Time-Lapse Example - Snowdonia Viaduct Replacement

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...Very cool...Beautiful work and I'm sure the locals love the two lanes now...

[@weldingfabrication6970]

more proof that I will watch anything in time laps

[@markfox1545]

welding/fabrication - LAPSE as in time lapse not LAPS as in running round a track. Good try though. It's tricky to write something that's already right there on the screen in front of you. 😉

[@lourencovieira5424]

@@markfox1545 grammar police alert

[@busog97641]

@@lourencovieira5424 well, it does keep confusion to a minimum.

[@fd1150]

@@busog97641 Is anyone REALLY bothered by that....

[@EoRdE6]

Very nice, we had a rail and road combo bridge replacement over here in the US that took over 6 years of continuous construction so it's nice to see some successful accelerated bridge construction

[@412StepUp]

EoRdE6 - absolutely! It seems like it takes forever to do a seemingly simple road construction upgrade in the US. I don’t think they have enough people working on these job sights.

[@hebneh]

And then everybody who drove on this route, or rode a train on this route, was very happy it was all finished.

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Right

[@velocitygaming7037]

Water: ima go low Water: ima go high Water: low again Water: high again

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Yeah, rivers tend to do that.

[@xxlegolas]

I'm high again

[@privaterizk4936]

Just like people, Rivers likes to get high when they're low.

[@Thomas1980]

Excellent Time-Lapse Video!!!

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Right dear

[@CihanCebe]

vay be aylarca uğraşmak kolay değil büyük emek harcanmış hem yol için hem görüntüler için

[@syncrosimon]

This is a lovely part of the world, been over that bridge many times on holiday. I bet that work cost a fair bit👍👍

[@davecooper3238]

Curves are more pleasing to the eye than straight. Plus on curved roads it’s easier to subconsciously gauge the speed of other vehicles.

[@TairnKA]

Those were some significant tides, including a few flood tides in the background. ;-)

[@fritz46]

It didn't go as well as it looks: The old viaduct was damaged during the piling work for the new one and traffic had to be diverted for much longer than planned.

[@larsonwells2656]

Welcome to life

[@aquillandscroll6428]

Fritz 46 welcome to construction;where everything is waiting to fail and cause an unplanned rapid disassembly.

[@yukinoshita5788]

i was mostly impressed by how many nights they didn't work

[@MurrayJoe]

I can’t believe they didn’t take that s curve out of the rail & road bridge on the opposite side to which it was filmed, a perfect chance to duplicate the track as as well. We all know it’s a single line, but when removing an old bridge is the perfect time to duplicate the track, making a modern loop at the same time and removing some curves at the same time is forward thinking.

[@Insane247714]

i noticed that as well. i'm far from an engineer but from an aesthetic point, it would look much better lol.

[@MurrayJoe]

Geo Thomas, Bull. And and why should I research it, if you know the reason, politely say, it’s because of, .... (place your answer here).

[@jeevanjacob4102]

@@MurrayJoe Are you from the UK? If you're not, as far as I'm aware restrictions in the UK, in general, are very stringent, especially in Snowdonia, a major national park and region. Changing the layout of the road would require several additional permissions, local authority and citizen planning, land surveying, environmental reports etc. The list goes on. Any work is extremely tedious in the UK, so 'if it works don't change it' is the general attitude here.

[@jeevanjacob4102]

@@MurrayJoe On an additional point, Europe in general doesn't do straight roads and highways like America (not sure about the rest of the world). The roads are contoured according to the land, not designed for ease of use hence the different styles of trucks present in Europe.

[@firesurfer]

Not a big deal. Gentle curve. google maps www.google.com/maps/@52.9239382,-4.0554207,3a,60y,359.27h,74.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sc0hFOyV9YdLy7Rj3OEZKow!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[@chuckwagon5518]

They should really slow down. That's very dangerous work!

[@xxlegolas]

If you think that's bad, you should watch the time lapse train ride from NY to LA If you screamed, you wouldn't be able to hear it.

[@ВикторПикалов-р6ж]

Это русские как я понял строили новый мост:то так ...то потом по другому...короче денежки отмыли в речке большие..

[@MidlandTexan]

Intriguing, wonderful!

[@EmperorEdselstein]

Why did I get this recommended? Still awesome to look at!

[@davidrichardson4361]

As I grow old my whole world seems to be slipping away at this pace

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Sadly but true dear

[@SongBillong]

Brilliant video, thanks!

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Expertise in civil engineering here!

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

That huge crane at 0:50 with the lattice jib. Why is that used rather than a telescopic mobile crane? Are the lattice jib type cranes still made?

[@maunster3414]

Fascinating and funny. Great choice of music to watch the machinery 'dancing and dueling'.

[@edwardsr70]

Amazing how much the water level fluctuates.

[@jviert5638]

Eso le llamo velocidad, gran video impresionante.

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Good

[@bobjohnson2800]

That was cool 👍🏼

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Yes it is. Watch more here

[@Radionut]

Why is the water level changing so much? Tidal? This was a really cool time lapse

[@Dan-fv7cp]

Radionut R yes it is a tidal estuary, i think roughly about a half a mile to the coast

[@speedbrake22]

this is the location: www.google.com/maps/@52.9187674,-4.0525701,620a,35y,336.59h,44.76t/data=!3m1!1e3

[@tomoakhill8825]

@@speedbrake22 Thanks so much for the location link.

[@watwell]

Pro tip. Do not watch under the influence of anything. It will really mess you up. LOL

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Fantastic 👏

[@AbandonedCityCamoCrewExplorers]

interesting to watch thank you

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Very entertaining. I noticed you sped up rate about half-way through. In this perspective humans appear like busy ants.

[@time-lapse]

Thanks. Yes, I would've preferred to shorten the video altogether really

[@forestsoceansmusic]

@@time-lapse Nah, it's cool. I was just stating the obvious I guess.

[@warrenwilson4818]

Excellent!

[@dorsetdumpling5387]

Unbelieveable!..there were sunny days???

[@js6874]

We’re going to miss the ERDF 😭😭 especially here in Wales.

[@nicolek4076]

Yes. Astonishing that Wales voted to leave the EU, considering how much funding for developments like this has been made.

[@js6874]

Tell me about it, it’s like biting the hand that feeds. People simply didn’t know what they were voting for, they also seem to be under the impression that the money that we had back from the EU will be subsided by our own government. Really they are that stupid, everything the senedd get in Cardiff remains in Cardiff. Deep joy. Worst thing to happen to wales since thatcher!

[@ttopocb]

Guys, i'm bad in English and a bit retarded. Can u explain me, why leaving the EU is good/bad?

[@Kanamit.]

Why the curved tracks just before the crossing? Is it to force a slowing of the trains?

[@doktorbimmer]

*To go around the previous structure... this is likely the 3rd structure on this site.*

[@mcb187]

Why didn’t they remove that curve? Seems like the perfect time to do it.

[@firesurfer]

Not as big a curve as it looks. Distortion due to distance and camera lens.

[@orangeglass8091]

Well, I only have one question. Istead of having a 3 shaped curve, why not just, you know, straighten it out? Seem like (to me at least) it would be the perfect time for it. Or am I just missing something here?

[@jjmerago1]

Traffic control measure

[@OFER2024]

Don't understand the uploader that shows things about assembling bridges or tunnels but at the end of the video does not show the end result for a few long seconds that we can be impressed - really not good.

[@vinstcc]

I like watching it but it would be nice if you can return to normal speed at the end so we can watch the results of the project...thank you😁😃

[@christophschade7414]

lmao who´s the dude at 1:29 xD

[@samfrancisco8095]

What was the reason for not doubling the rail and road capacity when they had the chance ? They could have straightened out the link and raised the deck to allow bigger boats to pass.

[@rogerthomas368]

They did double the road capacity, it was a single lane with lights controls beforehand. There is also no need for doubling the rail track, as the whole line is single track with passing points. Lastly, there is no major navigation path for larger boats. The river (Afon Dwyrdy) does not have any destinations upstream and downstream it is mudflats.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@rogerthomas368 Well that's hardly an excuse not to build a huge suspension bridge! [/sarc]

[@rogerthomas368]

@@thomasmaughan4798 The UK only does that if there are lots of votes at stake just before a general election - see Humber Bridge for a great example.

[@firesurfer]

This is an estuary. Depth is unlikely to be more than 20 feet at high tide. AT MOST. The average depth is less than 5 feet. Look at google maps and you can see the river is very shallow at this point.

[@tranquillitylandscaping3001]

Great project

[@dxelson]

This took 2 years??

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Amazing what can be done in two months.

[@emden1191]

Scottish NS Rail Fan and not forget the 2 additional years

[@westrokker]

Meanwhile in Ohio , we’ve been talking about replacing the Brent Spence bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky for over 20 years now. Nothing done.

[@buddyclem7328]

Well, they are replacing a small piece of it, after the fire.

[@nuclearcasserole]

is that tidal influence on the water?

[@nickcarter9538]

Yes

[@user-kx1ck2kp7j]

You mean bridge widening?

[@HeartlandTuber]

Fascinating time lapse, but I had to slow it down to .5 speed so as not to have an epileptic seizure.

[@thenerdnetwork]

So... is this actually a viaduct? or just a bridge?

[@juncusbufonius]

Rail bridges are usually called viaducts.. Traditionally they were made of short spans which is where the name originates I believe.

[@robertmceachern2428]

My understanding of "Viaduct", is that it's an elevated structure over land. Where a "Bridge" connects two land masses separated by water or great height.

[@MarkAtkin]

A viaducts is a type of bridge that is made of multiple spans. I think this bridge qualifies as a viaduct.

[@Uftonwood2]

thenerdnetwork : If I remember right, on the railway, a bridge with more than five spans is referred to as a viaduct.

[@Greggspies]

They work very fast in wales

[@etiennedauphin]

Two years in Wales, seven years in Canada.

[@marcbiff2192]

Are there any British companies left which can do this work?

[@thegrayrenegade]

my favorite are the twirling cranes

[@MikMoen]

There's some serious flooding in some places. And why couldn't they make the rail bridge more straight?

[@juncusbufonius]

I think the train is coming up the estuary and they'd have to cut inland to come at it straigher.

[@qiblik]

There is actually a Train station right behind the corner right of cameras view and there is some elevation so making the track a bit longer makes sense

[@robertmceachern2428]

Normally there are TWO main concerns that dictate the curve (if any) of roads and bridges... What land is publicly owned and where is it structurally sound enough to support a road or bridge deck.

[@stanley3647]

This flooding is caused by tidal waves (this is a bay of Irish Sea) Train route has sharp long curve (going around bay) so train speed is not high anyway. You can look for Llandecwyn at google maps for reference. (sorry for late reply)

[@guerrilla_radio]

you can see at left side that changes coast of river: from gentle to precipitous

[@allanegleston4931]

cool.

[@tigertiger1699]

Why would they block off so much more of that waterway?

[@firesurfer]

No river traffic.

[@tigertiger1699]

fire surfer Sure, but we are realising nowadays that this greater affects the flow, velocity and health of these tidal waterways... it can destroy marine environments for miles around it..

[@tigertiger1699]

fire surfer Here in NZ they are now putting stuff up on piles .., and leaving the ground/ waterways in touch as possible. They recently built quite a high state hi-way viaduct... through a national park... Non of the personal of equipment touched the ground apart from the 10 of so piles they drove..., rest of ground ... literally untouched

[@firesurfer]

@@tigertiger1699 It was only temporary.

[@lucyzulick]

é tão interessante.. bonito até

[@sergiocouto]

Se fosse no Brasil iriam demorar 10 anos o valor da obra triplicaria e mesmo assim não seria concluída.

[@saleonardo]

Dez anos só pra sair a licitação.

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Good dear. Watch here

[@Alien_Innovate]

"Something very stupid" "engineers were able to straighten the railroad and highway".

[@rikwhite6337]

The arrangement of the land and surrounding property did not make it economically feasible to alter the alignment of the tracks or road. The gentle curves did not greatly affect linespeed and are exaggerated in this film

[@ssss-df5qz]

This looked like it took much longer than it should have - bad management.

[@brandonwagner4719]

COOL

[@davidstubley4957]

Hypnotic or what? 😵‍💫 do aliens see time like this?

[@Ahala_17]

2 years?! Here they buold a tunnel under a highway and it took them like 3 days

[@philipeddington6282]

I wonder why there seems to be no pedestrian or cycle path along this

[@dadcanufixit]

Because planners in Wales believe that all you need for a cycle route is some paint. It then protects you from all lorries, cars and buses. They use it everywhere

[@pedalwerk]

There is actually a pedestrian path to the right of the carriageway. With regards to cycling, I would agree with you if you would expect a high volume of cycling in this area, but there won't and will never be. This is such a remote place, and with low volumes of motor traffic, it is more reasonable to not implement cycling provisions and let them use the whole carriageway. It may not be perfect, but it's a good compromise considering how many cyclists use it.

[@dadcanufixit]

@@pedalwerk If you build it they will come. People will use the infrastructure if its available. Let's give it a go and see. If it doesn't happen what have we lost?

[@pedalwerk]

@@dadcanufixit We will have lost a lot of money where we could have built much more useful cycling infrastructure which will be used by more people. The population of the area is very small, and, as a cyclist myself, I wouldn't cycle here even if there was a dedicated path. The nearest connection from Penrhyndeudraeth over the bridge is over 8 km away, and we start to get to a point that cycling to Harlech is unappealing even given good infrastructure. Surely, rather than building a cycling bridge to nowhere, it would be better to build useable cycling infrastructure where it will be used. Personally, with the volume of traffic on the road, I'd happily cycle on it anyways (although I understand some wouldn't)

[@dadcanufixit]

@@pedalwerk I am playing devils advocate here. In my village the council just gave £92k to the village football club. They have used the money to upgrade their facilities. All very good, except when you analyse it what they have done is built a fence around where my kids and others used to play. So in effect they invested in less facilities for the future. There are less than a handful of locals now playing for the team so we loose out all ways. If they insist on spending money like this then a big of national cycle infrastructure is peanuts tbh

[@davidgaming95]

1:29 you just got 70D'd (bottom left corner)

[@OFER2024]

Fails to understand these companies that advertise the work process but the end results do not allow us viewers, to see. Where the problem is to give a few more seconds to the video to show viewers the results of hard work, the clean and tidy place in the film moves slowly and not fast. think about it .

[@timcarnell5133]

Did anyone keep a count of the number of cranes ?

[@updy]

This takes years to get done in India. Maybe 3 years to finish this exact project.

[@dokbob5795]

why wasn't the music speeded up as well?

[@paulbetka2966]

How long it really take To do that ❓

[@speedbrake22]

2 years it says in the description

[@ЮраЮра-ф2у2т]

2 years condensed into 4 mins.

[@TonyStagge]

Wow!

[@OFER2024]

לא מצליח להבין את החברות האלו שמפרסמים את תהליך העבודה אך את התוצאות הסופיות לא מאפשרת לנו הצופים , לראות . היכן הבעייה לתת עוד כמה שניות לסרטון להראות לצופים את התוצאות של עבודה קשה , את המקום נקי מסודר בסרט נע איטי ולא מהיר . תחשבו על זה .

[@GoneMudden]

What was the tidal range? 10 ft?

[@time-lapse]

Not sure, sorry. Looks bout that

[@lunabeann]

dope as fuck bro

[@donwright3427]

no bridge. miles to drive round on narrow windy road. essential for us locals.

[@rikwhite6337]

This project was problematic from the start. The contractor did not carry out sufficient hydraulic modelling of the temporary state of the river during the works. For that reason the river altered its flow during the works and created a scouring current around the very large power transmission pylon which was situated in the mouth of the river a few hundred metres off the position of the bridge. The washout caused the pylon to be undermined and they had to stop work in order for the pylon to be emergency demolished and the power lines rerouted. It was a disaster narrowly averted and a big cost to the project. Our team bid for the works against hochtief but did not win as were too expensive........ however, we were aware of the dangers and included alot of hydraulic modelling in out bid...... hmmmmm. Leave that one with you.....

[@insel260]

За 2 года они построили мост длиною не более 200 метров. А теперь посмотрим на Крымский мост, который строился, так же, 2 года. И он протяженностью 19 КИЛОМЕТРОВ! Интересно, конечно, смотреть как трудятся люди, особенно в таймлапс, но все же - сильно затянули они строительство. Сильно затянули, года так на полтора.

[@OFER2024]

לא מבין את מעלה הסרטונים שמראים דברים של הרכבת גשרים או מנהרות אך בסוף הסרטון לא מראים את התוצאה הסופית למשך כמה שניות ארוכות שנוכל להתרשם - ממש לא טוב .

[@Aragorn.Strider]

only a single track of rails, disappointing

[@steveandthedogs]

It's all single track

[@MurrayJoe]

steveandthedogs and? How about planning for the future.

[@steveandthedogs]

@@MurrayJoe It's a rural area along the coast with a relatively small population and no major industry apart from farming Too expensive to upgrade for the number of commuters/users. It was lucky to avoid Beeching.

[@ihamarcelo]

EM LINEA RETA !

[@ayadfandi2050]

100%100

[@lathamarea1437]

that video was a little to fast

[@АндрейИ-ф3л]

На этом канале есть видео, где подобные сооружения строятся за выходные. А тут 2 года...

[@อาคมมากบุญ-ภ7ฐ]

แลทางไป

[@血珊瑚]

It only takes one month to complete in China.

[@stbu9709]

........and then falls to bits a year later 😂

[@thrakiamaria]

@@stbu9709 You probably have no idea from China. China is the first country in the constructions and the quality is the same as in western countries. Except that they have really good engineers and a big experience the last years. That's true that it doesn't take too long build up, if you checked out in the above Video, the company named Hochtief is a German. In Germany takes too long for constructions such as these, no only for bridges and roads but also for houses (which the most of them are crap and really expensive).

[@stbu9709]

thrakiamaria I have every idea......I’m an engineer!

[@farlentehanbac]

Kapan Indonesia bisa begini

[@blazbohinc4964]

Japanese would've done it in 6 months.

[@malib02]

2 days lol 😂😂😂😂

[@b9y]

2 years? Christ. We're so slow in Britain.

[@russcrawford3310]

What shoddy workmanship ... no wonder they didn't account for rising sea levels ... that bridge won't last that long ...

[@JR-nj8le]

My EU taxes were used for this project??? Why?!? I don't want to sponsor the Brits who are leaving and backstabbing us here in EU, let them Brexit and go away for good. We don't need them and we don't want them. Brexit now and give me all my taxes I paid for this bridge!

[@georgeberrill4834]

J R: If Brexit does actually happen Europe is going to fall apart - that's why there are so many corrupt MP's and Bigwigs trying to A: stop it and B: line their pockets. And also don't forget UK is second biggest contributor to your slimy EUSSR

[@stbu9709]

Yep....the EU’s gonna miss our money!

[@wangdangdoodie]

JR Ignorant twat. The UK is a NET contributor to the EUSSR budget. Thicko!

[@Robby4291]

JR...NOT JUST YOURS....get over your petty little.rant.

[@fd1150]

You will miss our massive amounts of DISPROPORTIONATE net input. Looks what our money has done for you. If you are that intelligent you can see the breakdown. I didn't want to leave, like the majority now more truths are out. I can understand your bitterness though so maybe it's the right thing to do now. As for the bridge, there's a massive amount of tourist that go through there so I can understand why it was done.

[@amtvchannel7422]

And then everybody who drove on this route, or rode a train on this route, was very happy it was all finished.