OT - impressive bit of civil engineering - update

In message <10iokll$39ee9$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me, Jeff Layman snipped-for-privacy@invalid.invalid writes

Thanks for posting that, I was hoping someone would do a time lapse on it.

What isn't obvious (to me anyway) is how they were moving it, were they pulling it along, or pushing it ?.

Adrian

Nice to see intelligent engineering has not been totally wiped out by vapourware

Invisible unicorns. Its the latest thing.

Same question from me, the units at the edge seemed a bit small to move that!

Thanks for the link :-)

Pushing. According to

Also

a bit of both, the green machines were gripping onto the 'bundles' of steel rope passing through them, and repeatedly inching along them

More obvious on their first test move

Here's one from this year, near Coventry to take the A46 over HS2

In message <10ions0$39ee9$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me, at 13:44:32 on Sat, 27 Dec

That's very precise. So more than 590 elephants, but less than 600?

And are these baby elephants, or grown up ones.

African or Indian?

You could use this older vid as a example.

"HS2 completes UK’s heaviest bridge slide"

Maybe the video of this project will be available later, complete with the time lapse.

Paul

There was one person responsible for ensuring this happened properly and on time, what a responsibility!

Pink ones, Roland.

I think that the "pull" jacks were there to keep the concrete structure moving straight ahead, as pushing alone often results in the object not moving where you want it to go (shed trolleys!...).

Does anyone know the reason why the new underpass is necessary?

Will a road be routed through it?

Hampshire County Council claim they know. (Google their website)

More likely than a railway or a river.

In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, JNugent snipped-for-privacy@mail.com writes

The new underpass is adjacent to junction 10, which has very restricted access (M27 westbound to A32 Northbound and vice versa only). The junction is being upgraded to allow entry/exit in all directions, so the underpass will take traffic to/from the westbound lane of the M27.

Adrian

Of course. Silly me for not realising ;-)

Adrian

In message <10ions0$39ee9$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me, Jeff Layman snipped-for-privacy@invalid.invalid writes

Thanks.

Adrian

Thank you.