Elton Vale Bleach Works Footbridge No 1 - Refurbishment, Bury

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LOCATION AND BRIDGE DETAILS: • Elton Vale Bleach Works Footbridge No.1 is located off Holcombe Avenue/Elton Vale Road within a residential area of Bury and carries Public Footpath no.147 over a dip in ground levels and an open drainage channel. • The Footbridge is a five span steel structure with an overall span of approximately 47m, an overall width 2.15m and is supported by steel piers and concrete bank seats. DESCRIPTION OF WORKS: The scheme comprises of: • Encapsulating the superstructure including all associated scaffolding works (all temporary access and supports must be independent of the structure). • Replacing existing parapets. • Take up existing deck plates, abrasive blast clean, apply coatings and re-fix. • Abrasive blast cleaning of existing superstructure and substructure to footbridge. • Painting of the existing superstructure and substructure to footbridge. • Painting of parapets. • Surfacing (macadam and setts) and edgings to approaches. • Provision of handrails to approaches