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create is ‘blanked off’ from any residences. Even though the noise from a con-
struction site may be ‘music to the ears’ of a civil engineer who likes to hear the
job ‘humming along’, the public at large take a diametrically opposite view.
Authorization of night working may be difficult to obtain if attention is not
paid to reducing noise as much as possible.
Extra land
Extra land outside the site or extra access to the site can be obtained by the
contractor if he so desires, provided it is not disallowed under the contract,
and the contractor gets the necessary permissions, wayleaves, etc. and bears
all costs involved.

Main offices

The contractor’s main offices and stores need to be near the site entrance. Most
vehicles carrying materials to site must stop at the checker’s office, and it is
convenient to have this near the agent’s offices and the stores. The resident
engineer’s office should not be far away from the agent’s offices, so that easy
communication is maintained at all staff levels, and there is economy in pro-
viding telephone, heating, lighting and sewerage.

12.13 Temporary works

Temporary works are mostly designed by the contractor, but the resident
engineer will need to review the design because of the safety responsibility
also held by the engineer (see Sections 10.2 and 10.3). On a large project the
temporary works may comprise major structures such as caissons, coffer-
dams, river diversion works, sheet piling, access bridges, etc. Designs for such
structures will normally have to be forwarded to the engineer for his consent,
though the resident engineer should apply his site checks first so that he can
draw the engineer’s attention to any matters of doubt seen on site.

12.14 Work in public roads

Under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (applying to England, Wales
and Scotland) a street works licence has to be obtained from the relevant
highway authority before any work to install, maintain or alter apparatus
in the highway is permitted, except emergency work. The ICE Conditions of