Case Study
Mancunian Way Flyover -Removal & Installation Of Guide Bearings
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 Background Information The Mancunian Way, approximately 2 miles long, was designed and constructed in two stages during the 1960’s to ease city center congestion. This enabled traffic to be carried between the industrial areas of the east side through to Manchester Docks and Trafford Park in the west. The first stage was the construction of the dual carriageway east of the A6, and the second was the construction of a motorway with an elevated section between the A6 and A56. The Flyover was built the same time Mancunian Way was extended east in 1992, and over time vehicular impact o