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A421 Pinch Point Improvements, Milton Keynes
The £17m scheme tackled a serious ‘pinch point’ on the road network accessing Milton Keynes by dualling the A421 and widening roundabouts whilst maintaining and improving pedestrian and cycle access with four new underpasses. ABM’s precast Portal Frame System was chosen to allow rapid installation and minimisation of traffic disruption during construction. Each 8.4m x…
Read MoreMersey Gateway, Freight Line Bridge, Widnes
The Mersey Gateway project will provide a new crossing of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal between Widnes and Runcorn. The extensive approach roads cross a complex infrastructure including a railway in Widnes. To provide the highly skewed crossing a 99 metre long tunnel will span the twin rail tracks. Along with supplying many…
Read MoreMercia Marina Canal Access, Derby
Development of Willington Lakes to form the Mercia Marina required the creation of a new connection canal to the nearby Trent and Mersey Canal. The road access to the site was raised over the new canal spur as it passes through a 17.5m long tunnel. If you’d like to arrange training for your organisation about…
Read MoreA46 Newark to Widemerpool Improvements, Farndon Underpass, Newark
The A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvement scheme is a major Highway’s Agency project in Nottinghamshire, the scheme provides a 17.5 mile (28km) section of dual carriageway replacing a substandard section of single carriageway trunk road. At the northern end of the road, an underpass provides a pedestrian link between the village of Farndon and Newark.…
Read MoreRenault F1 CFD Centre, Oxfordshire
Construction of buried work space to provide a design development and exhibition space with minimal landscape impact. The unique building is used by the Formula 1 racing team for computational aerodynamic research and houses an auditorium and extensive computer server room. If you’d like to arrange training for your organisation about the features and benefits…
Read MorePrague Ring Road, Czechia
Prague Bypass, Section 513, Structures SO223, SO224 and SO225. If you’d like to arrange training for your organisation about the features and benefits of our Arch and Portal Frame systems, please visit out Training page.
Read MoreDinsdale Bridge Replacement, Darlington
Clearance improvements to allow increased freight capacity and electrification.
Read MoreM8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements
A major scheme to upgrade the core of Scotland’s motorway network, designed to boost the country’s economy by improving connections between the commercial centres of Glasgow and Edinburgh and beyond. At the heart of the £500M improvements is the Raith Interchange where the longest beams ever produced by ABM are key to the complex junction.
Read MoreNottingham Tramway – Phase 2
Extension of Nottingham City’s urban tramway system to extend the network to the South and Southwest of the city, more than doubling the size of the existing tram line, with 17.5km of new track and 28 new stops.
Read MoreWhite Rose Way, Doncaster
A £30m road improvement scheme including the dualling of 2km (1,2 miles) of single carriageway, new roundabouts and a new rail bridge.
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