Ingegneria civile in Lancaster, Lancashire, Regno Unito, 16 Aprile, 2015. Giant 160 ton in cemento armato campate in acciaio essendo montato per il nuovo svincolo 34 Heysham a M6 Link Road ponte sopra il fiume Lune. I driver utilizzando la M6 attraverso il nord Lancashire vengono avvisati che il Lancashire County Council's £124 milioni di Heysham progetto Link ha raggiunto una nuova fase che possono avere un impatto su utenti di autostrade. La nuova autostrada Road è a 4.8km strada a doppia carreggiata che collega il Heysham e Morecambe penisola al Junction 34 della M6, completamente ristrutturato giunzione con nuove strade di slittamento apertura in estate 2016.
3600 x 2400 px | 30,5 x 20,3 cm | 12 x 8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
22 aprile 2015
Ubicazione:
Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
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The new Lune West Bridge over the River Lune is perhaps the most dramatic of the 13 structures that will be built along the length of the new Heysham to M6 Link Road. The 211-metre four-span bridge will eventually contain more than 2300 tonnes of steelwork with approximately 55, 000 bolts needed to secure the sections. The steel beams supplied by Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd (CBUK) are to lifted into place using one of the UK’s largest mobile cranes, a 1200-tonne Gottwald AK-680-3. "This structure is technically challenging, in both the complexity of the steelwork element and the environment within which the works are being carried out" said CBUK Project Manager, Dominic Charlton. "In order to minimise working at height activities, the scheme developed by CBUK requires the steelwork to be sub-assembled into large lift modules at ground level, weighing up to 350 tonnes. From the north side of the River Lune four single girder modules are sub-assembled and erected, and from the south side of the river there are six paired girder modules. The key benefit of this setup is that there is only a requirement for one main crane move, from the north side to the south". Once sub-assembled, the first four main girders of the structure measure 71.6 metres long by 1.5 metres wide and 4.1 metres high, weighing approximately 160 tonnes each. These sections have been lifted into position from the north bank of the River Lune before the crane is de-rigged and repositioned on the south side of the river to install the remaining sections and girders. “We know there is lots of interest in the Lune West Bridge as it marks a significant milestone in the delivery of the scheme”. Said Costain’s Community Relations Officer, Tom Horton. Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects.
