Client: Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council needed to isolate one archway running under the Schattenweg bridge on the Fourdoun Burn, a tributary to the River Ythan. An area that is prone to spates. A scour hole, from a spate last year, needed filling with concrete and the severely undermined abutment repaired. The central pier was also slightly undermined requiring repair works. The problems associated with overhead power lines and isolating just one archway in a narrow and potentially fast flowing channel were overcome by using Portadam. ? No lifting machinery is required as Portadam is installed manually from within the channel, which also reduces the projects carbon footprint. ? The issue of the narrow channel and isolating just one archway was

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