Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd

Forth Road Bridge

Customer: Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA)

Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering is undertaking the replacement of bearings on the Forth Road Bridge's north and south approach viaducts.

This key contract forms part of Forth Estuary Transport Authority's 15 year Capital Plan to strengthen and improve the Forth Road Bridge's structure and replace major components.

The project involves jacking up the deck of the bridge to allow the removal of the existing bearings. The steel box girders that support the concrete deck will be strengthened at the jacking points, and reinforced concrete corbels added to the sides of the piers to accommodate the jacks, an alteration for which listed building consent has been granted.

Concrete repairs will be carried out on the piers and a system of cathodic protection installed.

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