of the complexities and complications that could make remedial works go wrong – and embedding effective counter-measures as part of your standard way of working to pre-empt those problems.
Fixing The Right Problem
Inaccurate scoping and lack of detail about the precise failure, location or terrain are the most likely root causes of ineffective or inefficient responses. The first priority is always to get the right expertise onsite within hours to make a detailed assessment of the failure along with any constraints concerning access, ground conditions or other factors such as overhead power lines.
With a detailed technical assessment, viable design solutions can then be rapidly drawn up for approval. Meanwhile the necessary skills, equipment and materials are allocated, which brings us to another potential pinch-point.
Simplifying Delivery
Suttle Projects makes significant investments in self-delivery capabilities because speed and flexibility are essential. This applies to all infrastructure projects – rail emergencies in particular.
We can draw on in-house skills, equipment and materials immediately without having to negotiate with third parties. Using our own resources means we can ensure that the solution and equipment are precisely matched to the technical needs, rather than adapt the solution to what happens to be readily available through third parties.
Because they’re unplanned by their very nature, emergencies such as embankment failures and landslips have the capacity to cause the most significant disruption to rail users. Our response service reflects this reality and aims to deliver efficient and flawless solutions every time.
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