The site

A public footpath in Welham Green.

The brief

To make safe an unlevel footpath allowing easier access for all users.

The solution

To construct a ramp along the slope which had approximately a 2.5m difference in height so would skirt along the edge of the slope and be approximately 30m long with the crest removed from the top path, this gave a 1:15 incline to be compliant with The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The path was built up with crushed concrete to make up the foundations and top dressed with concrete dust. The banks of the path were then finished with top soil and finally seeded.

The result

With a gradual slope and a useful handrail, the path is now safe and fully usable to the general public.