Engineering Projects

Find out more about some of the engineering projects we have been working on over the last few years below

Stoke Meadow Footbridge – 2021

Stoke Meadow Close footbridge was a timber footbridge initially built around 1980. The timber deck was unfortunately rotting, so the footbridge was replaced in October 2021, and at the time it was EDG’s first bridge deck made entirely of moulded fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP).

Scheme name: Stoke Meadow Footbridge – Engineering Projects

Skinners Farm Footbridge Replacement

Skinners Farm Footbridge is located in Fortescue, Sidmouth and spans the River Sid. The previous bridge suffered scour issues to its abutments and was impassable during times of flooding, due to the low level of the deck and funnelling of the river channel.

Scheme name: Skinners Farm Footbridge replacement – Engineering Projects

Marsh Barton Railway Station

Marsh Barton Railway Station is situated between Starcross and Exeter St Thomas on the Exeter to Paignton railway line,
immediately south of Clapperbrook Lane located on the eastern edge of the Marsh Barton Business Park.

Scheme name: Marsh Barton Railway Station – Engineering Projects

Knowle Footbridge Replacement

Knowle Footbridge provides a link between Knowle and the National Cycle Network Route 27 and is located in Braunton,
North Devon. The existing timber bridge had deteriorated beyond repair as the main beams and deck planks were rotten and had reached the end of their useful life.

Scheme name: Knowle Footbridge Replacement – Engineering Projects

 

Collard Bridge

In July 2012 Devon experienced severe flood events. This caused damage and disruption to the existing highway. Collard Bridge was one structure affected. The existing masonry arch was washed away due to the extreme rise in river levels. This resulted in hydraulic action.

Scheme name: Collard Bridge – Engineering Projects

B3230 Muddiford Leat

The Muddiford Leat project was a highway stabilisation scheme situated alongside the B3230 near Barnstaple. The leat itself forms part of an historic mill and is still working to this day. Heavy rain during the winter months of 2019, combined with an already steep angle of bank (almost 70°) supporting the highway, resulted in several local land slips along the leat which required repair to safeguard the stability of the highway.

Scheme name: B3230 Muddiford Leat – Engineering Projects

B3227 Black Cat Retaining Wall

A 360-metre-long section of the B3227 was cut into a very steep hillside. The existing road was supported by a combination of steep ground, drystone walls and gabion retaining walls. The road support was experiencing landslips and failing, with sections of the road suffering from collapse.
A new retaining wall scheme was required to address the stability issues and provide a new and compliant road safety
barrier to protect the steep drop to the A396 below.

Scheme name: B3227 Black Cat Retaining Wall – Engineering Projects

A377 Kingford

This site is located on the A377, just south of Umberleigh. A major route for HGV’s and the public travelling between Exeter and Barnstaple. A 45-metre length of cracking was visible on the edge of the carriageway. DCC undertook a survey of the bank which was supporting the highway, and this showed that the toe of the bank was subject to serious scour from the River Taw below.

Scheme name: A377 Kingford – Engineering Projects

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