Beaulieu Parkway Bridge opened this week.
The impressive installation methodology developed and executed at Beaulieu Parkway Bridge demonstrates the innovative approaches to bridge installations GRAHAM is able to offer clients. This particular installation is the longest bridge installed using SPMT’s in UK.
The opening means that people travelling from the Beaulieu and Channels estates as well as further into Springfield have easy access to the A12 running from Chelmsford north to Ipswich and south to London. The curved bridge has been funded through developers L&Q and Countryside.
Key Stats:
Bridge Weight during Installation – 2400 Tonnes
42m long cantilever during Installation
161m overall bridge length
248no. SPMT Axle Lines used
12no. SPMT PPU’s (Power Pack Units)
16no. MJS300 Jacking Towers
1000 Tonnes of Temporary Support steelwork
