CHALLENGE: Sometimes engineering challenges only tell part of the story. In addition to structural tests to prove that the bridge was capable of holding over 100 tonnes of scaffolding and kentledge, our clients had to enter protracted negotiations with third parties over the impact the works would have on access routes across the bridge.

SOLUTION: Patience, understanding and design ingenuity. This project was 8 years in the planning and required multiple site visits and many scaffold design changes.

The scaffolding was required to enable maintenance, painting and installation of anti-climb measures to two 48" gas mains that spanned 100m over Bow Creek and the River Lea at Twelvetrees Crescent, Bromley-by-Bow.

The bridge had to have structural tests to see if it could hold the weight of the scaffold with the kentledge - over 100 tonnes of scaffolding was needed to encapsulate and provide access for the project.