Gibson’s have been awarded the East Galway Landfill contract to undertake site development works for Galway City Council. The works generally consist of the following:
- Construction of two new Engineered Cells 8A and 9A comprising
- Excavation and construction of berms to Cells
- Drainage stone and collection pipe system and side risers for ground water pumps
- Engineered bentonite enhanced clay barrier using imported materials
- HDPE liner
- Geotextile protection layer and stone drainage layer
- Leachate collection pipework and associated cell side risers
- Installation of utilities: telemetry and power ducting and new groundwater main
- Engineered cap installed in 4 separate phases including
- Modification of existing wells to receive new well heads
- Installation of gas collection geocomposite and pipework
- Installation of LLDPE liner
- Installation of subsurface drainage geocomposite and associated pipework infrastructure
- Installation of gas/leachate pipework
- Subsoil, Topsoil and seeding
- Installation of surface water swales
- Installation of site access roads
- Installation of new telemetry and power ducts
- M&E works comprising new groundwater and leachate pumps, associated cables and switchgear
- Landscaping
Works commenced in early August 2017 and continued on a phased basis and completed on October 2020.
