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The installation of the first new bridge beams at Wales Farm Road Bridge was a major project milestone in October 2006
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19 May 2008
The dismantling and removal of the first sections of the existing bridges has been successfully completed. An innovative technique has been used to ensure safety and reduce the impact of this work on the local community and road users as far as possible.
Dismantling work will now continue on the remaining sections of the existing bridges and the next phase is scheduled for comletion during April. The current traffic management arrangments will remain in place while this work is carried out.
Meanwhile, construction of the abutments and support piers for the next sections of new bridges is underway.
Further information about the project can be viewed on this website, which will be updated regularly as the work progresses.
View of Wales Farm Road Bridge with the first
sections of old bridge removed
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Calling freephone on: 0800 234 6004
Email: info@A40ActonBridges.info
Why is this work necessary?
We need to undertake this major construction project because the bridges were built during the late 1920s and were not designed to manage today's volumes of A40 traffic - over 100,000 vehicles a day. The new bridges will also ensure the safety of the railway tracks below that handle all rail networks in and out of Paddington, including the Heathrow Express and First Great Western - over 800 trains, transporting 145,000 passengers daily.
Replacing the bridges also means we can improve the highway layout over the bridges as well as creating access and crossing improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities.
How long will the project take?
Work on site commenced in October 2005 and project completion is scheduled for Summer 2009.
