Shay Murtagh Precast has manufactured pre-stressed concrete bridge beams for a new road bridge on the B851. This was part of the enabling works for the Dunmaglass Wind Farm project near Inverness, Scotland on behalf of RJ McLeod.
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Bridges Beams for Somerstown Hub
Bridges Beams supplied by Shay Murtagh. This project consisted of the construction of a new community hub in Portsmouth and part of the regeneration of the Somerstown area. This new development spans the four lane Winston Churchill Avenue dual carriageway. Shay Murtagh Precast, awarded the precast project by Main Contractor BAM Construction for the client […]
Carillion – Coventry Road, Birmingham
Birmingham City over the August Bank Holiday weekend Shay Murtagh Precast delivered into Main Contractors Carillion Plc. Carillion Plc carried out a complete reconstruction of St. Andrews Bridge, Coventry Road. The existing bridge a Victorian bridge under the junction of Coventry Road and Arthur Street needed demolishing and replacing with a modern concrete and steel […]
Bridge Beams for the N4 Downs Scheme
Shay Murtagh Precast recently manufactured prestressed bridge beams for an overbridge for the N4 Downs grade separation scheme. The client was the NRA and Westmeath County council and the contractor was SIAC Construction.
Update – 13,600 Tunnel Segments for C310 Thames Tunnel
Shay Murtagh Precast’s project for Hochtief Murphy on the Crossrail C310 Thames Tunnel has been moving swiftly and another significant milestone was celebrated. Sophia – the first of two Tunnel Boring Machines – made its first breakthrough at the Woolwich Box Station on 15th May.
Bridge Beams for Porthmadog By-pass
Shay Murtagh Precast, in conjunction with Balfour Beatty manufactured and delivered precast bridge beams for three bridge decks on this project. This included fourteen 17.1m long Y1 beams eighteen 14.9m long TY7 beams sixteen 12.7m long TY5 beam All bridge beam units were 2m long and ranged in size from 1.5m x 1.5m with 200mm thick […]
Bridge Beams for New Tyne Crossing
The New Tyne Crossing is one of the largest infrastructure projects in construction in Great Britain. TT2, appointed Concessionaire to design, build, part finance and operate a second vehicle tunnel under the Rive Tyne. TT2 to operate all other tunnels until 2037.
Bridge Beams for Andover Road
About Old Bridge Structure Rebuild in Andover Road The old bridge structure which carried Andover Road over the railway line needed rebuilding to enable larger freight containers to be carried on the Railway. Upgrade works were carried out as part of the Southampton to Nuneaton freight upgrade scheme. Improvement works are being planned along this […]
Whitechurch Waste Water Treatment Plant
Design, manufacture, supply and erect 7 no prestressed and post-tensioned concrete storage tanks for the wastewater treatment plant and reservoir in Whitechurch – By Shay Murtagh Precast. Internal Diameter Wall Height Aeration Tank No. 1 10.40m 5.0m Aeration Tank No. 2 7.97m 5.0m Settlement Tank No. 1 8.95m 3.0m Settlement Tank No 2 6.99m […]
2013 Irish Grand National Win
Liberty Counsel wins 2013 Irish Grand National. On the 1st April last Easter Monday was the highlight in the Irish Racing Calendar. The annual Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse was taking place at 16.50. Running was Liberty Counsel, a mare owned by the family of Vivienne Murtagh, Shay Murtagh Precast Health and Safety Manager.