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Project 2 Church Road Footbridge

Church Road Footbridge before replacement and Demolition of the Existing structure.

Carriageway protection put down

Excavation of the abutment for the new Footbridge under construction to the south of the Existing structure.

Abutment excavated to level

Excavation of the abutment for the new Footbridge temporary ramp for access.

Steel being fixed to the abutments

East Abutment Steel Reinforcement on site ready for fixing.

Steel reinforcement to the abutments

West abutment - steel fixing in progress - tree removed following discussion with environmental team on site.

Bridge being fabricated

Church Road Footbridge steel work in the Nusteel Yard in Kent (Calvin Blacker in the Photo).

Bridge in the fabrication shop

Nusteel Yard - The new structure being fabricated.

Abutmentments well underway

View from the East Abutment looking toward the West abutment concrete cast to both abutments.

Abutment completed

Completed East Abutment with access footpath being installed.

crane off loading the first deck section

Nusteel on site lifting the bridge sections from the transport lorry.

Second deck section being connected up

View from Dish Hill Flyover - looking North with the Second section of the bridge being unloaded and connected together.

Bearings set up on the abutments

Elastomeric bearing set up on the bespoke bearing Plate/ holding down bolt assembly.

David Millar - Showing the local school the crane lift

David Millar - showing the local school children - new bridge lift.

Bridge deck being lifted

Bridge bolted together and being lifted into place - bridge in the air.

Bridge deck in place.

Bridge landed in place. View on the lifting points on the bridge.

Bridge open to the General public

Bridge in place with the with the new foot bridge being set up ready to open.

WFL on site ready to start demolition

Walter Forshaw Ltd on site ready to start demolition work with the new Footbridge open.

Old bridge being demolished

Demolition in progress .

WFL shear in action

Excavator fitted with Shear cuts through the post tension cables ripping the deck apart.

Side spans being broken up.

Excavators with hydrualic breakers shattering the deck after it has been knocked to the ground.

Abutment bases with jacking pockets

Existing bridge abutment - ripped out and dragged out of the way for breaking up (note - the jacking pockets).

Abutment of the completed bridge

New bridge with the old structure removed and new palisade fence installed.

Bridge open to the public

Approach to the new footbridge with post and rail fence installed.

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