A new video has revealed the complex work undertaken by Island Roads to replace a heavily used railway footbridge in Shanklin.
The video demonstrates the difficulties faced by work crews and engineers including sharp bends, large sections of steelwork, aerial lifts and dark conditions.
As previously reported by Island Echo, the 9-tonne Skew Bridge was removed by rail crane in May as part of the refurbishment process before being refitted several weeks later.
Captured on film both from the air and on the ground, the process to install the new bridge shows crews negotiating tight bends with the large steel structure before working throughout the night to crane it into place and secure it.
And island roads workers stood watching that’s about right
Makes one wonder how during the war the damaged bridges, rails and the Mulberry harbours were constructed, whilst be bombed, straffed with machine gun fire, with limited equipment, little comforts at the end of a long day, and all the while wondering if your family back home were safe.
Now with computer aided design, latest machinery, the only ‘threat’ some local mouthing off, hardly an achievment compared.
A remarkable bit of engineering, well done to everyone who was involved in taking the old bridge off and replacing it with the new one.
Really ? Can’t wait to see it on the discovery channel.
Top Job! Well done to everyone involved.
Will be even better when trains start running underneath it
Toot toot