I wondered what these guys were doing on the M5 near where I work. They have setup major roadworks and we are talking a temporary base with about 10 portacabins of offices, lanes narrowed and all sorts of stuff. My mate told me they were strengthening 3 bridges but since these bridges are pretty rural types, I wasn't convinced.
Well, the truth is, they have planned 26 weeks for the work!! Yes, that's right, 6 months to strengthen 3 small bridges, all within a couple of kilometres of each other. Apparently one was struck by a vehicle (but is still in use) but please!
I've seen people replace railway bridges in a day and with cranes clever techniques, the obvious thing would be to remove the old bridges and crane in new ones, a couple of days of hassle for the people who usually drive over them (could have been done in the summer) and almost no hassle for the motorway drivers.
What is this country coming to. Goodness knows how much money this is costing!!
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