Esh awarded Riverside Sunderland contract
The contractor will install infrastructure improvements including a pedestrian footbridge between the Stadium of Light and leisure hub Sheepsfolds Stables, connecting the communities to the north of the River Wear and the city centre.
Improved footpath and cycle connections will also be part of the undertaken works.
The Riverside Sunderland area is undergoing extensive development, including the Maker & Faber office buildings, a new eye hospital, the Expo Sunderland Pavilion, Culture House, and Vaux Housing.
Work on the Housing Innovation Construction Skills Academy (HICSA) and National Esports Arena is also underway at Sheepfolds, with an ongoing programme of demolition set to unlock future resi development.
Cllr Kevin Johnston, cabinet member for business, housing and regeneration, said: “We made a commitment as a City Council to localise our supply chain as much as possible and working with companies such as Esh Construction, who are deep-rooted in the North East, is a fantastic example of how we’re doing just that.
“The Riverside Sunderland development, which spans land on both sides of the River Wear, is already redefining the city’s skyline.
“Thanks to the recently announced £42m of grant funding from Homes England, the North East Combined Authority and the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, we can now push on and bring even more projects to life as we continue to transform this once industrial landscape into a unique urban quarter befitting of a city as fantastic as ours.”
