Folkestone Bypass 1969

The clip captures works on the Folkestone Bypass contract, awarded to Walker Construction in 1969.
Folkestone Council commissioned us for the then contract sum of £130000.00. Equating to approximately £6 million in today’s value.
The 18 month contract to build a new bypass from Cherry Garden Lane to the top of Blackbull road included 2 subways and a new roundabout.
The Folkestone contract was a huge opportunity for the firm, presenting the largest works the company had ever undertaken at the time. It took a whopping 75% of the company’s resources!
www.walker-construction.co.uk
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[@chestnutsev7]

Wow you can see the creteway estate we moved there in 1970 -82.loved it up there.

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

No hi-viz no flashing lights and I bet they didn't need to watch a pointless induction DVD and have an even more pointless CSCS card..good old days when you could just go straight in and crack on,