We are pleased to report that the works are progressing well and that we're still on for an end of September finish. The waterproofing of the concrete deck is around 90% complete and, hopefully, with a spell of rain free weather over the next few days, we will get that completed. Deck surface preparation is essentially complete, with only isolated areas still needing a final shot blast to provide a contaminant free surface and a suitable "key" to help the waterproofing bond to the bridge deck. The installation of the high containment Trief kerbs has also commenced, with around 500m of kerbs installed since work commenced on Wednesday afternoon. The bridge is 2250m long, so that's a total of 4500m of kerbs to install, so our contractor Volker Laser and their kerbing subcontractor are working at a good pace. The concrete soffit repairs on the cantilever edges are still ongoing but these should be completed sometime in the next week or so. Once all the kerbs are installed we will be able to start on the asphalt installation, which will then allow the new 42 movement joints to be fitted. Works to replace the joints and surfacing on the ramps will commence in August.
