Demolition of M25 Motorway Bridge

completed

Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest infrastructure company, in partnership with National Highways, reopened the M25 last night, eight hours ahead of schedule following a complex bridge demolition operation. The closure required to carry out the work was the first ever since the M25 opened in 1986. The M25 between junctions 10 and 11 was closed at 9pm on 15th March until 10pm on 17th March, to allow for the demolition of the existing Clearmount bridleway bridge and the installation of a large gantry weighing in at 128 tonnes and spanning 63 metres. On completion, the M25 Junction 10 improvement scheme will increase the number of lanes to make journeys safer and to improve traffic flow; in turn, reducing the pollution caused by traffic build up. It will also make it easier and safer to enter and exit the M25, providing safer entry roads for Wisley, Pyrford, Old Byfleet and RHS Garden Wisley. As part of the scheme, Balfour Beatty and National Highways, will install the UK’s first ever heathland bridge – the Cockcrow Green Bridge – which will connect Ockham and Wisley commons for the first time and provide a safe, natural corridor for local wildlife.