Castleton South Junction Renewal

[billio]

Are post-stressed concrete structures difficult to demolish? There is a certain level of danger when the stress is relieved.
That should be 'post-tensioned'.

 

[swt_passenger]

Are post-stressed concrete structures difficult to demolish? There is a certain level of danger when the stress is relieved.
That should be 'post-tensioned'.

They seem to have little problem destroying life expired concrete bridges over motorways using hydraulic nibblers and letting everything fall to the temporarily protected carriageway. I’d assume though that they must have a safe way of removing the tension?

 

[Plethora]

Actually, double checking, its a 17 day block. 6th September to 24th September.

Thank you for the information.

 

[splashoutradio]

Presumably it was built by the Motorway contractors to a spec from BR If it turns out that the contractors cut corners by, eg, using substandard concrete, then the rebuilding cost should come out of the Highways England budget. If it was built to spec, but that was inadequate, then NR will need to pay.

It’s also confirmed in the planning application letter that NR were paid a lump sum to take over future maintenance responsibility: “Whilst the original agreement included split maintenance of the structure, Network Rail took a commuted sum in the 1970's for future maintenance, and therefore responsibility for the structure sits entirely with Network Rail…”

Interestingly, asset data from as recent as 2022 suggests the Highwas Agency have a financial responsibility for the structure. It's not beyond the realms of possibility for this to be incorrect though.

https://www.railwaydata.co.uk/bridges/overview/?ELR=Mvn2&RID=48a

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I have now noticed there is a 20mph speed restriction over it.

Wonder whether this is causing a few delay minutes. Quite a few Yorkshire bound trains today leaving Manchester Victoria right time (more or less) but are then a few minutes down by the time they reach Rochdale.

 

[The Planner]

Wonder whether this is causing a few delay minutes. Quite a few Yorkshire bound trains today leaving Manchester Victoria right time (more or less) but are then a few minutes down by the time they reach Rochdale.

Loads of minutes, as well as only being able to have one train on the bridge at a time.

 

[Plethora]

Wonder whether this is causing a few delay minutes. Quite a few Yorkshire bound trains today leaving Manchester Victoria right time (more or less) but are then a few minutes down by the time they reach Rochdale.

There is time built in at Victoria to make up time, but as you say no such luck in the Yorkshire direction.

 

[willbaforceday]

Is there any plans to reinstate the connection with the East Lancs Railway at the motorway end by the bridge?

 

[snowball]

There's now a Network Rail press release:

Network Rail to rebuild multi-million-pound bridge across M62 in Rochdale

Network Rail is investing more than £20m in rebuilding a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.

www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk

Network Rail is investing more than £20m in rebuilding a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.

Passengers and motorists are urged to check before they travel in September 2024 as rail and road closures are required to replace the 42m long, 2000 tonne bridge.

The work will ensure safe and reliable journeys for passengers and freight over this vital structure for years to come.

To complete the work, engineers need to dismantle the old bridge and take it away on the M62. The new bridge materials will be delivered by road and built on site.

The M62 will be closed over two weekends between J18 and J20:

The evening of Friday 6 – early morning Monday 9 September
The evening of Friday 20 – early morning Monday 23 September

Outside of the full road closure, the motorway will be reduced to three lanes. There will be nightly closures to support the work to the base of the bridge.

The railway will be closed 6-24 September between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. Rail replacement buses will be in operation for passengers.

The bridge, known as Castleton bridge, carries 6% of the UK’s energy supply across the country, as freight trains carry material to and from Drax power station in Selby.