Name and Location
Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS), Doncaster, England.

Client
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

Project Description
The FARRRS will provide a new 4 km highway from the M18 at Junction 3 to Parrot’s Corner on the A638 Bawtry road.

The road will create links to Robin Hood Airport and new developments in Rossington, including Verdion’s inland port and Harworth Estate’s redevelopment of the former Rossington colliery.

Reclaimed material from the colliery spoil tips will be used to form raised embankments for most of the road.

In addition, several new bridges will be built to cross over the East Coast main line, the Brancliffe to Kirk Sandall railway line and various watercourses.

Value
£58-million.

Duration
The road will become operational in early 2016.

Latest Developments
Construction has begun on the FARRRS.

Mott MacDonald is the acting project manager and providing technical support for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council during construction.

The firm has a wide-ranging role in the FARRRS, including providing the route’s design and helping the council and its private-sector partners access funding from government’s regional growth fund.

The consultancy has also offered advice on transport and environmental appraisals, planning submission preparation, public consultation, contractor procurement and land assembly, including the preparation of compulsory purchase and side roads orders.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Mott MacDonald (project manager).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, tel +44 1302 735122.
Mott MacDonald, Tom Smith, tel +44 20 8774 2205 or email tom.smith@mottmac.com.