Macken St Bridge – Santiago Calatrava
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Macken Street Bridge now completed 2 years ahead of schedule
http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/projects/pdf/IE_Station_Map_b.pdf
I doubt even the Sunday Times would claim credit for being responsible for the finishing of the bridge. But then again.
@asdasd wrote:
So what is all that stuff behind the bridge in the Photoshop montage? Not there now, is it?
The new developments at Spencer dock?
What is the pole like structure?
Citibank HQ, North Wall – Designed by Scott Tallon Walker.
A&L Goodbody Stockbrokers, North Wall – Designed by Scott Tallon Walker.
AIG Insurances House, North Wall – Designed by Murray O’Laoire Architects.And that “pole” is a McNamara Construction tower crane taking at an angle where the jib is north-west facing so it looks in line with the stem.
I think it (the slender structure) is also a piece of photoshop https://archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=25846&postcount=4
inserted to give some perspective as to the bridges limited height in comparision to some of the taller buildings that were proposed a short time before this scheme was proposed.
Any visable progress on this?
Yeah can’t wait to see this bridge flanked by Point Village Tower and U2 Tower. Wish they’d hurry up and build them!
I work right beside the proposed location and I can confirm that there is absolutely no sign of any work going on. I’ll post here as soon as I see anything.
Always depresses me how long it takes things to get built in this country. “It’ll create more traffic on Pearse St!” “It’ll cause noise pollution!” “I won’t be able to see the sea from my bedroom!” “t’ll cast a shadow on the snozberry bush!”
@The Denouncer wrote:
Always depresses me how long it takes things to get built in this country. “It’ll create more traffic on Pearse St!” “It’ll cause noise pollution!” “I won’t be able to see the sea from my bedroom!” “t’ll cast a shadow on the snozberry bush!”
If theres a snozberry bush there then your screwed – its listed as a class 1 endangered species in the Habitats Directive
Quite likely that ther are some snozzes nesting in the area or a t least commuting through the area – which (obvously) is nearly as significent.
It would cost millions to recreate a new habitat even if permitted. You shouldn’t have mentioned it.
Could it be ???
There are two ships docked at the site of the Calatrava (Beckett) bridge laiden with foundation stone. Seemingly up from Arklow (Roadstone send their stuff from there for projects along the east coast).
The rocks are pretty big (a few tonnes each ?) so could be a bit much for building foundations (?). Could the beginning of our bridge be iminent ?
@PVC King wrote:
So an official completion date has been announced
Where in God’s name is this bridge ?
Originally posted by Rusty Cogs
Where in God’s name is this bridge ?I know, I can’t wait to see it built. When exactly is work starting on it?
There was a public notice in the back of the IT yesterday Wed 17th, of DCC’s Application for a Foreshore Licence
“for permission to occupy an area of the foreshore in the River Liffey for the purpose of constructing a new bridge linking Guild Street to Macken Street”
Another step slightly closer
Article in Saturday’s Times said that construction is due to begin “next month”.
Don’t hold your breath…Yes, there is now a platform located at about the point on the river where the main support appears to be, in the montage.
They have been drilling there for the past few days. They are either driving a pile or maybe the DDDA have decided to get into the oil exploration business:)
Of course it might be preliminary ground investigation before they start pile driving.I’ll ask one of the hardhat people on site next week!
I’ve been looking out at this for the past couple of weeks wondering what they were up to. They seem to be boring in to the river bed and extracting samples. They have a load of little wooden boxes to hold the samples outlining their position and depth. Each one about 150cm long like those ice samples you see in the artic to monitor climate change. Anyhow, I guess they have to establish the composition of the river bed before they can design the ‘platforms’ the bridge will rest upon.
I was talking to a couple of workers down there a few days ago.
They’re a firm that are doing exploratory work on the status of the river bed, etc. Once this has been done, Mr C. and his bridge-building team can get cracking.
At the time I was passing, the river bed was about 11 metres below the surface at that point (and at that time of day), according to the marks on their little platform. (I’d guess that was about 13-14 metres below the level of the road at the location of the platform (ca. the Ferryman). They told me there was then about another 5-6 metres of silt and boulder clay below this, before they were hitting bedrock.
It could all be some time yet before the bridge is built.
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