A picture of the recently completed Boughton and
Bunk/rk By-Pass.
Peace returns to
Boughton and Dunkirk
Villagers
EDUGHTON AND DUNKIRK BY-PASS
The first of the series of by-passes between the eastern
end ol the M2 motorway and Dover was opened on
Znd March, 1976, by the Chairman of the Kent County
Council.
The two-year, E3M Contract, which was completed by
MEAHS wilihin the extended Contract period, included
the iruiisiruction of four major bridges and two sub-
ways. inrilirrtoving involved excavating approximately
1,900,000 cubic metres of clay and other alluvial
%§Dl|tl.E obvious joy that this new road has given to the
Bflflpii llving in these two villages is gratifying to all
ihfilfi concerned with the scheme. It makes sense when
the Qlfinnlng, technical skill and sheer effort of so many
eeeple produces such a worthwhile result, and MEARS
are proud to have produced yet another milestone in
the history of roads in Kent.
The ehotograph taken from the western end of the
Gentreet indicates how Well the road blends into the
surrounding countryside.
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‘ view of the Eastern Docks at Dover.
DOVER
Hevergsert. Development
Mears Construction has a long association with the
development of the Harbour and since the late 1940's
has been involved in the construction of the modern-
isation of the Eastern Docks. This has included the
construction of three roll-on/roll-off terminals which
involved large blockwork sea walls, extensive sheet
piling and land reclamation. Following this an adjacent
part of the harbour was reclaimed to form the present
Hoverport.
More recently the vast increase in Continental bound
traffic resulted in Mears winning a £4.7M contract for a
new international hoverport at the Western end of the
port. This is required to accommodate an enlarged
hovercraft to be introduced on cross channel services
by British Hail Hovercraft Ltd., and by the French
Railways, with a new SEDAM N500 hovercraft.
We contract provides for the reclamation of 15 acres
\./I land including the formation of a concrete ramp and
hoverpad. The reclamation will be constructed with a
new solid section of pier to replace the existing iron-
work part of the Prince of Wales Pier, the extension of
the North Pier in the inner harbour and the perimeter
toe wall.
Mears have also been responsible for the building of a
new and more extensive Customs and Control buildings
which they built in record time under very difficult
conditions. A roll-on/roll-off terminal has been com-
pleted in the Western docks along with the Harbour's
first ‘double decker' roll-on/roll-off terminal in the
Camber area of the Eastern Docks.

IVIEAFIS
Mears Construction Limited
154-158 Sydenham Road
London SE26 5LA
CIVIL ENGINEERING & BUILDING CONTRACTOP