I nipped down to see what progress was being made on the works to demolish the old Church Road Bridge earlier. The bridge is being demolished as part of the Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements project and you can read more on my blog yesterday here. It was very cold and very wet so I give …
Church Road Bridge Demolition – Salders Farm Junction Project
This was an opportunity not to be missed if - like me - you are a civil engineer and a photographer. The old Church Road Bridge over the A13 between Sadlers Farm Junction and the Pitsea Flyover was being demolished todayas part of the junction improvement works. The highway that it crosses is being widened and the …
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Sadlers Farm Junction Works – Update
I swung by and took some photos of the works going on at Sadlers Farm in South East Essex yesterday in advance of the closure of the A13 between the junction and the Pitsea flyover this weekend to demolish the old Church Road Bridge. The works have been getting some bad press of late due …
Moorgate Shaft Crossrail Works
I stopped off in Moorgate on my way past earlier this week to check up on progress of the works to construct an access shaft immediately outside Moorgate Underground Station. The shaft is part of the Crossrail project and will form part of the eventual Liverpool Street Crossrail Station. The works appear to be progressing …
Paddington Crossrail Station – Main Works
Construction work on the new Crossrail Station at Paddington is gathering pace. I stopped by recently when passing through London to take some up-to-date photos on what progress is being made. The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Ada has set off on its journey under the heart of London to dig the first of …
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Olymble
Well the day finally came on Saturday when along with 4,999 others I got the opportunity to run 5 miles around the London 2012 Olympic Park and finish inside the Olympic Stadium down the home straight in front of thousands of applauding spectators. A day that will be long remembered. Regular readers will know that …
Potholes
A quick rant about potholes or to be more accurate - highway surface defects. This is a big issue which I have my own views on generally but a specific issue locally on a street near my home which is a principal route I use when cycling in the area. There are loads of other …
Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements
Stopped by and took some photographs of the ongoing works at Sadlers Farm this afternoon. Was a bit grey and only had my small camera but they came out okay. Included below are some of the new Church Road bridge and the highway either side plus some taken from the new London Road bridge looking …
Crossrail Whitechapel Progress
The other day - whilst passing through London in the daylight - I continued on my District Line tube train and stopped off in Whitechapel to see if I could see anything of the construction work going on in the area for the new Whitechapel Crossrail Station which will ultimately link the underground, overground and Crossrail in …
Moorgate Crossrail shaft works
I found time yesterday to have a nosey at various construction projects on my route from Paddington to Aldgate. The one I was most interested in was the Crossrail works just outside Moorgate London Underground Station. I was not too optimistic of being able to see too much but was pleasantly surprised and got some decent photos. …
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