Case Study
Northern Road Bridge, Cosham
Osborne was contracted by Portsmouth City Council to rebuild a road bridge over the railway at Cosham, Portsmouth. The Northern Road is a critical route for the city and at peak times it carries 60 buses and more than 1,500 vehicles an hour. The original bridge was built in 1927 and had deteriorated significantly so it had a limited life remaining. The local planning authority imposed pre-commencement conditions on Osborne that required a