How much does it cost to raise a railway bridge?
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saaby93 said:
How much is enormous?
£65,000 per day £24m per year
What could you do with £24m?
Multiple of millions especially if a railway bridge, as you have to keep the railway in use during the replacement job or road sinking, which effectively means underpinning the existing bridge as part of the job, and would mean long road closures during the project.saaby93 said:
MrBig said:
Britain's "most hit" bridge continues it's run of strong form this morning. Usual resultant traffic carnage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershi...
'five railway bridge crashes per day nationally, with repairs costing an average of £13,000 per strike.'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershi...
£65,000 per day £24m per year
What could you do with £24m?
£24m might get you one bridge done from that list (but the cost doesn't include the hidden costs of disruption etc)
Vehicles in general have become far too big for the still largely Victorian and Edwardian infrastructure we have around a lot of the UK, but we have never tried to stop that, as its all been about money or safety.
A great job done by the team from AMCO at Blackbridge. Innovative solution that provides relief from flooding on that stretch. We were suffering the same flooding issues at Caersws when the blockade started and the AMCO team lost the acquadam. We were only replacing piles/ splicing new timbers into the rotten timber so much simpler scheme.
We do some innovative work in Wales to structures…
We do some innovative work in Wales to structures…
Evanivitch said:
But it's one metre vertically.ianrb said:
Evanivitch said:
But it's one metre vertically.
Evanivitch said:
ianrb said:
Evanivitch said:
But it's one metre vertically.saaby93 said:
Evanivitch said:
ianrb said:
Evanivitch said:
But it's one metre vertically.It was the all in cost for raising the bridge and building up the track bed either side to a compliant ramp but probably excluding the pway install and tamp which may have been done by works delivery unit. I’d ask if it mattered.
Regarding a direct bridge replacement and pway install, using the existing abutments but stabilising them, circa £2m for. Twin track bridge..I can’t give exact figures as it would not be prudent to share in a competitive environment, however I’m replacing a bridge at Christmas near Shrewsbury over 4 days therefore can speak with relevant experience
Regarding a direct bridge replacement and pway install, using the existing abutments but stabilising them, circa £2m for. Twin track bridge..I can’t give exact figures as it would not be prudent to share in a competitive environment, however I’m replacing a bridge at Christmas near Shrewsbury over 4 days therefore can speak with relevant experience
Forgot to put the tipper down?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58406885
Some engineers ready for a photo caption
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58406885
Some engineers ready for a photo caption
One driver reported
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...
Do they have enough warning signs and cctv.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...
Do they have enough warning signs and cctv.
Had one in Bridgend this morning on the South Wales mainline too.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lorr...
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lorr...
saaby93 said:
Ouch. That's properly f
ked it. It appears taking the top off a double decker bus is just a bit careless.
5 points and an £80 fine.
Andover crash: Bus driver fined after roof torn off in bridge strike https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58...
5 points and an £80 fine.
Andover crash: Bus driver fined after roof torn off in bridge strike https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58...
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