"The work on extending the bridge was an extremely important part of our wider project to ensure the A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road is fit for the future by dualling from the M5 to Powick Roundabout”. Upton upon Severn. During the process of moving steel segments into place, a number of crane lifts are required. Work to double the width of the Carrington Bridge over the River Severn in Worcester takes a big step forward over the coming weeks. Our Facebook feedsWorcester News Worcester News Sport. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A submission has also been made for the 2019 ICE West Midlands Civil Engineering Awards by Alun Griffiths Limited, where Worcestershire County Council won an award last year for their rebuild of the Eastham Bridge. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. Whilst this work is taking place, preparation works for the final phase of dualling, between the Ketch and Powick roundabouts is continuing . 138 personnel have been back on site for 4 weeks and have already completed a number of milestones. WORCESTER'S busy Carrington Bridge is expected to be dualled by 2021 – with a timescale for the exciting £70 million revamp revealed for the first time. The bridge spans one of the busiest stretches of road in the county, just off the M5 motorway and carries rail services from London into Worcester and Herefordshire. Artist's Impression of the dualling between Ketch and Powick Roundabouts. Read the full story dualling of the southern link road takes another giant step forward. Once the bridge was sited, the job of making it stable began. Roads Minister Jesse Norman today (Friday, 1 March) approved almost £55 million of government funding for the Southern Link Road. Latest Updates on the A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road Improvements. Monday 30th September - Temeside Way will be fully closed in both directions overnight for up to 5 nights (9pm-5:30am) and thereafter Temeside Way will be down to 2 lanes on the approach to Powick Roundabout for the duration of this phase of work. The A4440 Southern Link Road is used by over 30,000 people each weekday and is one of the county’s busiest stretches of road. HP10 9TY | 01676637 | Registered in England & Wales. Early October – Following the Temeside closures, the A38 will be fully closed overnight in both directions between the Ketch and Timberdine Roundabouts for up to 10 nights (9pm – 5:30am). This stunning image shows a beam being lifted over the river at Carrington Bridge. Our contractor is currently putting the final touches to the railway bridge extension project, including drainage, earthworks and concrete "stitching". Once moved into place, the new bridge is then fixed to the existing bridge and the area to the south is backfilled to make an embankment. Main works on the final phase of the scheme to fully dual the A4440 Southern Link Road (SLR) from Junction 7 of the M5 to the Powick Roundabout are set to begin this month. We welcome this announcement of funding approval which paves the way for the final phase of the scheme to fully dual the Southern Link Road from the M5 to the Powick Roundabout. Worcestershire County Council and its partners were highly commended at last night's Rail Business Awards. In just over 6 months, a lot has happened on the fourth phase of the scheme to fully dual the Southern Link Road between Junction 7 of the M5 and Powick Roundabout. A separate diversion will be signposted for high-sided vehicles. 89. Following the removal of the track and after hours of excavation and soil removal, the bridge extension was located into place. The structure will then be lifted into place in the coming weeks by one of the UK’s biggest cranes. These temporary changes will be fully signed and clearly marked. The County Council website and its Travel Twitter feed will be kept updated with progress of the works throughout the closure. I'm looking forward to sharing more details about this final phase, which includes the building of a new Carrington Bridge next to the current bridge, as we get closer to the start date.". As part of the enabling works for this project, it is necessary to carry out vegetation clearance including the removal and chipping of trees on the southern side of A4440 Temeside Way which is underway this week. When the dualling has been completed in this area, all eastbound (uphill) traffic will travel on two lanes beneath the existing railway bridge and westbound (downhill) traffic will travel on two lanes beneath the bridge extension. “The Government is investing record amounts to improve journeys in our towns and cities, boosting local economies. Any updates will be published on this page. “I’m really looking forward to seeing this seminal work take shape over the coming weeks.”. Worcestershire County Council have used cookies to improve This is to provide working space to increase capacity on the roundabout approaches, circulatory carriageway and exits, install new street lighting, upgrade pedestrian/cycle crossings and to tie into Temeside Way and the new carriageway. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. The railway bridge over part of Worcester's Southern Link Road is set to be extended later this month. “The extension of Carrington Bridge is a key part of the works to dual from the M5 to Powick roundabout and it’s great to see the scheme progress. Councillor Ken Pollock, Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for Economy and Infrastructure, said: “This is a big milestone for one of the most important road schemes in the county. It is required for a range of other activities which include access to construct the new bridge's eastern abutment, the widening of the A38 approach to the Ketch Roundabout and construction of the new pedestrian and cycle underpass. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. The river between Upton and Diglis will be closed to river traffic for safety reasons whilst the cranes are in use. The huge steel girders, which are new to the UK but widely used across the rest of the world and are said to be more weather resistant, were delivered on Saturday afternoon (October 10) with a police escort from the M5 to the site of the bridge. The new pedestrian/cycle ramp between Crookbarrow Way and the St Peter’s end of the Crookbarrow Way Footbridge will be open but will only be accessible from the bridleway link which will be signposted. Major Project Director for Alun Griffiths Limited, Richard Bruten, said: "As Worcestershire County Council's contractor, we are very excited to be working on this, the final phase of the critically important Southern Link Road scheme. The council said the work will likely be affected if flooding hits the county again. "The work on extending the bridge was an important part of ensuring that dualling of the A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road can take place. The viewing platform will be reinstated at a slightly different location later in the programme. The major project, alongside the existing Carrington Bridge, will provide much needed congestion relief for residents and businesses, while boosting jobs and economic growth in areas like Great Malvern by transforming access to the M5. We've taken a giant step forward in our aim to fully dual the Southern Link Road (SLR) between J7 of the M5 and the Powick roundabout. As the steel girders are so huge, a police escort will accompany the haulage trucks from J7 of the M5 to the site. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Watch this space for more details on when the bridge will be fully open. The spirit of partnership shown in delivering this complex project has been an inspiration to everybody involved.”. CARRINGTON BRIDGE. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? The next phase of planned night works now moves to the top of the A38, so the road will be closed, between the Ketch and Timberdine Roundabouts only, from 9pm to 6.30am from tonight for up to 10 nights. Works to join the bridge to the carriageway that has already been constructed, which includes the widened Powick viaduct, will begin early next year. A Gannett Company. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. For the full story, please read Footbridge over SLR ready for installation. The forward funding and additional funding needed to complete the 3 footbridges was also agreed at Cabinet today – the aim is to complete all three bridges within the next 18 months. As part of the pylon relocation process, the Southern Link Road between the Powick and Ketch roundabouts needs to be fully closed to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians overnight from 9.00pm to 5.00am the following morning on the evenings of Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 July. All of which needed to be completed before the road surfacing could begin. The first bridge to be installed is the private farm bridge, situated on the east side of the railway line. This is scheduled to be done by Spring 2019. This will also improve access to Birmingham International Airport and Worcestershire Parkway Station, creating better journeys for commuters and supporting the creation of more than 6,000 jobs. Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times with pedestrians directed along the eastern perimeter of the site unless directed otherwise. Work to double the width of the Carrington Bridge over the River Severn in Worcester takes a big step forward over the coming weeks. The bridge, once fully complete, will be suitable for pedestrians, mobility scooters, bikes and those on horseback. This stunning image shows a beam being lifted over the river at Carrington Bridge. This machine is made up of individual modules with wheels that are manually controlled and able to move the lifted bridge in any direction. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. We are very excited about this new addition, however more work needs to be completed before the footbridge is fully open to the public later this year. We will be working with local groups on what the new battlefield & eyeline signage at the top of the relocated viewing platform will look like. The Battenhall Bridge Extension project, delivered by Worcestershire County Council, gained further recognition being highly commended for a national Achievement Award.

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