Final Major Milestone for Sunderland’s new bridge
The new Wear crossing that will stand twice as high as Gateshead’s Millennium Bridge will undergo huge transformation in the coming weeks.
28 cable stays are to be installed as part of one of the final major milestones of the project that is due to open in Spring 2018.
Cable stays connect the bridge deck to the 105m high pylon and are covered in a protective, white sheath.
So far, 12 cable stays have been installed and the remaining cables will be attached in the coming six weeks helping the bridge to take on it’s finishing structure.
The new Wear crossing connecting Castletown on the North to Pallion on the South bank is due to open in the coming 8 months and Sunderland City Council Leader Cllr Paul Watson, said:
Stephen McCaffrey, Project Director said: