The housebuilder said it will get back to work following guidance from the Government with “new anti-coronavirus safeguarding and social distancing procedures in place”.
Fletton Quays is a £120 million regeneration of the city’s South Bank - near the Peterborough United stadium - which includes hundreds of apartments, of which Weston Homes is building 358.
While works were halted the company was offering potential buyers virtual tours.
Further attractions at Fletton Quays include a Hilton hotel and gin and whisky distillery, while there will be a new hub for 1,000 government workers.
Weston Homes said it will be maintaining self-distancing at two metres on all of its sites, and creating one-way pedestrian traffic routes through sites, walkways and buildings where possible by the installation of items such as signposted routes and temporary external stairways.
Upon arriving and leaving site, construction staff, delivery drivers and construction site visitors will be required to thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water and on all sites Weston Homes has created special bespoke wash stations for site staff comprised of sinks with their own independent water supply and sanitiser suppler.
All sites will have a rota of enhanced cleaning regimes with all touch points regularly sanitised such as doors, buttons, handles, vehicle cabs, construction tools and equipment, with a system of workers washing hands before and after using all equipment.
For internal fit out work individual apartments and houses will be limited to two people at any one time, with operatives working in isolation in one selected room. There will also be staggered start, finish and break times and a focus on site staff bringing their own food into work and eating in isolation at their allocated work station rather than the traditional canteen-based system.
Bob Weston, chairman of Weston Homes, said: “Whilst Weston Homes is pleased to be returning to work and reopening our construction sites, the health and safety of our employees and other site staff is Weston’s number one priority and we are doing everything we can to assist in safeguarding against the spread of Covid-19.
“We are now planning a safe and managed start back to site on our developments. We have reviewed every aspect of our site activities and implemented strict procedures in order to fully comply with the restrictions imposed by social distancing and health safeguarding requirements.
“We are confident that we have a robust and comprehensive set of guidelines which mean that we can operate our construction sites safely and comply with strict social distancing requirements.”
