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Under the deck JLP01_11_32607_05

SEVERN BRIDGE, M48, AUST, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view of the underside of the deck of the Severn Bridge showing the access gantries that cross beneath it.
The original design and construction of the Severn Bridge had under estimated the increased volume of traffic since its completion in 1966 and whilst built to last 120 years it was found to require remedial work after just 20. Laing Industrial Engineering & Construction won the £ 29.5m contract from the Department of Transport and strengthening work on all elements of the structure began in May 1987. The project was completed in April 1990 in the same year that Laing jointly won the contract for the construction of the second Severn Crossing that would take the traffic pressure off the first bridge and extend its lifespan even further

Media ID 24561515

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1980s Bridge Motorway Perspective Road Transport Waterscape


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