On Tuesday 8th September, work began to create a new cycleway along the Solway Coast. Work on the scheme is being carried out by the Eric Wright Civil Engineering following a tender process earlier this year and it is hoped the track will be complete by the end of the current financial year. The Solway Coaster Project The ‘Solway Coaster’ project will see […]
On Monday 27th July, Eric Wright Civil Engineering (EWCE), part of the Eric Wright Group, commenced civil engineering works for the proposed new link road and over bridge at north Northallerton. The works due to complete towards the end of 2021 are being carried out on behalf of Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes. The new […]
On Saturday 27th June, Eric Wright Civil Engineering (EWCE) lifted into place a new foot and cycle bridge spanning the A57 Hyde Road in Gorton, Manchester, one of the main routes into the city centre. The installation of the 26 tonne, pre-fabricated steel footbridge was witnessed by representatives from Manchester City Council and the wider […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering (EWCE) is making good progress on the remediation works at the Sugden End Landfill site at Keighley near Bradford with work on track for completion by Autumn 2020. The 35-week groundworks programme for the City of Bradford MDC, is the first part of what will be a wider restoration project to […]
On Thursday 7th May, the country’s first stainless steel road bridge, spanning the River Eamont at Pooley Bridge in Cumbria, was lifted into place, and once completed later this summer, will reconnect the local community for the first time since the town’s historic bridge was washed away by Storm Desmond in 2015. The timelapse video […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering has completed £3.3m of roadway improvements to Yeadon Way, one of the main routes into Blackpool. To mark the occasion an opening ceremony was held at Yeadon Way to mark the completion. Work to strengthen the 2km stretch began in November and continued with heightened safety measures in place during the […]
Scott Street Bridge in Hull was decommissioned in 1994 and was recently targeted by the famous artist, Banksy. Specialist contractor, Eric Wright Civil Engineering, has been appointed to dismantle Scott Street Bridge with work due to start later this year. The grade two-listed bridge, which was decommissioned in the 1990s, was thrust into the limelight […]
Cumbria County Council’s replacement bridge project at Pooley Bridge has resumed, following a review of the authority’s construction schemes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Works on the Pooley Bridge scheme were temporarily suspended on 27 March to support social distancing measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The construction industry has since received greater […]
Well done to Shaun Murphy and the site team for achieving a great score on their recent considerate constructors report. The Considerate Constructors Scheme, a national initiative set up in 1997, is a voluntary code of practice which helps to maintain the industry’s ethical standards, ensuring that all firms are sensitive to the environment, communities and […]
