Head Office, UK & Export Sales Compass Works, 410 Brightside Lane, Sheffield S9 2SP Tel: +44 (0) 114 2611126 • Fax: +44 (0) 114 2611165 • Email: enquiry@ekspan.co.uk Website: www.ekspan.com CASE STUDY A645 NEWLAND BRIDGE - FABRICATION & INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY WORKS & BEARING INSTALLATION Removal of bearing on pier Longitudinal jacking - temporary works Background Information Newland Bridge is a three span composite steel and concrete structure carrying two lanes of the A645 over the River Aire. The A645 links Goole and Selby, providing direct access from Goole Docks and the M62 motorway to Drax Power Station. As a result of the embankment approaches, to the bridge structure, suffering up to 800mm of settlement since its construction in 1991, structural failings in the bridge had

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