A summary of the planned site works over the next 12 months is summarised below.

February – March 2024

There will be regular activity on site, as we start to divert our services to protect them during construction. The week commencing the 19^th February there will be excavators on site all week digging in new cable ducting. Over the following month, cables will be diverted 

April 2024

Diversion of drainage will be undertaken the week commencing the 15^th of April, with works immediately adjacent to Belle Isle. This is to remove obstructions from the new bridge piles which will be installed later in the year. Contractors will also be on-site installing monitoring to the existing bridge so that we can keep an eye on it during the final months before its demolition and renewal. Following this, contractors will be on-site weekly taking readings of instrumentation. 

Separately, during April, we will start setting up the site for the major works to commence in May. Site fencing will start to be installed and site cabins will be delivered to Haworth Station. This fencing and the cabins will be removed once the bridge renewal is complete.  

May 2024

The piles are currently planned to be installed from Monday to Friday, commencing Monday the 13th and 20th May. There will be some brief works on the prior Sundays and the Friday evenings at the end of each week to allow for the track to be removed and reinstated, as well as delivery and collection of materials in the week before and after. The method of piling we are using is called Sectional Flight Auguring (SFA), and the key part of this is the auguring. This means the ground is augured, significantly reducing vibration in the ground and preventing displacement, such as what would occur with driven piles when piles are hammered into the ground. This method has been chosen due to the proximity to our existing structure and lineside neighbours. Once the piles are installed the existing bridge will go back into use with a speed restriction for the summer.

June 2024 – August 2024

For the summer, our primary focus will be preparing for the main works in September. Work will be focused on the general KWVR Civil Maintenance working times, which during summer months are 1st and 3rd full weekends of the month, Tuesday Evenings 17:30 – 20:30 and Thursday day times 09:30 – 15:30. Once the project has developed further, we will update on any disruptive works to be undertaken during this period.

September 2024

The main work to renew the structure will occur during September. Starting on the morning of Monday 2^nd September and finishing on Friday 29^th September at the latest. Initially, work will focus on demolition, which is being undertaken by the KWVR, while there will be some noise associated with this activity, we do not expect it to be disruptive. Our main contractor will come on board after demolition is complete to undertake construction of the foundations on top of the piles installed back in May 2024.
Site hours are expected to be 08:00 until 17:30, other than for the assembly and dismantling of the crane required for the work. The main disruption will be around the craning, due to the size of the crane required, it will require police escorts to access Haworth. In addition, precautions on crossing weak bridges will require the closure of the station road outside the Mill Hey pub while the crane drives in and out of Haworth. Due to the impact of these road closures, the crane will come to the site and leave during late evening/night work. This is currently expected to be over the nights of Friday the 13^th and Sunday the 15^th of September. As planning progresses we will get a clearer idea of the impact on the local road network and the extent of work which will be undertaken at night. 

October 2024

Following the main works there are likely to be some ad hoc works, snagging, tidying and reinstatement of many areas around the bridge that will be changed to accommodate construction. None of these activities are expected to cause disruption are occur outside the KWVR’s normal operating hours.