Bridge goes with a bang on M6

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering has successfully demolished a bridge over on the M6 as part of its contract to widen the road between junctions 30 and 32.

The demolition involved a controlled explosion, carried out by Nottingham Explosives, followed by the breaking down and removal of some 1,500 tonnes of concrete during a ten-hour night possession earlier this month. Subcontractor was Gregory Demolition.

A new 70 m span structure located north of junction 31 had been erected before the demolition took place.