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 […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering (EWCE) lifted out the old railway bridge on the Fallowfield Loop walking and cycleway spanning the A57 in Gorton early Saturday evening (7th March). The A57 was closed for the whole day on Saturday to enable EWCE to work through the day and night to complete the works on this major […]
A £35 million state-of-the-art teaching and research facility, which engages directly with industry and provides students with real-world experience on live, engineering-related projects officially launched at the University of Central Lancashire’s Preston campus. The new Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) will act as one of the driving forces behind the Lancashire Industrial Strategy as well as […]
Rail users can now benefit from increased car parking at Spital station, Wirral, with the opening of an extension to the existing Park and Ride facility. The expansions works have seen 71 additional spaces added to the car park, providing 141 spaces in total, including seven disabled spaces and two motorcycle bays. Customers of the […]
Children at Roe Lee Park Primary School helped get the safety message out for a regeneration scheme thanks to a poster competition. The posters give information about safety during construction and are designed to be shown around the Growth Development 3 Scheme (GD3) in North Blackburn. They will be turned into signs and installed on […]
The full scale of the challenge to upgrade Yeadon Way in time for its scheduled re-opening in May was laid bare during a visit to the site. Engineers say the £3.3m scheme is currently running on time and to budget with work now at week 11 of a 28 week programme. The direct link between […]
After being blasted and painted, the first 2 sections of steelwork have arrived on site at Pooley Bridge, with the remainder sections due to arrive in February 2020. Prior to the 120 mile journey, the steelwork was carefully lifted on the on a huge 70ft loader and for safety, it was flanked by 2 escort […]
