First fix of south end diaphragm reinforcement.

First fix of pier 2 pile cap steel inclusive of leaf pier starter bars.

Excavation of cofferdams complete inclusive of blinding concrete placement.

First section of south end diaphragm constructed.

Break down of north end diaphragm piles to cut off level.

Pier 2 pile cap complete with pier starter bars protruding.

80T crawler crane installing 26m sacrificial steel tubular piles via hydraulic vibrating hammer at the north diaphragm wall.

Bauer BG33 piling rig removing material from inside the sacrificial north diaphragm tubular piles to facilitate RC pile construction.

Excavation of Pier 2 cofferdam prior to installation of cofferdam bracing.

Pier 2 cofferdam excavated to first level and steel stability brace + edge protection installed.

Demolition of the remaining sections of old southern piled viaduct.

South abutment and diaphragm cofferdam excavated to depth, blinding poured, and steel reinforcement fixing underway.

Continued construction of bored cast in situ foundation piles utilising a Bauer BG 33 Piling Rig.

Concreting of a bored cast in situ foundation pile (SD-01).

The case extraction tool shown is used to remove the temporary pile casings which act as formwork to support the excavation.

The Crane suspended vibrating hammer shown will be used to install the north diaphragm tubular piles.

The red object is a pile cropper which will be used to break down the excess concrete and expose the starter bars of the new foundation piles. The yellow object is a hydraulic hammer which will be used to break down and demolish any remaining piles from the original viaduct.

The assembly of the crawler crane for permanent piling works.

Pier 2 cofferdam awaiting final set.

Piling Rig & Rig Attendant excavating a permanent pile location.

Steel reinforcement cage being inserted into the excavated pile.

Permanent pile being concreted, last stage of the piling construction sequence.

Demolition and stripping of the old bridge surfacing, kerbs and footways.

Demolition of the southern piled viaduct

The footprint of the old southern piled viaduct being prepared for platform construction

Sheet piling underway to create cofferdams for the new bridge foundations

An example of a completed cofferdam

BG 33 piling rig installing 5m casings to create the preliminary test pile.

Installation of 2no. reinforcement cages to create 1no. homogenous pile reinforcement cage.

The transition from temporary bridge to Kincardine Bridge using bespoke bearings and transition plates.

Preparatory works completed under full closure to enable switch to temporary bridge.

Temporary bridge fully operational and open to traffic.

Temporary bridge supporting members during on site fabrications.

Removal of the existing steel parapet to enable temporary bridge tie-in works.

Removal of the concrete pilasters to enable temporary bridge tie-in works.

Installation of the first temporary bridge deck unit.

All temporary bridge deck units are in the final locations and are awaiting a final fix.

The steel reinforcement cage and base formwork for the temporary bridge abutment prior to the concrete pour.

The completed temporary bridge abutment with all formwork removed.

Shows the installed sheet pile anchor wall, which gets tied into the temporary abutment and west face of the sheet pile cofferdam to enable the construction of the new permanent abutment.

The first set of the tubular bearing piles. All temporary piling works are complete as of the 1st of September 2023.