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Dunmail Temporary Bridges and Road

Following storm Desmond in December of 2015 the client had a requirement to build a temporary road to connect Keswick and Grasmere which had been cut off due to the A591 carriageway failure.

CLIENT: Cumbria County Council     VALUE: £600,000     COMPLETION: February 2016

DURATION: 4 weeks     CONTRACT: NEC 3

WORKS INCLUDED

  • Emergency work with minimal lead in times
  • Extended working to meet the programme including night time and weekends
  • Two temporary bridges were lifted into position with associated bridge foundations

  • Upgrade of existing bridleway to create a new tarmac surfaced road
  • In river works to repair river banks with rock armour
  • Design and build new river embankment following erosion
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