{"id":7138,"date":"2025-08-11T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:46:47","slug":"ohob-wins-enabling-works-for-150m-medway-regen-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/ohob-wins-enabling-works-for-150m-medway-regen-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"OHOB wins enabling works for \u00a3150m Medway regen scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"380\">O\u2019Halloran &amp; O\u2019Brien has secured the contract to carry out a major package of enabling works at Medway Council\u2019s flagship \u00a3150m Strood Civic riverside regeneration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"531\">The 32-month programme, running from September 2025 to April 2028, covers phases 1B to 5 of the brownfield site\u2019s preparation for full development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"761\">The Gravesend-based contractor will undertake extensive land-raising and groundworks, including drainage, service installation and the removal of obstructions, to get the former Civic Centre plot ready for the 195-home scheme.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_500439\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strood-Civic-Centre-site-Google-Maps.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-500439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strood-Civic-Centre-site-Google-Maps.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1482\" height=\"904\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site of a former civic centre on the banks of the River Medway in Kent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"761\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"468489\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flanneryplanthire.com%2Fplant-operator-training%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/flannery.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1064\">The redevelopment, led by council-owned Medway Development Company, was approved last December and will transform the prime riverfront site with a mix of flats and houses, 25% of which will be affordable. Plans also include a commercial space, public gardens and a new riverside walkway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22_229_CGI_mediuma4-1-scaled-e1712828624481-1536x1023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-500440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22_229_CGI_mediuma4-1-scaled-e1712828624481-1536x1023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1023\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1283\">Flood defence works to protect the site have already been completed under earlier Local Growth Fund-backed phases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1283\">The enabling works contract marks the next big step towards construction starting on the main build.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1283\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"492636\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwinchmorebrickwork.co.uk%2Fabout-us%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WINChMORE_JOBS_MPU.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1283\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"439734\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intersteels.com%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Retro-FitsteelspecialistsGIF-ezgif.com-resize.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1463\">\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/M3zFwI8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O\u2019Halloran &amp; O\u2019Brien has secured the contract to carry out a major package of enabling works at Medway Council\u2019s flagship \u00a3150m Strood Civic riverside regeneration. The 32-month programme, running from September 2025 to April 2028, covers phases 1B to 5 of the brownfield site\u2019s preparation for full development. 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