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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread
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Class that!
Probably a bit late in the project, but the completed sections look quite deep and could be filled in and used as a canal acquaduct. Leave the Dunn Cow about 2.40 and catch a gondola across to the match.
CollingwoodFTM
Striker
Gondola? You’re a bit posh.
Four empty very kegs, some rope, scaffolding boards and four pallets. A sort of scrap heap challenge. Chuck in a couple of brooms sticks and the remnants of the stock Ha’way the Flags had and it’ll be wind powered eco friendly.
Wearson
Winger
No,
I’m intending to go over the bridge in a sedan chair on match days.
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bobster999
Striker
I'm not sure I understand what's going to happen. It looks like there'll be quite a drop at the end so are they building a slope there seeing as it's for cycling as well? I was under the impression you'd be able to walk or cycle off the path at either end and onto the bridge at the same level. I read somewhere they're pouring concrete into it so that'll make it even higher
DiscopantsSoL
Midfield
Its going to be flat straight onto Easington Street. They will be joining steels and adding concrete deck onto where there is currently a drop but that isnt part of the current main deck install.
Longer video from the other day of the first section of the footbridge with some added SOL sunrise. I'll have to go back now they've added another bit.
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Weststand
Central Defender
Hi all, im new to here... you will see alot of me on the re-gen threads...loving watching evrything grow..
Weve made the civil engineer magazine today....
The first two sections of the £44M New Wear Footbridge in Sunderland have been lifted into place.
A sea-going barge delivered the two steel sections, spanning a combined 83m, from Victor Buyck’s fabrication yard in Belgium on Sunday (4 August).
Contractor VolkerStevin worked day and night from Tuesday to Thursday morning (6-8 August) to install the sections.
VolkerStevin senior project manager Mike Rimmer said: “I’m really proud of what the team has achieved, with challenging high tides and the sites tight geography, successfully lifting these two sections into place has required flawless coordination between our lifting and marine teams to ensure these lifts could be completed within the narrow window of opportunity.”
The barge is on its way back to Belgium to collect the final two deck units. VolkerStevin is using strand jacking so that the main span can now be lifted in a single 105m long unit.
The new 250m long bridge, across the River Wear, is part of a plan to help revitalise Sunderland city centre by developing the riverside area and boosting connectivity.
Kevin Johnston, portfolio holder for housing, regeneration and business at Sunderland City Council, said: “It was a spectacle to behold seeing the first two sections of the new Wear Footbridge arrive at Port of Sunderland.
“The new Wear Footbridge is the linchpin of our overall plan to regenerate this important part of the city so it is fantastic to see yet another piece of the jigsaw fall into place as it begins to rise from the ground and take shape.”
It is part of the Riverside Sunderland masterplan, which will see workspace for over 8,000 people and homes for 2,000 residents delivered over a decade.
The bridge is expected to open in August 2025.
“There was a lot of material to be removed – clearing the site and bringing in lots of aggregates to form working platforms,” he said.
Its south abutment is on top of a cliff, while the north pier
AtkinsRéalis worked on the bridge design. Its alignment follows the orientation of the Keel Line, a 292m long public artwork referencing the 8,102 ships built in the city’s shipyards on the south end of the bridge.
For more about the project’s challenges and how they are being overcome .
Artist's impression of the New Wear Footbridge
Weve made the civil engineer magazine today....
VolkerStevin installs first two sections of Sunderland’s £44M high-level footbridge
09 Aug, 2024 By
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The first two sections of the £44M New Wear Footbridge in Sunderland have been lifted into place.
A sea-going barge delivered the two steel sections, spanning a combined 83m, from Victor Buyck’s fabrication yard in Belgium on Sunday (4 August).
Contractor VolkerStevin worked day and night from Tuesday to Thursday morning (6-8 August) to install the sections.
VolkerStevin senior project manager Mike Rimmer said: “I’m really proud of what the team has achieved, with challenging high tides and the sites tight geography, successfully lifting these two sections into place has required flawless coordination between our lifting and marine teams to ensure these lifts could be completed within the narrow window of opportunity.”
The barge is on its way back to Belgium to collect the final two deck units. VolkerStevin is using strand jacking so that the main span can now be lifted in a single 105m long unit.
The new 250m long bridge, across the River Wear, is part of a plan to help revitalise Sunderland city centre by developing the riverside area and boosting connectivity.
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Kevin Johnston, portfolio holder for housing, regeneration and business at Sunderland City Council, said: “It was a spectacle to behold seeing the first two sections of the new Wear Footbridge arrive at Port of Sunderland.
“The new Wear Footbridge is the linchpin of our overall plan to regenerate this important part of the city so it is fantastic to see yet another piece of the jigsaw fall into place as it begins to rise from the ground and take shape.”
It is part of the Riverside Sunderland masterplan, which will see workspace for over 8,000 people and homes for 2,000 residents delivered over a decade.
The bridge is expected to open in August 2025.
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VolkerStevin project director Mark Denham explained to NCE that the first few months of the scheme, which started in March 2023, were taken up largely by temporary works.“There was a lot of material to be removed – clearing the site and bringing in lots of aggregates to form working platforms,” he said.
Its south abutment is on top of a cliff, while the north pier
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.AtkinsRéalis worked on the bridge design. Its alignment follows the orientation of the Keel Line, a 292m long public artwork referencing the 8,102 ships built in the city’s shipyards on the south end of the bridge.
For more about the project’s challenges and how they are being overcome .
Artist's impression of the New Wear Footbridge
bobster999
Striker
canny article. I'm interested in this bit
"so that the main span can now be lifted in a single 105m long unit"
"so that the main span can now be lifted in a single 105m long unit"
Now I know you’re not a daft lad Wilfy. You can’t buy bridge sections of any old length and have them cut down. They make them up from many smaller bits you know.
Weststand
Central Defender
You can cut it off but you cant cut it on
@Butcher's Coat would make a reet mess of welding them together.
You can cut it off but you cant cut it on
But you can weld bits on
Butcher's Coat
Striker
Got to spread the job out.
Might get a turkey out of it.
Was talking to a work colleague only last week who would measure a job in Turkeys.
Chaos is cash. I can vouch for that.
Butcher's Coat
Striker
Aye a good couple of Christmas's on a job is good going.
