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View on the A63 note the heavy plant crossing. New bridge site in the cutting. Note the site compound at the top of the photograph.
Bulk dig underway for the bridge.
West Abutment being excavated by RMG.
West Abutment fully excavated out and formation blinded with concrete.
East Abutment being excavated out ready for blinding.
East Abutment fully excavated and being blinded - Crawler crane supplied by Martin Anderson Plant on site. Work in progress to the central pier base.
Steel reinforcement being fixed. Crawler crane lifting in reinforcement on the West abutment.
West abutment base being cast with a concrete pump.
East Abutment steel reinforcement set up - formwork being set up around the base.
West abutment main bearing shelf being lifted and set up into position.
West abutment being cast - with steel being fixed on the East abutment following scaffold erection.
West Abutment scaffold being installed - modified for wingwall formwork.
East Abutment formwork being erected with the crawler - central pier formwork also being set up.
Formwork being lifted in place with the Crawler crane - Scaffold being set up to enable steel fixing on the last two piers.
East abutment formwork set up with push pulls fixed fro the Kelly blocks.
East abutment formwork removed and scaffold modified to again access for concrete finishing.
Central Piers cast and formwork being removed. Scaffold being modified ready for bearing erection
Typical bearing installed on Nylatron shims - Note the holes cored to take the legs from the bearings.
Bearings set up on the abutment ready for steelwork.
Mabey Bridge lifting the steel work into place - support crane lifting in the cross beams.
Mabey Bridge lifting in the main structural steel work - Note the temporary works support on top of the pier.
Mabey bridge progress the steel work erection - Note the lateral bracing on deck end.
Snow hits the site slowing down progress.
Works ongoing on the deck ends scaffold being erected to the abutments.
Temporary works support on top of the piles - note push pulls to stop the girders moving.
Hanson - Omnia planks delivered and stockpiled on site.
Mabey Bridge - Scaffold Screen built for welding and painting.
Bridge - work progressing with the Omnia planks and Wingwalls.
Omnia Planks being fitted onto the bridge deck - note the gaps between the planks.
Omnia Planks being lifted into place on the bridge deck - Note the lifting frame attachment landing the units one at a time.
On the bridge deck the omnia planks set into place - SGB Bolts set ready for installing the multiforms.
Multiforms lifted into place supported of the T bolts - Note the dragons teeth on the beams.
Snow returns to site - RMD web tie support system being installed between the central main girders.
Steel reinforcement being lifted and loaded out on the deck - welding and painting not complete.
Steel reinforcement being fixed to the wingwalls from the scaffold.
Central area between the beams - sheeted out ready for steel fixing.
Primary timbers being laid out onto the RMD's fixed with J bolts and plywood sheeting being fixed down.
Formwork being fixed to the diapragm - RMD's fixed to the wall to enable the walkway to be installed for fixing the formwork.
Steel reinforcement being fixed on the deck - bottom mat being fixed over the central deck area.
Timber plywood fixed on the parapets note the down stand step.
Concrete wingwall cast - Scaffolding modified to do the concrete finishing.
Multiform Falsework set up along the length of the structure.
Steel Reinforcement fixed to the West abutment - RMD being removed form the walkway.
Formwork set up on the screen wall - Push pulls installed to provide alignment.
Steel reinforcement fixed on the bridge deck - Stop end formwork being fixed across the deck.
Concrete pour complete to the West deck end - power float finish to the deck surface.
Stop end formwork being stripped out - and prepared for the next pour.
Bolt clusters set up on the parapets - the deck being prepared for the next pour.
Concrete being placed and finished - note the stop end locations on the deck.
Concrete pour being finished and power floats.
Concrete being placed by pump - to the central section of the deck.
Central section of the deck being concreted - concrete pump at low level.
View on the RMD - web tie system - also note the temporary brace installed between the main girders required for the deck pour.
Temporary works set up between the main girders to prevent them moving during the concrete pour.
Central deck pour cast - pour float finish.
View on Lumby Leys Bridge from the air - Concrete deck completed.
Parapets being concrete - concrete finishing in progress.
Concrete parapet following removal of formwork - concrete finishing in progress.
Works progressing on the wingwall parapets.
Formwork being removed from the North Parapet - once completed the concrete finishing can be undertaken along with preparation of the bolt clusters.
Multiforms being removed from the deck parapet - SGB combi-safe set up on the parapets as edge protection.
Combi- safe set up as edge protection on the Northern Parapet.
Balmer Lindley setting up the parapet posts for the N2 system.
View along the southern Parapet with the N2 installed infront of the SGB combi-safe fence.
Back fill being placed to the back of the abutment.
Bob Meadows - on site looking at progress on the wingwalls.
Deck surface preparation in progress - areas being scabbled to remove latents before waterproofing.
RMD Web tie system falsework removed to show the deck soffit. Note the very good quality finish to the concrete.
Stirling LLoyd spray applied waterproofing to the top section of the deck screen wall.
Deck Waterproofed and tack coat laid.
Bridge Girders being painted by Mabey Bridge.
Red sand carpet laid on the deck.
Next paint coating by Mabey Bridge.
Drainage kerbs set up on the deck with new service ducts installed.
Drainage kerbs being set up on the North footpath.
Lumby Leys bridge under construction with the existing A63 running south of the new bridge.
Painting in progress under the bridge + concrete finishing.
Concrete formwork being set up for the rolling block on the approach to the bridge.
Typical view on the rolling block cast at the back of the abutment - note the joint.
Stirling LLoyd installing the standard buried joint spanning between the bridge deck and the rolling bock.
Buried joint steel plate over banded with eliminator to seal it from water ingress.
Remedial works ongoing under the abutment.
Surfacing being laid on the bridge deck - roundabouts being constructed at the ends of the bridge.
Kerbs laid in the central reserve.
Central reserve being concreted with bolt clusters and posts set up in the pour.
Ducts set up and concreted in place to prevent them floating when the footpath is concreted.
North Footpath -concreted.
Bridge footpaths concreted. Round abouts being constructed.
Surfacing being laid over the bridge.
Bridge being prepared for opening.
Bridge open to traffic.
With the bridge open to traffic - the A63 was closed to start the road planning and removal.
Embankment being excavated out to the south of the bridge.
Embankment being excavated and removed.
Embankment removed - ready fro the road box to be constructed under the bridge.
Revetmenst being constructed infront of the abutments - new road under construction.
Completed structure with both the bridge open and also the A63 above fully open - Junction 42 A1m.
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