Late afternoon visit to the site so shadows are quite long in some photos. The gap in the viaduct is a little smaller with another section lifted into place with another waiting. The gap between the viaduct and the main line has been bridged. On the east side, it looks as if the first overhead gantries are being installed next to the junction with Cambridge line.
The support wall for the embankment looks to be finished. I am guessing the extra height and proximity to the scrapyard meant a conventional embankment wasn't possible.
Here is the gap now down to three sections.
A closer look at the support wall from the scrapyard entrance. The works access road is quite steep now.
Another shot of the gap from the same place.
Here is the latest section partly obscured by the crane that lifted it into place.
The next section waiting to be installed.
New section from the north. It is not possible to access the area between the two locations.
And from a bit further north.
A much wider section juts out adjacent to the site huts. Not sure yet what this is for.
Looking back from the recently cleared Bury Mead Springs. When the leaves fall I will be able to get a better overall shot of the viaduct.
At the end of Wilbury Way the gap between the viaduct and embankment has been narrowed. Wing walls are now in place and bitumen or something similar applied to the end wall.
A long shot reveals gantry work has started. In the foreground a roller sits on top of the embankment. I will try and get over to that side of the site tomorrow to get a better look.
Here you can see what looks like start of the construction of the beetle banks that are to run parallel to the new line. Despite the name, beetle banks are not being put there for the benefit of beetles but rather as a "snack bar" for the corn bunting. These are part of a package of measures designed to offset any ecological and enviromental damage caused by the construction of the line.
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