{"id":93859,"date":"2021-05-25T09:35:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T08:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=93859"},"modified":"2021-06-18T08:52:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T07:52:56","slug":"translinks-bridge-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/translinks-bridge-programme\/93859\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative solution fast tracks Translink\u2019s bridge programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graham.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham<\/a> has completed part of a railway bridge replacement and refurbishment works programme, incorporating a 72-hour single event possession, on the Ballymena to Coleraine rail line<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93863 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braid-Ballymena-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braid-Ballymena-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braid-Ballymena-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Braid-Ballymena.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Three major sites, namely the Braid Bridge, Coolderry Bridge and the Culbreen Bridge, were all part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.translink.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Translink<\/a> commissioned contract that was awarded in late January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Before construction work could commence, a two-month planning process was required, which resulted in the identification of a more efficient 72-hour single possession solution as opposed to an original two-pronged possession plan totalling 108 hours.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/clyde-road-bridge-contract\/90004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">innovative approach<\/a> considerably reduced disruption to the rail network by a full day and a half (36 hours) and also allowed the Graham team to de-risk the programme for two of the bridges.<\/p>\n<p>The existing Culbreen Bridge structure was demolished, meaning costly ongoing maintenance is no longer required.<\/p>\n<p>The underside of the entire deck and outer edges of the Coolderry Bridge underwent hydro-demolition before the existing steelwork was drilled for reinforcement to be laid and the surface shot-creted.<\/p>\n<p>These important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/brent-cross-west-station-2\/93083\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bridge strengthening works<\/a>, conducted for the first time during a disruptive rail possession, have restored the bridge\u2019s weight restriction to its original design of 40 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>The Braid Bridge works, on a four-arch masonry structure over the River Braid in Ballymena, involved the removal of 70m of twin track, sleepers, ballast and structural fill.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the bridge was waterproofed and reinstated, extending the life span of the structure. The track was also re-laid, welded and stressed.<\/p>\n<h3>Advanced planning and programming<\/h3>\n<p>Andrew Henry, Graham contracts manager, said: \u201cGenerally, a multi-site scheme of this complexity would require a prolonged period of advanced planning and programming, sometimes as much as nine months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemonstrating our technical competency, we were able to develop a more effective solution of a 72-hour single event possession in as little as two months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ensured a more efficient process and reduced disruption to the network. Significantly, our waterproofing work, involving loose laid sheeting, was the first of its type to be carried out on a \u2018live\u2019 Translink asset for a considerable length of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, our planning and delivery reflect the successful long-term collaborative relationship that we have developed with Translink, and we look forward to working in partnership on further schemes to future-proof the local rail network.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham has completed part of a railway bridge replacement and refurbishment works programme, incorporating a 72-hour single event possession, on the Ballymena to Coleraine rail line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[91241,676,856,114,997,579,952,928,669,850,740],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-93859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-bridge-construction","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-construction-technology","10":"tag-demolition","11":"tag-development","12":"tag-infrastructure","13":"tag-planning","14":"tag-rail-network","15":"tag-regeneration","16":"tag-risk-assessment","17":"tag-structural-waterproofing"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Innovative solution fast tracks Translink\u2019s bridge programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Graham has completed part of a railway bridge replacement, incorporating a 72-hour single event possession, on the Ballymena to Coleraine rail line\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/translinks-bridge-programme\/93859\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Innovative solution fast tracks Translink\u2019s bridge programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Graham has completed part of a railway bridge replacement, incorporating a 72-hour single event possession, on the Ballymena to Coleraine rail line\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/translinks-bridge-programme\/93859\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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