Bearing and expansion joint replacement
Replacing bearings and expansion joints is essential to restore performance and extend the service life of ageing bridges and civil structures. Upgrading these components restores the structure’s ability to accommodate movement, rotation, and stress, improving durability and long-term serviceability.
Interspan delivers a full end-to-end solution, including:
- Temporary works: Tailored temporary structure and retaining system designed for jacking arrangements to ensure safe retention of the bridge during operations.
- Jacking operations: Controlled load transfer from bearings to the jacking system, often via synchronous jacking to maintain balanced load paths
- Removal of existing components: Careful extraction of existing bearings and joints.
- Installation of new systems: Installation of modern bearings and expansion joints that meet current standards and future load requirements.
At Interspan, we not only deliver the construction works but also provide early-stage expertise and methodology input, helping contractors and asset owners plan and execute replacements with minimal disruption to traffic and operations.
