January 2008 Update

Balfour Beatty Update - January 2008

Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has been appointed by Stockton Borough Council to construct the exciting new footbridge connecting Teesdale and Queen’s Campus with Tees Valley Regeneration’s North Shore development.

The bridge will be seen as a landmark structure illustrating engineering innovation. It will reflect the ‘state of the art’ developments planned for the area and it will form a fundamental element of the footpath and cycle network in the area, which forms part of the Teesdale Way.

Progress this month

Now that the design of the bridge is almost complete and the cofferdam in the river is installed the focus of our operations is moving towards the construction of the Permanent Works for the project.

The steelwork fabrication is now in full swing at Cleveland Bridges fabrication works in Darlington. Work is in progress on the construction of the legs for the central support which will be landed on the river Pier in April.

Site work will continue on the construction of the Central Pier and also on the construction of the North and South Abutments which will support the arch.

 
Work on the North bank is now underway. The construction of the precast concrete deck is planned to commence inside a specially constructed tent. There will also be an element of piling work for the construction of special foundations to support a 1200t crane which will be used to install the main arch.

Our methods of work

Balfour Beatty have worked with Stockton Borough Council and White Young Green to develop a scheme that will minimise the impact the works will have on the local residents, the environment and visitors to North Shore.

We pride ourselves on being a considerate contractor and strive to achieve the highest possible standards. The code of practice we work to can be found at www.ccscheme.org.uk.

These works will result in a major benefit to your local area and we hope you will experience the minimum of disruption. However, we would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause.

Who do I contact if I require my questions answered?

You may contact our site offices by e-mail to Northshore@bbcel.co.uk or phone 01642 613260 between the hours of 8am and 6pm should you have any queries.