{"id":64272,"date":"2019-10-04T13:55:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T12:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=64272"},"modified":"2019-10-04T13:55:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T12:55:54","slug":"a13-demolition-first-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/a13-demolition-first-bridge\/64272\/","title":{"rendered":"A13 project reaches major milestone with demolition of first bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The A13 Road Widening Project in Thurrock has successfully completed its first bridge demolition, undertaking additional works, such as street lighting column removal and BT communication cable installation<\/span><\/h2>\n

To enable the demolition<\/a> to take place safely, the A13 was closed in both directions from 9pm on Friday 30 August until 5am on Monday 2 September.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saffron Gardens Bridge \u2013 which was previously used by farm vehicles \u2013 linked a major farm to the A1013 Stanford Road, either side of the A13.\u00a0<\/span>In advance of the demolition, an alternative access road was upgraded to allow the farm to continue to operate as normal throughout the entire duration of the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kier<\/a> used protective debris mats to protect the existing road surface underneath the bridge, with four demolition machines used to demolish the structure itself, as well as water cannons to control the spread of dust across the site and into public areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Live vibration monitoring was also in place to ensure that the demolition did not adversely affect the nearby gas pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

A film has been produced, combining time-lapse, drone and close-up videography to show how works progressed over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n