We’ve been on site at Durweston for just over four months and the work is continuing to progress according to schedule.
Thanks to the fantastic efforts of the team on site, the A357 reopened a day ahead of schedule on Saturday 21 July.
There are around four to six weeks left of construction work before we start demobilising from site.
Thank you for your patience during the road closure and the continued temporary lights – not long to go now!
Work so far
- Culvert replacement – demolition, installation and waterproofing – done!
- Embankment widening and road re-construction, utilising over 200t of recycled material – done!
- Gabion retaining walls, 300 individual units formed and filled – done!
- Road drainage, new improved system installed for larger flows and is easier to maintain – done!
- Durweston Bridge RTC repair – done!
Remember you can catch up on all the action by viewing our online timelapse camera.
Works ongoing
Bridge parapets are around 40 per cent complete, with the steel reinforcement now finished on the downstream side of the structure.
Upgrades to the permanent traffic lights on the A350/A357 junction are 75 per cent complete with the new loops cut (vehicle detection equipment).
All the new kerbs have been laid and the kerb lines are 70 per cent complete.
Coming up…
On Friday (2 August) the team will be pouring 30m³ (66 tonnes) of concrete to complete the downstream parapet bases and vehicle restraint system (VRS) supports, we’ll then start work on the upstream parapet foundations and VRS supports.
The kerb line will be ‘backed up’ and strengthened over the coming days with a concrete haunch, the verges will be reinstated and the site has started to, and will continue to be, cleared.
The metal parapet system will be installed by a specialist contractor towards the end of August.
