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Tweet Archive for hashtag “#PolmontBridge”
Noticed these reflective markers the other day. Have they always been there or did they just appear? #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/S06b8dFcNG
It’s not quite over yet at #PolmontBridge – garden bed just finished, and last week screens went up to cover void. pic.twitter.com/yFsfNOJNKc
#PolmontBridge #OHEL #EGIP just W of station, new electric gantries pic.twitter.com/UwsmRgXRN7
Don’t worry, the #PolmontBridge tag isn’t done yet pic.twitter.com/4NuR38BLNs
The old plaque is restored! Now on brick bridge foot (untouched by 2015 project) w nice lick of paint #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/iOw7THXjH0
Steps are definitely open again at #PolmontBridge #Polmont Good to be back to normal at last. pic.twitter.com/sF9sj4YScc
Some before & after images of reconstructed bridge at #Polmont Stairs to Platfrom 1 have now been re-opened #EGIP pic.twitter.com/bZhX1b64T7
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) November 2, 2015
Safe pedestrian access is back, thanks @NetworkRailEGIP ! #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/fAnRei6D82
Half the huts have gone as #PolmontBridge completes. “Perfect Delivery” – just about! pic.twitter.com/sXY5YjLm0f
Progress on steps at #PolmontBridge but the pedestrian safety barrier was removed a bit early. pic.twitter.com/SyNYFOJz6R
Fault does not lie with @NetworkRailEGIP who ran #PolmontBridge project v smoothly. @falkirkcouncil @FCRoads allowed it to be done this way.
All of these and several more either closed or moved out during #Redding and #PolmontBridge #EGIP projects. Not only cause, but significant.
#PolmontBridge #Redding #inmemoriam Florist. Bridal. Braes Larder& Kitchen. Quarrys Cafe. Dentist. Gingerbread Cafe. pic.twitter.com/6Z4BPbLzXy
#PolmontBridge back to normal on a Monday morning pic.twitter.com/nsGnlyyTlO
In the excitement, let us not forget the businesses that struggled and failed during the long #PolmontBridge and #Redding bridge closures.
It’s true! #PolmontBridge is really open. pic.twitter.com/klTkTB7iZa
At last! #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/mRdCo54nup
Well done team! #PolmontBridge #Polmont completed bang on time after 41 weeks.
#Polmont community held their own ribbon cutting ceremony before joining with the project team on the bridge #EGIP pic.twitter.com/WiUucxeUvo
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 23, 2015
Woohoo #PolmontBridge open at last! Thanks @NetworkRailEGIP, and a welcome return to normality for all #Polmont
And #Polmont bridge is re-opened, just in time to get one lucky groom to the church on time for his wedding #EGIP pic.twitter.com/UrvvjKwfgF
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 23, 2015
Today’s job at #PolmontBridge, the only thing apparently remaining: stairs by Edinburgh platform. pic.twitter.com/HnqBRJEdmJ
#PolmontBridge all shiny and ready for opening. No work after opening either – plan is to be all done today! pic.twitter.com/4U09ENf7Zs
Woohoo! Last day of this, as #PolmontBridge opens in 3½ hours! pic.twitter.com/UJL9QlQ4r7
#PolmontBridge 4 hours to go! countingdownto.com/countdown/polm…
#PolmontBridge delight in the community!
Woo hoo! Journey to dance classes will be so quick now! Well done NR Scot! https://t.co/OaNt5t8Hn9
— Amanda-Louise Clark (@csbs_dancer) October 22, 2015
It’s the final countdown! #PolmontBridge countingdownto.com/countdown/polm…
It’s the final countdown at #PolmontBridge!
.@kw217 it's 15 hours now. It's been along day !
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 22, 2015
RT @NetworkRailEGIP: .@kw217 15hrs Keith. You can start the countdown to #PolmontBridge re-opening. Well done for maintaining your photo di…
Lines done at #PolmontBridge – really can’t be long now! Will it open tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/ne9o4yNkeB
Sealing two trenches across the roadway at #PolmontBridge, while the road marking lorry sits ready behind. pic.twitter.com/Ntxbz0JdZd
#PolmontBridge nearly there!
#Polmont Big push now as we endeavour to get work complete and Station road re-opened #EGIP pic.twitter.com/jJDWTmQEcP
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 20, 2015
Attention to detail: #PolmontBridge cables tidied, leaves being cleared, something (?) going on below station steps pic.twitter.com/6Hi60AGQMb
6 days until #PolmontBridge opens! Road on bridge done, working on N approach. pic.twitter.com/R79v5XQe5z
#PolmontBridge pedestrian crossing at N end, working on station steps pic.twitter.com/Oew3nHGpQr
The footpath to nowhere – #PolmontBridge E pic.twitter.com/BDO1tP7Bpl
RT @EffKayToo: Almost optimistic! #PolmontBridge @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/9c5dswASW2
RT @EffKayToo: Almost optimistic! New wall et al 😀😀😀 #PolmontBridge @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/KgcdFdVJZi
Lots of kit involved in resurfacing! #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/0sZ1ITqIvz
Lots of recent cleanup on #PolmontBridge: Gardens tidied, wall completed, duct tape removed. Still some cables to go pic.twitter.com/N9BCg9zgzV
Pedestrians on final footpath, workers putting final @TarmacLtd surface down on #PolmontBridge roadway now. pic.twitter.com/nlw52UF4QR
#PolmontBridge #Polmont 40 weeks down, just one week to go until bridge opens! All hands on deck for final push. pic.twitter.com/ytnzJMZ1HY
Images show progress @ #Polmont View of parapets in place from platform & looking west from road level #EGIP pic.twitter.com/O8hmc2zChr
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 12, 2015
Further more expansive view of parapet at road level at #Polmont with the footpath now tarred and kerbs in place pic.twitter.com/huR7ur7GBd
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) October 12, 2015
#PolmontBridge and here’s what they built in 1898:
Just 1 month to go for this faithful old bridge: "Robert Melvin, engineer, Alloa, 1898." #PolmontBridge #Polmont pic.twitter.com/JmxLkQyQpx
— Keith Wansbrough (@kw217) May 13, 2015
#PolmontBridge 1898 courtesy of the Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo’ness. pic.twitter.com/PlrsIvVAPV
#PolmontBridge 1898 – removal. Huge pile of rubble on the line. pic.twitter.com/VhQbeqvCwU
#PolmontBridge pre 1898 – the previous bridge. pic.twitter.com/ucwyG1AtGO
While we wait for new #PolmontBridge completion, here are some 1898 pics of last replacement courtesy Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo’ness
Wooden braces are down, but there’s still a lot of duct tape up there. Anyone got a tall ladder? #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/2a1lgszIkI
RT @EffKayToo: (Painfully) slow progress continues #polmontbridge #polmont pic.twitter.com/vRhRLriQOe
New street lighting going in today, and additional ducting under footpath – beautiful day at #PolmontBridge #Polmont pic.twitter.com/weaN3DFerq
Masons working on the gap in the wall. Fear not! #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/qGi4cuMlml
Footpath kerb looking good! Raining on site but workers all ready to go. #PolmontBridge #nearlythere pic.twitter.com/RzEKSvZav1
Kerbstones arriving at #PolmontBridge. Utilities holes being filled in. Nearly there! pic.twitter.com/7D4JgOb7GM
Not much longer now! 38 weeks down, just three weeks left at #PolmontBridge! pic.twitter.com/lMXiQOF6a9
Tarmac on #PolmontBridge looking substantially done Looking good @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/OmRoZYqQru
Time for the supports to come down at #PolmontBridge. Final straight! pic.twitter.com/ZnAozExlqh
All hands on deck at #PolmontBridge! Waterproofing done yday, first layer of tar already down! Go @TarmacLtd! pic.twitter.com/Ubg6wWSrLG
Bit of a gap there @NetworkRailEGIP – will you get the stonemasons back in? #PolmontBridge NE pic.twitter.com/nzp7Th0i52
Waterproofing in the fog at #PolmontBridge, day 2 pic.twitter.com/LCj6Heoy0M
Waterproofing half done at #PolmontBridge Also work begins at last on filling the last utility hole. pic.twitter.com/2U2hD6s9RT
Team back out at #PolmontBridge doing small jobs in preparation for waterproofing tomorrow (Wed). pic.twitter.com/yKyCKROIL6
Super, thanks for the explanation @gcar85 #PolmontBridge
@kw217 @EffKayToo the concrete has to cure 7days b4 waterproofing. Cables are redundant 4rm diversion, to be removed.
— Gordon (@gcar85) September 28, 2015
#PolmontBridge 37 wks down just 4 to go! Waterproofing still to do on W deck. Some power and fibre still unattached. pic.twitter.com/VWgsxXDMZ8
Road algnmnt&unchnged wdth show #PolmontBridge still only 1 footpath. Missed opportunity @FCRoads @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/lhHKenCnpm
All scarified and ready for treatment on a lovely sunny day at #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/7u9pawAyKE
Parapet detail, #PolmontBridge Shay Murtagh Precast Ltd, job 1892 for EGIP Polmont – Parapet 9b east, 8 July 2015 pic.twitter.com/dJagiEznD4
The last concrete pour is done! Scarifying concr ready for waterproofing, then tarmac. #PolmontBridge is nearly done! pic.twitter.com/M7APdppkEA
All hard at work on site for the final stretch. Braces being removed; kerbs & tarmac next. On schedule #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/gpjEofbIyD
@Tmckinnin @NetworkRailEGIP 5 weeks! #PolmontBridge
Over the weekend we completed the installation of the bridge parapets at #Polmont #EGIP pic.twitter.com/mMglPW6iJ9
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) September 21, 2015
Parapets in, baby crane taking away the pad for the big crane. 36 weeks down, just 5 to go! #PolmontBridge #Polmont pic.twitter.com/TGMeKk16wp
A very precise piece of string awaits a large block of concrete at #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/R6pvkXZtfB
#PolmontBridge ready for tomorrow’s activity? @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/w4duf3nzZ3
Taking a moment to check out progress on the eastward platform extension – slow but steady! #Polmont #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/5JJsalwVO4
All still quiet, but I spotted two orange vests at #PolmontBridge this morning, inspecting progress. pic.twitter.com/xW0LMY00b0
All quiet on site. It’s like watching concrete dry. #PolmontBridge
Remembering what it’s all about #PolmontBridge
.@Duncan9474 Everything still on track to have electric services on E&G from December 2016. Genuinely Transformational for our railway #EGIP
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) September 13, 2015
#Polmont The 250t crane on site has also installed some parapets on west side of bridge #EGIP pic.twitter.com/ikikLw6Cqy
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) September 13, 2015
We have made good progress overnight at #Polmont including removing temp footbridge now it's no longer needed #EGIP pic.twitter.com/2GWLiMHErM
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) September 13, 2015
Woot! #PolmontBridge 35 weeks down, just six to go! #Polmont @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/yTI5zSOiCV
#PolmontBridge #howitsmade concrete plinth sections ABCDE, adjustable braces, wooden pad for crane,marked wheel boxes pic.twitter.com/Crvj2CkHWC
Looks like this side of #PolmontBridge is held together by brackets and duct tape too pic.twitter.com/Q1UxgktYTs
#PolmontBridge west parapet in place. Now to wait a few days while concrete sets. pic.twitter.com/MM1eNfXS9G
Ropes through the conduits, to draw the cables through at #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/NL9Q89ECzO
Getting ready for the big crane at #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/2PrsJ3QA5b
Hoping the new #PolmontBridge isn’t really held together with duct tape and expanding foam! pic.twitter.com/8yK9AD365d
Loving the lighting conduit (purple in Scotland) from the new lamps draped over the furniture at #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/lQbOZGODWt
#PolmontBridge working away on the last few conduits to free the temp bridge for removal. Openreach back again. pic.twitter.com/ARA1SoThR4
Working hard on site now, preparing for west parapet going in on Saturday at #PolmontBridge #Polmont @NetworkRailEGIP pic.twitter.com/tFU0ioXEbN
Getting there with the utilities at #PolmontBridge. Next weekend the temp bridge is removed and new parapets go in! pic.twitter.com/ks7f3jgb5E
Site getting busy (ish) with external teams – lots of cables to reconnect at #PolmontBridge. pic.twitter.com/L9MfqQEPf6
#PolmontBridge 33 weeks down 8 to go! Quiet on site, but some curious markings have appeared on the new tarmac. pic.twitter.com/SdLkCF932O
#PolmontBridge be ready, #Polmont!
#Polmont We've distributed notification letter attached around community. Sorry if you're inconvenienced by this work pic.twitter.com/oUSU3GUJhU
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) August 28, 2015
Temporary pedestrian bridge slowly being removed, various other minor works across #PolmontBridge site. pic.twitter.com/jqqx1qcRbJ
Utilities at south end of #PolmontBridge Nice new water pipe but don’t open that valve! pic.twitter.com/QUdbeJizTk
Tue: temp bridge closed, peds now on new bridge! Thu: taking apart temp bridge. It’s served us well! #PolmontBridge pic.twitter.com/XsiUNzvYHp
Still hard at work sorting utilities at south end of #PolmontBridge. Challenging. Still on schedule though. pic.twitter.com/YqH4mbJ7Gc
East side of #PolmontBridge tarred & ready for pedestrians, leaving room to work on southern termination of services pic.twitter.com/Ky9GbxCFQP
#Polmont Once we have tarred bridge, pedestrians will move from temporary structure & we'll work on 2nd half of Road pic.twitter.com/IwEGj22tVC
— Network Rail EGIP (@NetworkRailEGIP) August 20, 2015