GRP bridge across UK M6 motorway Rapid construction and reduced disruption for road users were important considerations in the decision of the UK Highways Agency to span the M6 motorway in Lancashire with a new lightweight bridge made of GRP composite. “The innovative bridge, which is 52 metres long and built using Fiberline’s FBD 600 bridge deck pro?les, is two-thirds the weight of the one it replaces, but is stronger and o?ers cost savings through reduced maintenance in the future,” says Phil Davies, Highways Agency project manager. “This is the ?rst time the Highways Agency has used GRP for road bridge construction on the motorway network, but we have been using it for several yearsto strengthen existing bridges, and we have also built two footbridges with GRP decks,” says Phil Davies.

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