Sorry so late updating this week. Had trouble uploading the photos. Work is moving on apace by the scrapyard in Cadwell Lane. Work has started again between the River Hix underbridge and the scrapyard bridge. Quite a lot of hardcore has been laid and some plant can be seen here. Tree root removal has been carried out as the second photo shows more clearly. I was in Cadwell Lane a couple of times during the week and there was a constant stream of lorries carrying hardcore entering the site via the gas works. This means the haul road is complete all the way from Stotfold Road.
Moving behind the scrapyard, a new larger water tanker has appeared and one of the smaller bowsers has gone.
A new machine has also arrived, the purpose of which I am not sure about. It has steel reinforcing rods coming out of each corner so maybe it is for the viaduct pier foundations.
This shot looks north from the same spot.
Moving along and looking back towards the scrapyard. The level has been built up again since my last visit.
A fairly deep hole has been dug out right into the embankment.
I then moved up onto the old Bedford embankment as it moved away from the main line. The level between the embankments has been raised considerably with hardcore.
Looking back down to the lower section, a fresh area of concrete has been poured
The new gantries have been wired in and the original staunchions this side have been removed.
A fairly deep square hole has been dug adjacent to the new gantries. The next photo holds a clue to what it is possibly. Pier 15 of the viaduct?
Water pipes extend all the way from the water tanker to the upper level of the site so they must using quite of lot of water.
Had a quick look around the other side of the mainline. The settlement beds have been levelled and hardcored and the other water bowser is now located here. Also another large water tanker has appeared on the haul road.
Other than that not much change over towards the main work site
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