Client: Ringway and Island Roads
Contractor: MMC Diving services
Duration: 1 week
Date posted: 20-03-2020
Afton bridge in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight hasn't been accessed for over 30 years, numerous attempts have been made over the years to survey this single arch, but with the silt build up and bad visibility, all attempts had failed to get a credible, accurate report of the structure, that was until now, MMC designed built and installed a cofferdam to fully dewater the structure and remove all the silt and debris build up.
Our access team then undertook a full video and still survey report, minor defects were agreed, repaired and the dams were removed ahead of schedule, this saved time and money for our client, re-opening the main road back up into the village and keeping the local residents happy.
Director Sam Connelly said: "a very rewarding project, it took longer to design and build the dams than to de-water the structure, our program for installing and sealing the dams was x3 days, however we completed this in an afternoon, I put this down to a number of site visits, dive surveys and the planning to make sure we got this right first time".
Testimonial from Ian Hodson the Structures manager Ringway: "and a brilliant job, it's the first time that bridge has been inspected in over 30 years, thanks to all your efforts".
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