C&D collaborated with 777 Demolition on M20 bridge collapse

You couldn't fail to notice the bridge that collapsed across the M20 last month as it was plastered all over the news. The cause was simple to determine: a lorry had ploughed into it, having attempted to pass underneath at speed with a digger on the back that was too tall.



As the main route to the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover, keeping the M20 open is extremely important for Britain's transportation system and businesses. 777 Demolition was awarded the job of clearing the remains of the bridge, and they opted to use C&D's Mike Kehoe as the demolition engineer for the project. The bridge needed to be fully demolished and some 400 tonnes of rubble removed from the carriageway.

The collaboration worked well, with the collapsed pedestrian bridge being removed and the motorway reopened the following day. In fact, the whole job moved along at around 8 hours ahead of schedule.

Long weekend , still one of my favourite pictures. @777 group . Happy days. pic.twitter.com/jYh6cVA0zv

— C&D London (@CDLondon1) September 6, 2016

For further details on the accident, visit the BBC News website.

Interstate bridge collapses, 3 workers lucky to survive

Three construction workers can count themselves very lucky after surviving the collapse of a bridge they were working on.

The Interstate 40 bridge in Alburquerque was being demolished under controlled conditions, but one of the girders buckled taking the bridge down. At the time 3 workers were present, one of which was using a machine.

The incident could have ended with three deaths, but somehow they all managed to walk away carrying only minor injuries.

An investigation needs to be done to figure out what exactly went wrong as at the moment no one knows why the bridge buckled like it did.

Source: krqe.com