CASE STUDY The Ely southern bypass is a new road connecting the A142 at Angel Drove to the Stuntney Causeway. It is hoped that the bypass will help to ease congestion in and around Ely by providing a new link to the south of the city. The 1.7km long single carriage way road includes a 300m long viaduct crossing the Great Ouse River, for which Cordek were called upon to supply a bespoke formwork solution for the construction of the complex geometrical details of the supporting piers. Project Scope The design of the 300m long viaduct deck included three bi- directionally, tapered supporting piers. Skewed in plan, these three 16 metres long, ‘V-shape’ piers, varied in height across the water and supported the viaduct deck whilst also providing an aesthetical feature to the reinforced c

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