Maintenance access to bridges is an unavoidable risk. It’s something that must be carried out throughout the design life of many of the UK’s largest infrastructure links. The long bridges spanning estuaries around the winding UK coastline are now beginning to age. Long-term monitoring and maintenance are vital to elongating their lifespan.
Historical access to these would utilise scaffold and rope access. However, thanks to AWD introducing space frame access platforms to the UK in 1990’s, we now have greater possibilities. Over the last two decades we have gained a vast amount of experience in understanding the unique challenges these structures pose and have learned how to ensure a smoother project flow. These benefits are evident in both the design and onsite works.
