Project Details
Description
BEAR Scotland has been commissioned by Transport Scotland to carry out deck refurbishment works along with a small package of concrete repairs to the south abutment on the A68 Townfoot bridge. The works will consist of refurbishing the bridge deck and concrete repairs.
The construction activities for the deck refurbishment are as follows:
- Set up TM and mark out site.
- Mill out carriageway surface and bridge deck expansion joints down to deck level.
- Remove all waterproofing.
- Break out defective concrete on bridge deck.
- Reinstate concrete.
- Install waterproofing, carriageway surfacing and bridge deck expansion joints.
- Break out defective areas of concrete on the parapet edge beams.
- Remove TM.
The works are currently programmed to commence within the 2025/2026 financial year, with the deck refurbishment works proposed to commence on 22nd or 29th September 2025. The deck refurbishment works are expected to be completed over a duration of approx. six weeks as day works (08:00 – 16:00). TM will involve single-lane closures with traffic light control however, an exact TM design is yet to be established.
Location
The scheme lies on the A68 carriageway within Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders and is predominantly bordered by residential and business properties. The A68 Townfoot Bridge spans Jed Water within the scheme extents (Figure 1).
