Bakewell Underpass | $30m

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Edgar · #31 Post by **Edgar** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:02 pm

Took some more photos today..seems like everything is going ahead of schedule, more sections of the bridge is demolished

Other sections of the bridge dismantling has already started

And I just found out something today, the traffic lights set up at James Congdon Drive are manually operated by the operator, standing there under the hot sun the whole day. Apparently, the lights are there to help pedestrain to cross the road, especially school children. Wtf! Whta a waste of human resource.

Edgar · #32 Post by **Edgar** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:02 pm

Updates for this week:

Installation of the support beam is on the way. Soon bridge sections will be cut out.

Edgar · #33 Post by **Edgar** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:56 pm

Updates:

During the past weekend nights, major destruction of the bridge section over the railway had taken place with no major dramas.

Everything is coming along the way now, with more sections of the bridge about to be removed this week and for the next few weeks to come.

rhino · #34 Post by **rhino** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:59 pm

Thanks for posting these pictures Edgar. Much appreciated.

#35 Post by **Howie** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:04 pm

Yep thanks Edgar..... looking good!

Edgar · #36 Post by **Edgar** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:52 am

This was what happened throughout last week.

The section above the railway is almost completely demolished

over the weekend, the demolition of the second section above the railways are now done, the cleaning up process is being undertaken

Now, 3/4 of the old Bakewell Bridge is now gone, and the hardest and most complicated sections of the demolition is now over.

I am expecting to see the whole bridge gone by the end of this month, hopefully.

#37 Post by **Howie** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:55 am

Nice one... that's progress!! Thanks for the pics again mate.

Captain Howdy · #38 Post by **Captain Howdy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:35 pm

Sorry to ask a stupid question but what is the story behind this bridge demolition and underpass?

#39 Post by AG » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:32 pm

The bridge is old and is considered unsafe by modern standards. It's was built during an era when the large trucks and trains that passed under or over it could be handled safely.

Things have changed since then. Trucks have gotten taller and larger, as have trains, particularly freight trains. In recent years, many vehicles, both rail and road have been involved in incidents, particularly being caught under the bridge as it has a low clearance height. The bridge is also aging structurally as well, so now is a good time to replace it.

This isn't the first time a bridge over the rail lines between Adelaide and Goodwood has been replaced. The Hilton Bridges replaced an old two lane wooden bridge that carried what was then Burbridge Road into the city during the late 1980s. In around 1993, the Port Road bridges were reconstructed as part of the Port Road upgrade at Thebarton. The only one that hasn't been replaced is the one carrying Greenhill and Richmond Roads and Anzac Highway over the rail lines at Keswick, being built during the 1930s. Before any of the other bridges were replaced, this was the youngest AFAIK.

Edgar · #40 Post by **Edgar** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:43 am

Back on business, the old Backwell overpass is now 95% gone and demolished. The only remaining structures are the 2 walls, the rest are all gone. I think the underpass project should receive a greenlight soon!

#41 Post by AG » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:21 pm

I passed through the construction site yesterday. The whole bridge is gone now from what I could see, and East Terrace has been rerouted around where the new East Terrace bridge will be built across the new underpass. Excavation for the underpass on the Mile End side of the site has begun.

#42 Post by **Howie** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:23 pm

That's excellent progress. Thanks for the update AG.

Tom · #43 Post by **Tom** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:30 pm

On the city side of the underpass, they have already dug down quite alot.. sides have also been formed also it would look like pillars of some sort have been sunken in between the railway.

#44 Post by AG » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:19 pm

Progress (from Transport SA):

stelaras · #45 Post by **stelaras** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:01 pm

that looks awesome!

cant wait for it to be completed it would make for a really nice entrance into the city...

East terrace bridge??? do you mean west terrace bridge?

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