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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread


southstander said:
Not to the revised timeline, but I am pretty sure it should have been fully open before the temporary opening for the Women’s Rugby according to the original plan.
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Programmes on major projects dont just get shifted willy nilly, it will have been for reasons agreed as fair to all. Theyve done a great job getting it built
 
Didn't they have to come up with an innovative way to strengthen support/foundations/something in the beginning, due to the river banks not being strong enough to do conventional works? I seem to remember something like that being said, and that it was more challenging than first thought. If that's the case, they've done a he'll of a job to put it where it is.
 
BobtheFly said:
Didn't they have to come up with an innovative way to strengthen support/foundations/something in the beginning, due to the river banks not being strong enough to do conventional works? I seem to remember something like that being said, and that it was more challenging than first thought. If that's the case, they've done a he'll of a job to put it where it is.
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I seem to recall they had to use a technique never used before to drill and get the foundations into place.
 
I seem to recall advice given to me many years ago relating to project management.
The final 10% gives you 90% of the hassle.
I found that to be a fair assessment, getting things finished to specification and signed off was always the hardest part.
 
BobtheFly said:
Didn't they have to come up with an innovative way to strengthen support/foundations/something in the beginning, due to the river banks not being strong enough to do conventional works? I seem to remember something like that being said, and that it was more challenging than first thought. If that's the case, they've done a he'll of a job to put it where it is.
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yeah it was a world first

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PhilY said:
The bridge went up last year, didn’t it?

So this year has been fitting the railings and the decking, doing the electrics and doing the connecting walkways.

I can’t see much difference today to what state it was in one, three or five months ago tbh.
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Just because you can't see doesn't mean it's been slow. You don't expect a house to be finished just because the bricks are up and the roof is on.
 
PhilY said:
The bridge went up last year, didn’t it?

So this year has been fitting the railings and the decking, doing the electrics and doing the connecting walkways.

I can’t see much difference today to what state it was in one, three or five months ago tbh.
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Have you seen the work done inside the bridge ?
 
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