Case Study
Western Bank Underpass Bridge - Bearing Installation & Bridge Refurbishment
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 Western Bank Underpass bridge, which intersects the University of Sheffield campus, is located on a major Sheffield city centre road. The bridge’s underpass is the university’s busy pedestrian forecourt connecting students and staff between the campus buildings. The bridge also carries traffic travelling into the city centre, to Brook Hill on the A57 onto University Square roundabout. As part of Amey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ highways improvement scheme, for Sheffield City Council, Western Bank Underpass bridge had been scheduled for vital structural repair work