The £1.2million refurbishment of Ballure Bridge on the Manx Electric Railways has received a second award.
It has now won the Medium Project of the Year category at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North West annual awards.
Previously it was named the Project of the Year under 50m Euro winner in the Light Rail Awards 2015.
Phil Gawne MHK, Minister of Infrastructure, commented: ‘This government funded scheme was delivered on time and within budget. It’s rewarding for everyone involved in the bridge’s refurbishment to see its engineering excellence singled out against many multi-million pound schemes across the North West region. Well done to all those involved in the four years of project development, design, planning and the works on site over many months and through all weather conditions.’
Jeremy Reece, Chief Engineer at Isle of Man Railways, said: ‘This award demonstrates the excellent collaborative work in refurbishing the 115 year old lattice railway bridge just outside Ramsey. It is recognition of the professionalism of the whole team comprising Island-based consultants, the main contractor Auldyn Construction and their many subcontractors.
‘It was an honour to receive the award from Sir John Armitt, President of ICE and formerly head of the 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority responsible for the construction of all the London 2012 stadiums.’
Other projects shortlisted in the same category included highway and water quality improvement schemes in the region.
Ballure Bridge was also shortlisted in the ICE North West Heritage category along with the Island’s Stevenson lighthouses. That award went to Blackpool Tower.
The project team included:-
- DOI Public Transport Division
- DOI Technical Services (level crossing control system design and construction)
- Burroughs Stewart Associates (Project Manager and Structural Engineer)
- Silva Consulting (Quantity Surveyor)
- Primary Consulting (Planning Supervisor)
- Auldyn Construction (Principal Contractor)
Facts and figures
- Height of bridge: 17 metres to bottom of glen below
- Span of bridge: approx. 50 metres
- Number of rivets in structure: approx. 17,600
- Number of rivets replaced: more than 700
- Structural info:
- 8 cross beams replaced, 9 cross beams reinforced
- 10 diagonals replaced
- 6 diagonals braced
- Area of bridge painted: 2,600 square metres
- Paint used: 1,300 litres
- Shot blasting material 85 tonnes
- Construction period 32 weeks (4 November 2014 to 18 June 2015)
- Number of construction hours: 14,000 hours
