Karohemd's World

The bridge officially opened yesterday. I managed to get a few shots through my (dirty) office window and then took some pics of the bridge itself after work. Seems to work so far and getting across to tesco's is now a lot easier. :o) Many more shots on flickr, click one of the big pics and then on the Riverside Bridge set.

It will only be opened to the public in June but they are looking for volunteers to test it next week or the week after. The article has a contact email address if you want to be part of the volunteer group.
Couild be fun but I think I shall try and document the test from my office window. ;o)

I've updated the flickr set. The photo below links to the first of the new photos. Click through the set to see the rest.

- A large section of the cycleway of the Riverside Bridge is in place (flickr photos)

- Last night there was an interesting documentary about the school kids who sang on Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall". I hadn't actually known there was such a controversy and scandal about it (basically, the anarchic music teacher sneaking off with them during their lunch break) and that they weren't allowed to be in the video but I guess that news didn't make it as far as Germany. What I did know is that they were never credited or received royalties. The individual portraits were also quite interesting with their current careers ranging from builder to lawfirm partner.

That's what the construction site looks like outside and they're doing pretty much the same things (digging holes, making neatly shaped heaps patted down nice and even), only their tools are diesel powered and cooler. ;o)
I think my orginal assumptions are correct and the series of ditches on the West side of the site will be the foundations for the supports as most of the ditches have been filled, redug, had steel reinforcments inserted and concrete poured in.
There's now also a much larger, roughly square ditch on the East side and on the edge of the trees alongside the river. Not sure what that's going to become.

There are various digs on the Riverside side, too but I can't see those from here as the trees are in the way and last time I was over there, it wasn't quite obvious what was what.

I'm sure there will be more exciting things to come. :o)

The site is a hive of activity today with various diggers and other heavy machinery going back and forth.
They started moving dirt/gravel about yesterday which continues today and they are also working directly at the riverbank where some sort of wall consisting of large grey plates is being built, I assume for shoring up the bank.

Today, two blokes are mucking about with a theodolite. That's it.

Nothing happening at all today.

Flickr set updated with a few more pics. There are now some cabins and the other "pit" is reinforced half way. Doesn't seem to be much going on today.

ION, "our woman in China" brought some tea, the "making instruction" for which I wanted to share.