A community meeting is being held at The Playhouse, Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames on Wednesday 21 March. A small exhibition of the scheme will be open to view from 6:30 pm. This will be followed at 7:00 pm by a presentation on the works achieved so far, and those planned over the coming months. There will then be an opportunity to ask questions or raise any concerns you may have.
The meeting is open to anyone who is interested in the construction of the new Walton Bridge, and will provide an opportunity to meet some of the project team from both Surrey County Council and Costain.
Severe traffic delays occurred in a wide area around Walton Bridge on Monday 20 February, caused by temporary traffic signals at the junction of Bridge Street and Walton Lane, Walton. The traffic signals were in place due to an emergency, and therefore, regrettably, it was not possible to give any advance warning of the disruption.
Veolia Water carried out some work over the night of Friday 17 / Saturday 18 February, and their contractor was clear of the road by 6:00 am on the Saturday. However, their trench failed on Sunday 19 February, and it was necessary to introduce the temporary signals, so that vehicles could pass the trench in safety. The trench was reinstated on Monday 20 February, and the road was fully opened to traffic by 4:00 pm on that day.
The Walton Bridge project team is working with Veolia Water to establish how this unsatisfactory situation arose, so that we can ensure that it does not happen in the future.
The main construction works commenced as planned on 9 January 2012. Most of the construction area has now been fenced off, and the public convenience building has been demolished.
'Cafe Gino' has been relocated to the newly extended Cowey Sale car park, and temporary toilet facilities have been provided alongside.
The new area of open space at the southern end of Cowey Sale opened in January. The new landscaping will take some time to become established, and part of the area will be fenced off whilst the new grass becomes established.
Work has now commenced on the foundations for the main bridge arches. Sheet piling will be inserted into the ground before the excavation for the foundations takes place.
Work is also about to take place to divert the embankment that carries Walton Lane up to the level of the bridge, and to create a temporary embankment opposite Walton Lane to take traffic down to Walton Marina.
The area around the diverted pipeline that runs the length of Cowey Sale will remain fenced off until the spring, when grass seed will spread over the area and allowed to grow.
The existing bridges will be kept open whilst the new bridge is constructed, although there will be the need for a few overnight or weekend closures as the work progresses. These closures will be publicised in advance once the dates are known.
A plan showing the layout of the new bridge and viaduct can be found by following the link at the bottom of this page.
The following links provide further information about Walton Bridge:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/?a=181979
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