Anderton Concrete supplied the Keystone retaining wall system to a rapid bus transit scheme in Tinsley, Sheffield.

This project is one of the largest Keystone schemes supplied in the UK. The structure is an exceptionally large back-to-back retaining wall, measuring approximately 500m long by 12m high.

The wall was installed by P C Construction and was designed by Tensar International using RE500 grids.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) North is an efficient public transport service was developed to help people travel into and between the centres of Rotherham and Sheffield. It provides access to existing leisure, commercial and manufacturing facilities as well as facilitating economic growth by providing links to existing and proposed employment sites in the Lower Don Valley.

BRT North aims to improve the customer experience, as well as improving capacity, reliability and quality on the bus network. It provides essential congestion relief for local traffic at junction 34 south of the M1, through a highway link under the motorway at Tinsley in Sheffield.

The scheme was delivered in partnership by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) and Sheffield City Council (SCC).