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Marine & Waterways

Eigg Ferry Terminal

Client
 The Highland Council
Value
 £6.35m
Designer
 Scott Wilson Scotland
Programme
 75 Weeks
Contract Form
 Lump Sum
Completed
 2003

Construction of a new ferry terminal with mass concrete berthing structure and slipway, construction of a yacht wall and 300m long rock causeway with rock armour protection to side slopes and tarmac road on top. 3 cofferdams were constructed, the deepest being to –4.2m CD. Accommodation works include stone clad waiting room and 7m high storage building, fuel storage tanks, livestock handling area, gas cylinder storage compound and refurbishment of existing 60m pier including fenders, bollards and furniture. Sand and rock dredging to access channel and construction of associated offshore navigation aids and markers were also included. The project received a Construction Commendation at the 2004 Saltire Awards.

Principal Elements included:

Site Batched Mass Concrete 8,500 m3 / Rock Fill 20,000 m3
Rock Excavation 33,000 m3 / Rock Armour 28,000 m3
Dredging - 50,000 m3

 

 

Key Issues

  • Island location therefore everything came by sea
  • Contractor’s alternative insitu concrete construction method adopted to avoid use of divers
  • Landscape features created with rock armour to lessen environmental impact of causeway
  • Access from shore base at Mallaig via full time personnel boat and landing craft
  • Workforce - which peaked at 35 - accommodated in purpose built camp