IanB wrote:
On 28 May, 22:36, Neill wrote:
"Richard J." wrote

It sounds as if one of the pillars supporting that end of the
bridge may have partially collapsed. I can now understand why the
security guys insisted that I wore a hard hat to take the photo at
http://rjnews.fotopic.net/p50210450.html!

[snip]

This sounds like very bad news for the ELL - two other bridges were
craned in in the last few weeks. could it also have ramifications for
other bridge builds, and for longer term railway projects, as craning
in bridges is used to reduce disruption costs?

This bridge was NOT craned in. It was assembled east of the site and rolled
into position on 4/5 May, with the rear (eastern) end sitting on a
many-wheeled truck, propelled forward by two strand jacks, and the front end
sliding on a structure on the edge of the GE cutting.

If the problem arose from the way in which the front of the bridge landed on
its supports next to Brick Lane, it could have implications for the New
Cross bridge which was installed using a similar method a week or two later.

And it all seemed to go so well ...

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Richard J.
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