Highways England vandalising bridges.

[GeorgeK]

How come they would even consider repairing? Get a new bridge that is fit for modern needs.

'Fit for modern needs?' What is this strange concept of which you speak? We roll with 'half of what's needed for double the cost.'

 

[Bennyhill]

Surely they have just created a dam which will cause a whole host of other problems.

 

[roscoe erf]

Surely they have just created a dam which will cause a whole host of other problems.

its a old railway line not a river I don't think even those muppets would be so daft

 

[Muck Spreader]

its a old railway line not a river I don't think even those muppets would be so daft

I don't know, old railway cuttings like that often turn into very wet boggy holes.

To me it looks like they have made a hard-core or drymix dam on either side and then pumped concrete in under the bridge. Which I would guess, as the concrete shrinks and settles will leave a gap between the bottom of the bridge and the concrete.

 

[HatsOff]

What they are doing is a joke. There is no way they could ever just remove the infill like they claim.

Highways England are supposed to be responsible for cycling - why don't they just open the old railways as cycle routes.

 

[Bury the Trash]

What they are doing is a joke. There is no way they could ever just remove the infill like they claim.

Highways England are supposed to be responsible for cycling - why don't they just open the old railways as cycle routes.

or new railways even ?

 

[Lakesdigger]

There are some they are doing which are not completely filled in. They set corrugated sections up stone face the ends and fill the void with 'expanding concrete' so you end up with a smaller opening but still able to pass through.

 

[Turnip]

There are some they are doing which are not completely filled in. They set corrugated sections up stone face the ends and fill the void with 'expanding concrete' so you end up with a smaller opening but still able to pass through.
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If only they had used a similar stone. . . .

 

[Kentishfarmer]

I can understand why they say it costs £100k to fill in now! Several locally that they want to infill because apparently they are only rated to take 3.5t despite 40t lorries crossing them frequently

 

[Exfarmer]

I can understand why they say it costs £100k to fill in now! Several locally that they want to infill because apparently they are only rated to take 3.5t despite 40t lorries crossing them frequently

it really is amazing what they carry , seeing as they were designed for a horse and cart to go over.
It is a shame that they are closing them off as these old lines make wonderful footpath/bridle/cycleways etc. only issue where some neighbouring farmer has helped himself to the ballast, which is not so uncommon and certainly not illegal if the line had been returned to the owners

 

[Lakesdigger]

If only they had used a similar stone. . . .

Won't be as bad as you think when it weathers it'll actually be the size that gives it away being much smaller.

 

[Widgetone]

How come they would even consider repairing? Get a new bridge that is fit for modern needs.

On that basis every country lane and parking space in the land needs widening

 

[Lincsman]

What they are doing is a joke. There is no way they could ever just remove the infill like they claim.

Highways England are supposed to be responsible for cycling - why don't they just open the old railways as cycle routes.

Probably still owned by Railtrack, we have some up the road they own, and the track was removed in the 1960,s, they fence it to stop it being used as a bridal way

 

[CPF]

That’s not a new thing . They filled a bridge in with concrete between Long Compton and great rollright on the A3400 nr chipping Norton a good 15 years go .

 

[ollie989898]

Class job that, why are people complaining

Well, tell you what, the Bridge is gonna see out the next ice age without a problem!

 

[ollie989898]

I think I know what structure that the highways agency used as the inspiration for their latest creation...

 

[neilo]

What they are doing is a joke. There is no way they could ever just remove the infill like they claim.

Highways England are supposed to be responsible for cycling - why don't they just open the old railways as cycle routes.

That’s a good idea. It would keep the Lycra clad, middle aged, fitness models off the road then.

Lycra clad young ladies would obviously still be allowed access to the main roads, and anywhere else they wanted to strut their stuff….

 

[Muck Spreader]

There are some they are doing which are not completely filled in. They set corrugated sections up stone face the ends and fill the void with 'expanding concrete' so you end up with a smaller opening but still able to pass through.
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Brick both sides up, couple of windows and a door = desirable period country residence.