One of the engineering wonders of the £5.2bn project CTRL was completed in 2003, the Thurrock Viaduct, the link between the Thames tunnel and Rainham Marshes. Thurrock Viaduct is one of the most spectacular achievements of the CTRL, a new viaduct crossing over the existing railway lines, over the Dartford Tunnel exit ramps and underneath the Queen Elizabeth the 2nd Bridge. This 1 km long viaduct was constructed over a year. All from one end and pushed launched across. The bridge was pushed every fortnight for a year, adding 40m onto the span each time. A heroic piece of engineering, from its initial conception to its construction, it took many people a lot of time and a great deal of planning to achieve.

I was a Site Engineer during construction and responsible for:

• Temporary Bearings installation and removal
• 52 No. Permanent Bearings Installation
• 2 No. Ballast Retaining Expansion Joints trail installation
• The West Abutments Construction

Also during my time on this project I was Environmental Champion for the Thurrock site.