As part of the Great Western Route Modernisation Programme to transform the main line from London Paddington to Swansea, Harcombe Hill road bridge needed to be reconstructed to accommodate the new trains and electrification structure.
Sector: Roads/Highway
Shay Murtagh Precast manufacture Concrete Bridge Beams, Box Culverts, Retaining Walls, Parapets and Copings for the Road/Highway Sector.
N6 Concession Ltd. – N6 Ballinasloe – Galway Motorway
The scheme involved the construction of approximately 56km of new dual carriageway, a 7 km link road to the Loughrea bypass, 32 km of side roads and five grade-separated junctions. The Scheme extended from Doughiska, east of Galway City to the existing N6 east of Ballinasloe in Co. Roscommon opened to traffic in 2010. Shay […]
Concrete Bridge Beams for Whitemill Bridge
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.
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.
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.
M50 D & C Ltd – M50 Motorway Upgrade
About M50 Motorway Upgrade The M50 Motorway Upgrade (Phase 2) PPP Contract comprises the design, construction, operation, maintenance and financing of the upgrade. Approximately 24 km of the existing two lane carriage-way to three lane standard. The provision of auxiliary lanes between the M1 and N3 junction and between the N7 and Scholarstown junctions. The major […]
Concrete Bridge Beams UK for Cray Bridge Construction
In 2012 Shay Murtagh Precast was contracted by Raynesway Construction to manufacture and deliver seven no. Y4 prestressed concrete bridge beams UK for Cray Bridge. This was for a bridge replacement project for Perth and Kinross Council.
