IN FOCUS / TUTT BRYANT HEAVY LIFT AND SHIFT
DELIVERING A RAIL BRIDGE PROGRAM Late November 2021, saw Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift and Shift delivering a critical rail bridge program for the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) in Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. WORKING WITH THE ARTC AND CLIENT Laing O’Rourke, Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift and Shift deployed its 600t Terex-Demag CC2800-1 crawler to remove the existing Bridge St rail bridge over a four day and night period and immediately began works to install the replacement bridge. The replacement of the Bridge
Street rail bridge is part of works by ARTC to replace three rail bridges in Muswellbrook including the Bridge Street Bridge, the Hunter River Bridge and the Muscle Creek Bridge as part of a $58 million project. In a statement, ARTC said works will be carried out during the day and night
during the planned works period to reduce the length of disruption to the community and the rail network. “During the November planned works period we will be removing the existing Bridge Street bridge and installing the new bridge,” ARTC said. “This is a major milestone for the project and brings us
The replacement of the Bridge Street rail bridge is part of works by ARTC to replace three rail bridges in Muswellbrook including the Bridge Street Bridge, the Hunter River Bridge and the Muscle Creek Bridge as part of a $58 million project. 166 / CAL January 2022
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