Project Update 2025
Exciting News! The bridge/road works for our Dawlish Project for Devon County Council were complete in December 2024. Take a look at our drone footage below.
September 2024
Exciting news! Our Dawlish project for Devon County Council is nearing completion. Want the latest drone updates? Take a look at our newsletter for all the details!
August 2024
There has been big changes at our Dawlish scheme being undertaken for Devon County Council, the bridge has progressed since last month and the road is taking shape as kerbs are beginning to be put in place.
July 2024
Our scheme being undertaken for Devon County Council is really coming on now, the bridge is really starting to take shape!
June 2024
Our Southwest drone pilot has been over to our Dawlish scheme this week we are undertaking for Devon County Council. The bridge is taking shape as the concrete pours are beginning to be undertaken.
April 2024 Update
Check out the video of the bridge being lifted into place by our team and our specialist contractors J and S Pierce at our Dawlish scheme being undertaken for Devon County Council and Teignbridge District Council. It was a real milestone for all involved including WSP, Homes England and Cllr Martin Wrigley.
April 2024
Our drone pilot was at our Dawlish scheme being undertaken for Devon County Council yesterday to get footage of the bridge being lifted into place. She got this drone footage before our team started the lift to highlight the progress of the scheme so far. Footage of the bridge being lifted will follow over the next few days.
It was a big day for our Dawlish scheme this week being undertaken for Devon County Council. The Montel team and our specialist contractors J &D Pierce begun lifting the bridge into place, and all involved in this exciting scheme came along WSP, Teignbridge District Council, Cllr Martin Wrigley and Homes England all came to watch this milestone for the development.
April 2024
We hope to be lifting the bridge into its final location next week. For this activity we will require a 500-ton crane to lift this heavy load safely into place. The lift will take place within normal working hours and will be supervised by our specialist teams. We anticipate that the bridge will be lifted within one day, though this will depend on wind speeds on the day.
February 2024
Our drone pilot for the South West managed to get some fantastic footage of the scheme at the end of February, the embankments for the bridge are nearly completed, and the bridge has arrived and is getting prepared to be lifted into place.
January 2024
The sheet piles are now in place for the new bridge and our team has now started the construction of the bridge embankments situated either side of these sheet piles. Construction of the surface water, foul drainage and attenuation drainage is still in progress, once in place this will support future residential development within the area. Construction of the carriageway that will lead from the bridge has begun, and where the carriageway will be situated.
Our team has taken delivery of the bridge which arrived in sections and have began assembling this onsite in preparation for it’s final lift into place.
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Montel Civil Engineering has been engaged by Devon County Council to construct a new 26m span bridge and 110m of carriageway on the embankment, including construction of footways and cycleways, a further 360m of 6m carriageway will also be constructed. This scheme will enable access to land for housing development to continue in the areas. The works will include:
Work will commence onsite at the end of August 2023, we anticipate that the bridge beams will be in place by winter 2023, enabling the community to see progress of the scheme, while the overall project, including construction of the road, footways and cycleway will be completed by summer 2024.
For more information about this scheme please visit Devon County Councils dedicated webpage below:
Why are the works needed?
The new link road and an associated bridge over Shutterton Brook is part of a scheme for 860 homes near Secmaton Lane contained in Teignbridge District Councils current local plan and is a key step in achieving the goal of linking Elm Grove Road and the A379 Exeter Road.
How long will the work take?
Montel will take possession of the site in August 2023, and we anticipate that construction will be completed in summer 2024.
Will there be a lot more traffic?
Due to the nature of the project there this will mean numerous additional vehicles will be requiring access and egress to our site, this will be undertaken in a controlled manner to reduce the impact on the community. For example, we aim to schedule deliveries outside of peak hours.
How will the traffic be controlled?
The scheme is not located near any main roads, meaning traffic management of the main roads, for example Exeter road/A379 will not be required. Deliveries will only be made via an agreed access routes to minimise disruption to the community.
What days will Montel be working?
Generally, Monday to Friday 7:30am to 6pm, although there may be occasions where we need to work beyond this in order to complete specific activities. No works will be undertaken on Bank Holidays or Sundays.
Will there be a lot of mud, noise and dust?
Montel will be carrying out regular cleaning of the highways leading into the works area to ensure these are kept as clean as possible for the duration of the works. Our machinery has the latest technology in noise suppression, though we still monitor noise levels throughout the day to ensure they are reduced to a minimum and within acceptable levels. Due to the nature of the works dust creation will be at a minimum, but should any activities, or weather create dust, water suppression and barriers will be used to reduce the impact of this on the community and our teams. These control measures, which we undertake on all of our projects, were also included in the approved Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) which formed part of the approved Planning submission.
Should you have any comments about the works, please contact us via the email address supplied.
