News tagged gantry
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M80 to close during night works as thousands of drivers ignore temporary speed restrictions
Overnight northbound carriageway closures will be in place on the M80 between Junctions 7 and 9 every Monday to Friday night and most Sunday nights until 6 July, to protect crews carrying out gantry replacement works from speeding traffic. The post M80 to close during night works as thousands of drivers ignore temporary speed restrictions appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Video | National Highways lower 25t gantry from Prince of Wales Bridge
Specialist workers lower a 25-tonne gantry from the Prince of Wales bridge 40 metres onto a barge, with some staff attached as it descended. The post Video | National Highways lower 25t gantry from Prince of Wales Bridge appeared first on Construction Management.
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Images of Prince of Wales bridge gantry removal
National Highways has released images showing the moment a 25t gantry was lowered from the Prince of Wales bridge (formerly the Second Severn Crossing) to the sea below. The post Images of Prince of Wales bridge gantry removal appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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HS2 records more than 2,300 near misses in four years
HS2 has recorded more than 2,300 near-miss incidents in the past four calendar years, Construction News can reveal. A serious near miss last September saw a beam strike a crane basket with two workers inside, as a gantry crane was being disassembled at the Green… The post HS2 records more than 2,300 near misses in four years appeared first on Construction News.
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Led team that conceived the idea for an innovative gantry system to place prefabricated bridge segments, enabling the first, $590-million phase of the Park Avenue Viaduct replacement to finish 21 months ahead of schedule.
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Cheddar - The Challenge Of Skyscraper Construction In The Most Crowded City In America, 22092022
New York's skyline is constantly changing as the city continues to build up. But building here comes with its own particular set of challenges: confined spaces, subways and a general lack of land. It's a task New York's construction workers and architects are particularly well-trained to face. Cheddar & CuriosityStream explore the unique histories and modern challenges, defining the future of each of New York City's one-of-a-kind infrastructure systems
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