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Y'see - the Highways Agency can pull its finger out if it really, really tries; it managed to tear down a 5500-tonne bridge over the M1 in just 36 hours.
Between Friday January 6 and Sunday January 8, the HA used 12 excavators to demolish the 85-metre-long Catthorpe Viaduct. Until mid-December it had carried M6 southbound traffic over the M1.
You can watch the two-minute time-lapse video of WANTON BRIDGE DESTRUCTION below.
Now, Highways Agency, if you could turn your attention to the Hammersmith flyover we'd be much obliged...
Now watch Jeremy, James and Richard smash up some equally large stuff...
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notthest1g commented on this article
at 08:46 pm on 25 January 2012
It took 36 hours to tear it down, but how long did the prep time before that take? Still, fast work.
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LP560-4 commented on this article
at 08:49 pm on 25 January 2012
second comment!!!
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rfs95 commented on this article
at 09:03 pm on 25 January 2012
Hmmm, watching this compressed in 2 minutes seems like a mouse chewing on a giant cheese bridge... wait, what?
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nedhills commented on this article
at 09:08 pm on 25 January 2012
WOW that only took them 2:27 they are fast
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Mogwolf commented on this article
at 09:14 pm on 25 January 2012
Watching that equipment is like watching crabs devour a dead fish.
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