The Yorkshire-based specialist has secured work on the Kessock, Forth Street and Tay Street bridges as a part of a serious programme of upgrades stretching into 2026.
On the Kessock Bridge close to Inverness, Spencer will return to hold out strengthening, steelwork modifications and repainting contained in the 4 towers. The upgrades will even set up a brand new rescue system to enhance emergency entry for staff working inside the pylons.
The agency will work alongside BEAR Scotland and designer Jacobs on the logistically difficult scheme.
Additional south, Spencer has additionally landed a fancy job to interchange unique Sixties thrust bearings on the Forth Street Bridge. The work varieties a part of the bridge’s Essential Factor Programme and entails in depth non permanent works, together with new entry programs and metal strengthening.
Forth Street Bridge
Enabling works kick off subsequent 12 months with bearing alternative due in 2026.
On the Tay Street Bridge, the agency will substitute two ageing underdeck gantries which have been in place for the reason that Nineteen Eighties. Spencer’s in-house group will ship full design and set up on the £5m venture, together with new propulsion tech with an online traction drive system.
Alan Hutchinson, Bridge Supervisor at Tay Street Bridge Joint Board, mentioned: “These new state-of-the-art below bridge inspection gantries will play an important position in serving to us maintain the bridge secure for all of our 26,000 every day customers far into the longer term.”
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