P4 & P6 Bridges
The contract for these two bridges for Bouygues TP was won competing against major national contractors. Both bridges were concrete structures with insitu piers and abutments and proprietary pre cast beams. One bridge was a two span and the other a three span.
Both bridges were built to span over the A19 as it enters the existing Tyne Tunnel. The planning of every operation had to take into account both the safety and management of the traffic. The site was effectively split in two by the A19 as no access was permitted over the road.
Principal Quantities:
75no sheet piles: AZ37 x 25m long
79no Precast beams 25m long & 18t each – lifting and installation
120ln.m. Macalloy tie bars 85mm dia
300t Insitu reinforcement
1,500m3 Insitu concrete
The New Tyne Crossing project recieved The Robert Stephenson Special Award in 2012 from the Institute of Civil Engineers.