Remedial Works on Palmerstown Footbridge in Dublin 20
Client: South Dublin County Council
Programme: Sept 2015 – Oct 2015
Value: €0.1 million
Key Project Elements
- Carried out remedial works to repair the Palmerstown Footbridge which was constructed in the late 1980’s
- This bridge was built to provide a route for pedestrians to cross the very busy N4 road
- Repainting of the handrails with a new layer of protective paint & a second layer of the finish paint
- Repair works on the supporting pillars of the bridge which had fire damage & superficial concrete cracks
- Restore the appropriate cover over the structural steel as there was superficial concrete damage
- Placement of specialised grout to re-establish the concrete steel bond with the steel
- Applied a special solvent to remove the graffitti on the bridge
