Skanska will design, construct and set up a brand new 130 metre single span metal bridge to exchange the present construction forming a part of the West Coast Predominant Line that spans the M6 motorway.
The brand new bridge will likely be inbuilt a devoted location near the present construction. On the finish of this 12 months, the present bridge will likely be demolished and the brand new one moved into place and commissioned throughout a 15-day blockade on the West Coast Predominant Line, beginning 31 December.
The scheme is the primary that Skanska has been awarded below Community Rail’s five-year North West and Central Framework.
James Corker, Operations Director (Rail) at Skanska stated: “Over current months, now we have labored intently with Community Rail to simplify and refine the design and development methodology, making certain that it meets funds and programme targets.
“This can be a advanced undertaking that will likely be delivered to tight timescales, and we’re delighted to have been appointed. It attracts on our experience delivering related schemes, with shut help from our provide chain group.
“We now have discovered methods to scale back price, time and carbon, together with by means of worth engineering to minimise works required in reusing present bridge help constructions, equivalent to abutments and piers. It’s been a extremely collaborative course of and we at the moment are very a lot trying ahead to starting principal development.”
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