Since the
tidal surge of 5 December we have been considering a number of different
options for a temporary structure to span the creek where the wooden bridge was
lost. These have ranged from floating pontoons to gangways to scaffold
structures.
Last week we
reported that insurance would not cover a temporary or permanent structure. Since
we found this out we have been trying to find funding for this temporary structure
within National Trust budgets and we are now in a position to send the letter
of intent for the contract.
We will be contracting
Kings Lynn-based Rise Scaffold to install a structure that will be 8 metres up the side creek from
the piles that are remaining and we are planning on the temporary bridge to be
installed by mid-March.
Tomorrow we
will be meeting members of the bridge stakeholder
steering group, people with a commercial interest or representatives of
user-groups that have an interest in the access or working area associated with
the replacement of the two large bridges to go through the detail of the
methodology. Dunella, the Norwich-based contractors, will also be on-hand to
answer logistical and technical queries.
A further
update will follow shortly.
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