Floating Pontoon Solutions Commence Work On The New Wear Crossing, Sunderland

We were tasked with providing a shore access solution for the safety boat at all states of the tide, to enable works on the new wear crossing to continue 24 hours a day.

The pontoon modules and components were delivered in a timely manner exactly as scheduled and they were installed with ease.

 

Floating Pontoon Installation by FPS Solutions New Wear Bridge Sunderland

Floating Pontoon Installation by FPS Solutions New Wear Bridge Sunderland

 

The Rise & Fall

Floating Pontoon Solutions designed and installed a floating jetty that will rise with the tide and lay on the river bed at low tide. The head of the pontoon remains afloat at all states of the tide which enables safe shore access 24 hours a day for the safety boat and work boats.

 

Floating Pontoon 30m Installation New Wear Bridge Sunderland

Floating Pontoon 30m Installation New Wear Bridge Sunderland

 

Our temporary jetty is 30 meters long with a large head section to allow easy access night and day and the pontoons have been fitted with customised cleats, fenders and handrails.

 

£117.6 Million Flagship Bridge Brings Specialist Partners Together

The new road bridge will be a three span cable-stayed bridge with an A-frame pylon rising to 105m (344ft) crossing the River Wear between Castletown on the north to Pallion on the south bank.  It will have two lanes of traffic in each direction, plus dedicated cycle ways and footpaths along its full length.

The £117.6 million flagship bridge project brings together specialist partners from the private and public sector from across Europe and is scheduled to open in spring 2018.

At twice the height of Nelson’s Column and bigger than Big Ben, Sunderland’s new bridge will be hard to miss.

 

30m Floating Pontoon Installation by FPS Solutions New Wear Bridge Sunderland

30m Floating Pontoon Installation by FPS Solutions New Wear Bridge Sunderland