The works are still on programme to be completed by the end of September. Waterproofing of the deck (60,500 square metres, equivalent to "painting" the Hampden Park football pitch over eight times) has now been completed. Our contractor, Volker Laser, have made the most of the patches of good weather and worked tirelessly to get the waterproofing down in between some significant rainfall.
The high containment kerbs are now being installed to lane 1, and around 1500m has been completed of a 2250m long bridge. Once lane 1 is completed, then the standard half batter (HB) kerbs will start to be installed to lane 2. There is still a lot of work to do, including the mortar pointing by hand of the gaps between each kerb. This has already commenced and the workers doing this must be complimented on their ability to be able to work away at this laborious task. If you stand at one end of the bridge and look along the kerb edges to the other side, it must be quite a daunting task to be given!
Concrete soffit repairs are still ongoing and you can still see scaffolding being erected and dismantled. Concrete repairs are likely to be completed in the next week or so.
Once all the kerbs are installed and pointed, then the asphalting of the road surface can take place, with movement joint installation to follow.