Client: Cork City CouncilLocation: CorkConsultants: Arup Consulting Engineers (Cork)Project Value: € 41 MillionCompletion Date: August 2006
New interchange constructed in live traffic comprising
3 km dual carriageway
Bridge installation - 2 span overbridge on piled reinforced earth embankments, pedestrian underpasses, draiang, rock slop stabilisation and major piling works.
Associated tie-ins/side roads and signalling
Major traffic interface to facilitate 100,000vehciles using the existing rouanbout daily
Design & Build project completed 2 months ahead of schedule
The Bridge installation involved
twin span constructed during a 36 hour window each deck comprising of 105t 37.5m span precast W-Beams lifted using a 500t crane
Precast parapet installation during the 36 hr bridge installation
Traffic Management: Measures taken
Independent road safety audit on traffic management plans
All traffic management designed to UK Ch. 8
Temporary speed restriction at 60Kph were put in place
Variogaurd barrier installed to separate traffic in contra flow situations
24 hr freephone service to record complaints
Continual maintenance of traffic management plan
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