Resurfacing update 11 August In our last update we reported that rain was forecast for much of the weekend and that it could affect our waterproofing works. The weather forecasts were pretty accurate with persistent heavy showers through most of…
The second week of the main deck resurfacing phase has seen work continuing on preparing the steel deck to accept the first waterproofing membranes. VolkerLaser staff are currently using the wheeled excavator (‘rubber duck’) machine to scrape the deck to…
We regret that we will have to reduce to a 2-Ferry service from 09:00 (half an hour earlier than scheduled) tomorrow, Thursday 5th August, to carry out some preventative maintenance on the chain tensioning system of the Torpoint Ferry Plym….
Following the successful replacement of the defective cable in the chain tensioning system of the Torpoint Ferry Tamar, we will be operating a 3-Ferry Service from 06.30 tomorrow (Monday) morning. We would like to thank Hampshire Rigging Services and WH…
Our contractors VolkerLaser have made significant progress following the start of work on the second phase of the resurfacing scheme on Monday. Planing works to remove the existing surfacing on the north half of the main deck were completed on…
We regret that we have had to reduce to a 2-Ferry service from 15:15 today, following identification of a safety critical defect during routine inspections of the chain tensioning system of the Torpoint Ferry Tamar. The remedial work requires external…
Resurfacing update 26 July 2021 A big thank you to everyone for their patience and support today following the introduction of the new traffic arrangements for the second phase of the resurfacing works. As anticipated the first weekend of the…
Important: changes to Tamar Bridge Shuttle bus route and bus stop on Saturday 31st July – SaltFest 2021 With SaltFest 2021 taking place on Saturday 31st July, VolkerLaser has worked jointly with the SaltFest event team to minimise any impact…
First phase of Tamar Bridge resurfacing project completed a week ahead of schedule 22 July 2021 https://youtu.be/rDWvHLMt9-E Thanks to the significant progress made by VolkerLaser during the past few weeks and the continued period of fine weather, the first phase…
Final preparations for Phase 2 of Tamar Bridge resurfacing scheme 20 July 2021 https://youtu.be/rDWvHLMt9-E Progress so far The resurfacing of the south cantilever was completed last week and, if the fine, dry weather continues, the resurfacing of the north cantilever…