Tay Road Bridge Refurbishment (various projects)
Dundee, Scotland, UK · Ongoing (various projects, e.g., 2023-2024 carriageway maintenance, control tower refurbishment)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchProject split into phases to mitigate weather impacts. - Cost savings achieved by switching materials in control tower refurbishment. - Continuous maintenance program to ensure operational longevity.
Key engineering challenges
Phasing of works due to weather concerns. - Concrete repair and waterproofing of bridge deck and soffit. - Maintaining structural integrity of an aging concrete bridge. - Managing traffic disruption during maintenance.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Tay Road Bridge Joint Board
- Lead contractor
- VolkerLaser (deck/soffit repair, waterproofing), Robertson (control tower refurbishment)
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- refurbishment | upgrade
- Scale
- 2.25 km (1.4 miles) long road bridge
- Disciplines
- Civil; Structural; Materials
- Standards & frameworks
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Sources: VolkerLaser: https://www.volkerlaser.co.uk/en/projects/tay-road-bridge - Robertson: https://www.robertson.co.uk/case-study/tay-road-bridge-control-tower-refurbishment - Tay Road Bridge Official: https://www.tayroadbridge.co.uk/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Road_Bridge - Marine Scotland (2023): https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/appendix_a_-_method_statement.pdf - BBC News (2016): https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-37037733