Freyssinet started its RSSB sponsored trial of the patented ElevArch® bridge jacking innovation at Moco Farm in Buckinghamshire at the beginning of August. It is estimated that 500 masonry arch bridges are too low for Network Rail’s electrification programme (more…
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If you’ve got an interest in bridge jacking, you might well also have some heroes in the world of engineering. Undoubtedly for us, Sir Ove Arup is one of them. He’s best known for turning architects’ designs into reality for…
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Freyssinet’s pioneering masonry arch bridge jacking technique took centre stage on RSSB’s stand at the Rail Innovation Showcase in London. In 2014, Freyssinet participated in RSSB’s Avoidance of Bridge Reconstruction scheme, a £3 million Future Railway competition to explore and…
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It seems as though concrete repairs on key road tunnels in Brussels have been delayed by an unforeseen complication – mice have been blamed for eating the original blueprints for the project, which involved sorting out years of decay and…
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Jacking and Bearing Replacement Works Client Connect Plus Services Principal Contractor Jackson Civil Engineering Specialist Contractor Freyssinet Limited Contract Value £66,000 Contract Duration 1 month Work Commenced September 2011 PDF Download The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a 137m high,…
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Bearing replacement services Client Isle of Wight Council Principal Contractor Freyssinet Ltd Contract Value £75K Contract Duration 6 Weeks Work Commenced October 2008 Work Completed November 2008 PDF Download Medina Bridge is located in Newport, the principle town of the…
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Bridge Jacking and Foot Bridge Bearing Replacement Client Taylor Woodrow Consultants Mott MacDonald Value £343,000 Phase One May 2013 – September 2013 Phase Two December 2013 – February 2014 PDF Download Originally built in 1870, Wilford Toll is an existing…
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