New terminal construction moves into next phase

Mon 1st Feb 2010

Portsmouth Commercial Port this week hosted a 'turning the sod' ceremony.

With digging currently taking place at the new terminal site, the next stage will involve driving pre-cast concrete pile foundations into the ground. With this work commencing in mid February and taking two weeks to complete, it will be followed by foundation piers being capped and the in-situ ground beams being installed over a period of five weeks.

The 2700m² new terminal building will be situated 150 metres to the east of the existing terminal building, where Port terminal warehouses used to reside. While the footprint of the actual building will be roughly the same as the existing structure, it gains a further 75 per cent of floor space, including a larger canopy.

Ferry Port Manager, Phil Gadd, says: “It is exciting seeing such change taking place at the Port and it is reassuring that everything is currently on schedule and that foundations for the new building will be put down soon. Over the last six months a number of enabling works have been taking place to resurface a large area, demolish existing buildings and re-locate workshops. We look forward to seeing the building being constructed in the future.”

Andy Duff, Regional Managing Director of Mansell South said: "We were delighted to welcome Councillor Mike Hancock to the site, along with key members of the Portsmouth Commercial Port and Mansell Construction teams, for the official turf cuttings ceremony. We are thrilled to be involved with this prestigious project and we look forward to establishing an excellent working relationship with both the Port Authority, and City Council, through our collaborative approach to this scheme. We are determined to ensure that with careful controlled planning, we will deliver another successful ‘Mansell On Time’ project. “

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