A major scheme in Grimsby to maintain and protect the A180’s two flyovers and one bridge has entered the final stage. Works to ensure the ‘forming’ was in place to allow for the pour got underway on Friday 6 November.
Solid concrete pads with steel bars inside are needed to hold the central barriers being put in where the work is taking place along the A180.
The work was deliberately left until yesterdayt (9 November) to allow the concrete to set ahead of the barrier installation and Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) work.
Once this is all done, the major scheme will be complete with both sides of the road fully open. This work has involved significant maintenance to Gilbey Road and Cleethorpe Road Flyovers and Alexandra Dock bridge.
Supported by £8 million awarded by the Department for Transport, the scheme was vital to ensure the long-term future of the structures, which when fully open carry up to 27,000 vehicles every day to and from Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Structural surveys had identified deterioration that needed addressing. Failure to act, says North East Lincolnshire Council, was likely to lead to serious problems in the decade ahead.
(Picture: North East Lincolnshire Council)
