Delivering the M20 East Street replacement Foot Bridge
Reconnecting the communities of Kent with the replacement of the East Street Foot Bridge over the M20 near Addington.
The Collett Team have delivered all sections to the replacement footbridge over the M20 near Addington. The replacement included 2 large sections with an average length of 33 metres, accompanied by 8 loads of ramp sections.
The largest bridge section measured 34m L x 2.6m W x 4.5m H and weighed 25 Tonne. Due to its unique shape, the section was loaded to sit inside the vessel bridge trailer ensuring it had a loaded height of under 4.95m.
Each section was loaded at S H Structures, the manufacturing site in North Yorkshire. From there, the Collett Team delivered the sections to a shot blasting and painting facility in Scunthorpe. Finally, all sections were delivered to site ready for installation. In total, each section was transported over 250 miles from start to finish.
All sections were installed on a full motorway closure and the project is due to be completed in January 2021. Once completed the bridge will measure 16 metres in length and weigh over 53 Tonnes.
Back in August 2016 an HGV Vehicle collided with the East Street Foot Bridge causing it to collapse. The collapse caused the M20 and M26 to be closed for more than 24 hours.
