Phantasanja
£1.5million project to renovate
As some of you might already know we have not long returned from
another successful journey to Thailand and I hope you will enjoy reading Victoria Bridge
about our achievements.
Renfewshire Council’s six month work project on the £1.5million
I was fortunate to be over rebuild of the Paisley’s Abbey Bridge was to commence on Tuesday
in Thailand for three and a 5th May. Diversions and access notices will be put in place.
half weeks and Julie came
The project
over with hazel for two of
will see anti-
those. We have set up two
corrosion paint
new projects this year, The
being applied
Saphon Khoa market project
to the steel
and The Baan Football Club
carriageway
for the street children in
girders and the
Bangkok.
dilapidated
Our third project is the cast iron
Baan Kingkaew Orphanage parapet and
in chiang Mai, which fascia panels,
is currently home to both footways
60 children and sub divided into three age groups. 3 – 18 months, and the bridge
18months to 3 years and 3-6 years, after which time they go on to the deck waterproofing and movement joints being replaced. The original
next orphanage to start school. facia panels, weighing a total of 13 tonnes, were removed in June
Over the next few months we hope to bring you information on each
2008 for safety reasons.
project and then start on updates on our previous projects to ensure The Abbey Bridge was built by Hanna, Donald and Wilson in 1879 and
everybody who wants to is kept updated on our activities. was widened in 1933. The original ironwork was made by the Abercorn
We hope to see you all B.O.W Gala Day next month but if you would
Foundry in Paisley. In 1993 a survey of the bridge found the 1933 era
like any more information or like to help please feel free to contact
carriageways could cope with 40 tonne vehicles but the footways,
me on andrewstewart95@msn.com
dating from 1879, could only take the weight of pedestrians.
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