Huge steel structures arrive from Belgium
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- 25 Apr 2023
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Another "major" milestone has been marked as the next sections of a long-awaited third crossing arrived in a coastal town.
The first two southern side sections of the £126.75m Gull Wing bridge arrived in Lowestoft on Sunday night
The latest steel sections of the third crossing arrived via a barge from Belgium about 7.30pm.
One of the biggest cranes of its kind in the world had been set up for the arrival as South Approach Viaduct (SAV) sections 1 and 3 arrived at the construction site on Lake Lothing on a barge from Ghent in Belgium.
The steel spans being used in construction of the bridge - which is being delivered by Suffolk County Council and built by Farrans Construction - have been fabricated by Victor Buyck Steel Construction.
With SAV1 weighing 105 tonnes and measuring about 35 metres long, SAV3 is 41m long and weighs 213 tonnes. Read More..
