Galway County Council Regional and Local Road Bridge Rehabilitations 2016 – Phase 2

Project Description

This project involved the reconstruction of 8 road and pedestrian bridges on Regional and Local Roads throughout Co. Galway. These included the following bridges:
  1. Ballynakill Bridge
  2. Philbin’s Bridge
  3. Cooheenaheeny Pedestrian Bridge
  4. Graigabbey Bridge
  5. Curraghduff East Bridge
  6. Shreavagh Bridge
  7. Lough Fadda Bridge
  8. Cloonabricka Bridge

Client: Galway County Council

Project Timeline: August 2018 – October 2019

Role: Main Contractor, PSCS

The scope of the project included:

  • Demolition of existing damaged masonry bridges
  • Demolition of existing damaged steel and concrete bridges
  • Bridge Widening to include abutments, decks, parapets
  • Construction of new bridge structures
  • Safety Rails and Fencing
  • Precast culverts
  • Masonry repair and masonry build of existing spandrel and parapet walls
  • Construction of RC slab
  • Casting of new concrete aprons and skirts
  • Masonry repointing with NHL-5 lime mortar