National Highways beams up M67 bridge

National Highways this week saw eight steel beams craned into place as part of a £23m scheme to replace a bridge across the M67 in Denton, Greater Manchester.

Images released by the national operator capture the process of each pair of the braced steel beams being elevated into their new positions spanning the M67.

The beams, each pair weighing up to 65 tonnes, were installed as part of the latest phase of work to replace St Anne’s Road Bridge and will be used to support the new bridge deck.

The placement of these beams comprises the final planned full weekend closure of the M67 for the project, with the next phase moving on to the construction of the bridge deck itself.

National Highways programme delivery manager, Mangat Bansal, said: 'The work went very well and according to plan with each pair of beams lifted successfully and safely into place. We had to close the motorway to enable this latest phase in our project and thank everyone for their understanding and patience as we continue with our work to rebuild the bridge.'