Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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What is claimed to be the first network arch bridge on a UK rail project was swung into place by Network Rail and its construction alliance partners Skanska and BAM Nuttall in Salford on February 21 2017. This required the use of what Skanska said was the UK’s largest crawler crane.

Details at: railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/ordsall-chord-bridge-move-brings-flowing-ribbon-link-closer.html