Barhale awarded £16M service reservoir contract in Scarborough
Barhale has been awarded a £16M contract by Yorkshire Water to deliver a new service reservoir (SRE) at Springhill, strengthening Scarborough’s long-term water resilience. The four-year scheme, awarded as part of Yorkshire Water’s AMP8 programme to upgrade infrastructure, will safeguard water supplies for properties in and around the Yorkshire town. Civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale will construct a 17.3ML twin-compartment reinforced concrete service reservoir, to be known as Springhill SRE No.3, together with an associated valve house. It will replace the 93-year-old SRE No.1 (15ML) and Springhill SRE No.2 (2.6ML) to accommodate both current and future levels of service. The new reservoir will measure 55m × 77m externally and stand 5m tall. Internally, it will comprise two equal compartments of 54m × 38m and will be hydraulically balanced with the existing Springhill SREs. Construction will use a hybrid solution. The base slab will be cast in...