This is our new Unimog and Mulag system in action, cutting Sight Lines at Mitford Dam in Northumberland for the Environment Agency.
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Routine cutting is normally carried out up to twice a year in rural areas up to one swathe width (around 1.2m). Grass on sight lines, at road junctions and bends is cut more often as required to; preserve and improve visibility, provide a safe area for pedestrians if there is no footway, and protect wildlife on roadside verges, where this does not conflict with safety requirements.
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The Environment Agency ensure visibility for safe site entry/exit through additional cuts at the site access, protecting site staff, as well as other road users.
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The History of Mitford Dam
Following severe flooding from the River Wansbeck in 2008 a flood alleviation scheme for Morpeth, Northumberland, UK was designed and constructed which includes one of the largest flood storage reservoirs the Environment Agency has commissioned in England.
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The dam comprises an earth embankment 14 m high with a crest length of 370 m, a spillway capacity of 760 m3/s and a storage capacity of 1.4 Mm3.
Construction of the scheme was completed in 2015.
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