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A38 Dobwalls Bypass - Monthly changes at Havett Hill
Havett Hill goes North from the village towards Dobwalls theme park. By Pilgrims bungalow this road will cross the bypass over a newly constructed bridge. The bridge will be built first and the cutting for the bypass will then be excavated.
23rd February 2008 - The cutting is nearly complete.
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9th February 2008 - Within a week the earth has been removed from under the new bridge.
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2nd February 2008 - The new bridge is bought into use - still single lane until the pavements have been completed.
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20th January 2008 - The base layer for the road has been laid over the new bridge at Havett Hill.
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16th December 2007 - Bridge work includes laying the road foundations, pipes for utilities and railings.
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21st October 2007 - Concrete has been poured over the steel lattice to form the foundation for the road.
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7th October 2007 - Work continues to reinforce the bridge.
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16th August 2007 - As the month progresses more is added to the bridge superstructure.
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1st August - By Wednesday evening the beams had been lowered into position and the cross supports bolted into place.
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Just like a big mechano set.
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31st July 2007 - Signs appeared on Havett Hill saying the road was to be closed for 3 days between 30th July and 1st August. Travelling to work on Tuesday morning we saw 2 low loaders parked on the hill, each carrying a 49m long steel bridge beam.
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Above the hedgeline a large yellow crane towered over the village. Costing some £2.5m this crane is only 3 weeks old. By the evening two low loaders with huge 49m beams had negociated the sharp corner from the A38 onto Havett Hill.
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19th June 2007 - The work plan has changed at this location. The contractors have decided to excavate the route first to transfer the earth over to the embankment over the railway line.
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So there are more temporary traffic lights to control the heavy plant crossing the road. The bridge will be built later.
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19th May 2007 - At Havett Hill the foundations for the new bridge are being cast.
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19th April 2007 - excavation starts on the cutting and bridge foundations.
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31st March 2007 - traffic diverted onto a temporary road to allow the bridge to be constructed.
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25th February 2007 - Starting to construct a temporary road.
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4th February 2007 - Ground clearance.
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15th October 2006 - Construction of a site compound.
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These pages show the changes over the duration of the project
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