National Highways has awarded Winvic Construction an emergency repair contract to perform temporary and permanent maintenance work on the Ouse Bridge. Routine inspections of the bridge revealed a partial failure of an eastbound carriageway joint. As a result, the bridge was initially closed in March of this year. It connects the M62 at junctions 36 (Goole) and 37 (Howden) in East Riding, Yorkshire.
As part of the investigation, it was discovered that increased traffic vibration had begun to damage the concrete. This was under lane three and a bridge joint that allows the carriageway to expand and contract with the weather.
According to Winvic, a contraflow was immediately implemented. Thus it helped reduce traffic on the eastbound carriage to one lane in order for temporary works to begin. A series of overnight road closures during the week beginning June 13 allowed for the opening of a second eastbound traffic lane on Saturday, June 18, lowering disruption to road users.
Winvic fixed temporary metal bridging plates across sections of the eastbound carriageway. It allowed a second eastbound lane and the eastbound exit slip road at junction 37 to later reopen.
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Design for the Yorkshire’s Ouse Bridge
The companies are currently working on the complex design process required to replace all eight joints across both carriageways in order to lower the need for full closures in the future.
This is Winvic’s first contract under National Highways‘ new Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). The company will make temporary, then permanent, repairs to the structure and highway. Winvic is working on the project with a number of National Highways project partners. The repairs are being designed by Jacobs, traffic management is being led by Amey, and Winvic is leading the joint repair and replacement with specialist Contractor VSL.
