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August 2012 (part 2)
Monday 20th
North end - tarmac reaches the bridge
South end, west wall
Trench for power cables
Wed 22nd Aug
Main road - pedestrian diversion
Bridge footpath open to pedestrians!
New roadway from north end...
North end, from the north east - causeway and ramp completely cleared away
Main road
Ripping up old pavement
Thu 23rd Aug
Old pavement gone
South end, east side - ground smoothed out
Preparing to resurface new area of main road.
North end, from the east.
Southend, west side
New roadway - preparing to pave west footpath with blocks.
Swimming Pool, Cafe Riviere, and new roadway, seen from steps to Clifton Terrace
View from Clifton Terrace...
Fitting inspection hatches into west footpath of new roadway.
Sun 26th Aug
Bridge tarmac meets the main road!
North end, and part of Harbour Office road. (Temporary pedestrian routes.)
South end, west side, and the old iron bridge.
New roadway - connection boxes in footpath
Bridge deck, west footpath tarmaced
Tue 28th Aug
North end, with trestle tower to finish wall
South end, west side - recovering fencing from river. (Vandal problem?)
Thu 30th Aug
Main road - connecting electrics
New roadway, water valve covers, and road sign supports in footpath
Harbour Office footpath awaits surfacing.
Concrete ramp where new roadway meets North Quay road finished earlier
Main road - hammer drill on digger
Main road - east side: preparing for new surface...
Fri 31st Aug
First coat of tarmac applied to east side of new main road.
Main road - Cormac tarmac machine
NB: road level will need to be higher for kerb-drains to be effective.
Cormac fleet
Footpath tarmaced
Small tarmac transporter!
Harbour Office footpath tarmaced
Machines alongside new roadway
Main road tarmacing, from the north
Access to the removed ramp is no longer needed, so the masons can fill in the gap in the wall.
Tarmac delivery for footpath...
...the tarmac reaches the concrete of the bridge footpath.
Main road, west side: preparing for new surface.
Tarmacing main road, east side
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