Massive feat of engineering gives sense of inner relief
by Sean McMahon Updated: Thursday, 15th December, 2011 12:30pm
The 100 tonne beam is lifted into place at Ballyconnell.
Construction of the new €3.3m Ballyconnell inner relief road by Gibson Ireland Ltd is gaining momentum and a significant development took place over the weekend with the placing of monster beams on the new bridge over the Woodford canal. It is expected that the project will be completed by July, 2012.
The resident engineer for the project told The Anglo-Celt that the 39-metre long precast U beam was constructed in Banagher and it weighs 100 tonnes. Another was put in place on Sunday, one on Monday and the fourth on Tuesday.
The mobile crane that lifted the four beams into place had an 800-ton lifting capacity.
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