New underbridge installed for road bypass under rail line in one weekend

Over Easter weekend 2018, Iarnród Éireann with contractors, installed a new underbridge on the main Cork/Dublin rail line at Osberstown near Sallins, for Kildare County Council.
The underbridge was constructed in sections beside the rail line over previous months by contractors Sisk and Iarnród Éireann.
Work commenced for Easter at 00:30hrs on Good Friday morning and the track was reinstated by 10:00hrs on Easter Monday, with train services resuming at 12:30hrs that day.
Video by Shannon Images

[@rocketryan0072]

wish they showed this video of a bridge being made in 2 day to the people who couldn't fix a single pot hole on my street for 8 years

[@FullOilBarrel]

with 7 months of preparation

[@sachdevalamin3174]

Maybe they're still growing the tree.

[@spudpud-T67]

Mate give them a chance, they are still working on the paperwork.

[@JZStudiosonline]

They're putting an overpass above a rail road here, and they claimed it would take 2 years. 2 years for a freaking bridge a few hundred feet, if that.

[@deth3021]

More like 4 days Friday morning to Monday afternoon.

[@Irish_Spud]

I certainly wasn't expecting this to be in Ireland, amazing how much can be done with a strict deadline.

[@junebug9594]

And a fuck load of employees

[@TheJttv]

@@junebug9594 and months of proper planning.

[@kyleantonowich4335]

@@TheJttv Definitely proper planning and months of pre fab for sure.

[@davebeedon3424]

The planning for this project is what amazes me. So many things have to be ready and in working order. With a very short construction window there can be no surprises.

[@Dutchie74flh]

Before a machine was on site so much work had to be done in advance to make this happen. Great to see the job performed so well here in lil old Ireland. Once completed it'll be like nothing was done. People will just take it for granted with no thought on how this feat of engineering got there. Well done to all concerned. 👍👍

[@tomz1daful]

It was built by men. It's just expected to be perfect.

[@zasdercom662]

that's some impressive coordination. I really enjoyed watching all the different parts come together!

[@wilkesjournal]

That was fast, and impressive! Someone should have hung around for an extra 15 seconds or so to show us what the finished product looked like.

[@andrewc0128]

The weekend was over ;)

[@akshaypendyala]

Construction projects are always amazing.

[@quillmaurer6563]

Construction projects like this that are done in a well-planned well-executed manner to happen quickly with minimal disruption of traffic are amazing. Meanwhile in the US, a given road can be under construction for years on end. I don't know why they even bother putting "road work ahead" signs up, no matter where you are, what road you're on, that's a given.

[@jascollinscork]

Wow never knew this rapid size of a project took place in Ireland 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👌🏻

[@PCHSwS]

Am I the only one who's amazed by the way they dynamically attach, detach and drive back the counterweight of the crane?

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

I love it when a plan comes together 😊👍🏼

[@rickbriss9180]

Brilliant. It's taken nearly a year to build a pedestrian underpass on the old A5 Two Mile Ash in Milton Keynes!

[@carlospatricia5103]

Isso não é apenas uma construção, é uma obra de arte

[@amitmehndiratta8886]

Hats off to all these workers.

[@leslieaugustine2299]

I have seen couple of your videos, why can't you show the completed work in proper way why so much of hurry in ending the video you ruin the whole excitement of seeing the final result.

[@notloc177]

for real, I was like yo wtf

[@mralistair737]

because it's not finished yet. they did the bridge but the road is not yet complete. www.google.com/maps/place/Sallins,+Co.+Kildare,+Ireland/@53.242813,-6.6753276,108a,35y,299.06h,69.74t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4867791e5b692765:0xa00c7a997321790!8m2!3d53.251067!4d-6.6652313

[@thomasboese3793]

I for one was very disappointed at the ending, a "Railroad Bridge" and not even one train crossing the new bridge.

[@Hunchbag]

Thomas Boese You can see the yellow service train passing at the very end of the video.

[@thomasboese3793]

@@Hunchbag Work crews laying new track does not count as a "first train" across the bridge. You need a normally scheduled passenger or a nice long freight train to break the bridge in for the "first" crossing.

[@HANS4326]

Meanwhile in Germany: "Best i can so is 5 years, take it or leave" And during the building phase: " we found a rare kind of cucumbers in the soil and have to relocate them first which expands the building time for another two years"

[@Delosian]

We had something similar here in New Zealand. A company was building a coal mine and they had to stop construction because the government found a rare native snail. The government spent tens of millions of dollars collecting these rare native snails and put then into a fridge so they would go into hibernation so they could be transported to their new home. Someone in the government accidentally set the temperature too low and the snails all froze to death.

[@Kakwann]

hey sound like Canada too. we have been rebuilding the interchange for like 10 years and its still not over... they found rare snakes at some points that needed to be relocated

[@VersVlees]

@@Kakwann Sometimes "activists" release rare animals to screw over construction projects.

[@Kakwann]

@@VersVlees our rare snakes were really there, but the highways were going to cut their very small habitat in half... no.activist involve here ;-)

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Know more here

[@AB-ez4rm]

Now that's how to plan a job from start to finish.

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Yes watch more here dear

[@canubeleiveit]

Can't solve homlesness though, anything to sell toys. Oh well

[@andrewgnys6285]

Great video, great engineering. I work in building and design and it is amazing seeing projects that must come with all types of challengers.

[@umberceri1441]

GREAT JOB GUYS!

[@wingmannj]

pennsylvania: *no way can this be done in less than fifteen years!*

[@tombaker3794]

True dat.

[@mrpicky1868]

in Ukrain its more like never and still somehow billion stolen with nobody that is at fault

[@alfson1629]

@@mrpicky1868 same in Slovakia....

[@MTips18]

septa might surprise you....

[@wingmannj]

@@MTips18 septa is a transit authority...i drive an 18 wheeler and all over pa there's road construction projects that have been ongoing since nixon was president. penndot couldnt bend down to tie its frikkin shoe without coning off a lane on 78 or 81 for three f;ing miles resulting in a ten mile backup. stupid ass projects to rebuild a 5 mile stretch of turnpike adding a 3rd lane for 4 miles that absolutely does not need to be there plus putting in 50 foot shoulders. biggest f;ing wasteful b.s. in the entire country.

[@drdisresfaketaxi2898]

in my country this will take 2 years and ten times way over budget

[@medicann_coping]

Oh, So we are both from Slovakia.

[@Fornazarimate]

Oh, So we are both from Brazil. Here the works are usually overpriced and delay 3 x the scheduled schedule. When they are not overpriced, they abandon the work by 80%. Aqui as obras costumam ser superfaturadas e atrasam 3 x o cronograma previsto. Quando não são superfaturadas elas abandonam a obra em 80%

[@jason-zv4rs]

Mines took 5 years to build a bridge. ( the bridge isn't one of those big bridge or anything.)

[@heatherbeane3234]

US also are rail system in my area has not been really updated in I guess 100 years (not counting the rail road ties) Are roads repairs take 3 to 6 months in some places some have taken 10 years to complete some are still not finished yet I think if my math is correct it has been 20 years.

[@kryvian]

2 years? 5 years? These are rookie numbers! 3 decades since the collapse of communism and we still don't have a proper national highway despite overinflated budgets.

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Europe is decades ahead of America when it comes to infrastructure.

[@gerrycummins4488]

You can look at this video and think this is a bridge, or you can look at it and realise that engineering is used every day to solve problems we never knew existed.

[@Nainara32]

Super big crane is the real hero. He carried the team.

[@MrChugwater]

In Missouri it be a 15 year project with an additional 15 years of planning and legislation. Then it would be $35 million over budget, and would have to be totally redone because the concrete used was out of specifications.

[@73Shakes]

Same here in Okla.

[@tranxuancong889]

Same here in Viet Nam

[@RockCreekEnterprisesNM]

In California they would spend $35 million just for a feasibility study, 20 years later it would get a approved, then just after construction starts everything would be canceled because of an endangered gnat habitat.

[@Erik_C_251]

MS Earthworks Having grown up in San Diego, I can attest to the accuracy of your statement. In fact, you might even be underestimating their public works expenditures because at the minimum, five gov’t agencies are involved with every project, not to mention private contractors. Plus the economic collateral damage due to increased fuel consumption for hundreds of thousands of vehicles daily due to rerouting or being stuck in traffic delays, local businesses impacted by decreased customer base, sleep deprivation because people will spend a significantly higher amount of time on their commute, reducing the amount of time sleeping. And it just goes on and on.

[@TheCarty91]

And that is how they shift money around for secret government projects LMAO

[@VersinKettorix]

That is one heck of a lot of planning and choreography to make that happen.

[@ZRubidium]

That was simply amazing

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Yes it was dear

[@brianw4brian]

I see the logistics everything necessary was within 500 yards of the project. Makes it easy.

[@nicovmods]

the power of good planning ahead

[@RandomUser2401]

yards? how much is that in square football fiels per Fahrenheit per liquid ounce?

[@bohhica1]

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[@bohhica1]

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[@bohhica1]

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[@bohhica1]

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[@bohhica1]

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[@SomeDumUsrName]

That’s one well oiled machine at work there. Crane is pretty cool too. ;-)

[@adammaher6601]

As of April 2021 The Sallins Bypass along with Junction 9a is now fully open which brings the M7 Road widening and Sallins Bypass Project to completion.

[@thegreanmonsterable]

In Massachusetts that would be a 20 year project lol. Congratulations to the people who got this amazing accomplished realized

[@mikewhalen7590]

He ain't lying. And that's after they legislate and committee the thing until all their pockets are nicely lined.

[@steeldriver5338]

The freight lines are privatized. It wouldn't happen at all. The rail companies wouldn't allow any disruptions to their main lines.

[@steeldriver5338]

@Joshua Bicknell No one, really. It was an observation that I thought was relevant to the topic, nothing more.

[@josemenjivar4336]

foe real! 20 years and all sudden the project is on hold for no money lol

[@bharatAV]

In India 50 years just to propose another 100 years to plan and 500 years to build with 200 years of delays

[@briansmith8967]

Wow - two sets of counterweights on the crane!

[@McRocket]

I watch videos like this - and they make me feel like humans could fix ALL the problems we have if we just would get our shit together.

[@NeoFryBoy]

Treat everything like a logistics issue.

[@majstealth]

a weekend.... here, germany, they need 2x 3/4 of a year to replace 2(3) train bridges over a street (there is literally nearly no traffic on that trainway...

[@slak87]

In Brno, they changed the bridge for a new one. Length 50m, it took them a year. Before: mapy.cz/zakladni?x=16.6287247&y=49.2027146&z=20&pano=1&base=ophoto&pid=57089719&yaw=5.505&fov=1.207&pitch=0.052 and after: www.google.cz/maps/@49.2027534,16.6286734,3a,75y,319.05h,81.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sLao32Qly08yCdKL4_LfReg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DLao32Qly08yCdKL4_LfReg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D299.25415%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

[@fintan3563]

Pre-fabulous! Beautiful job.

[@1961casey]

"Pre-fabulous"? perfect!

[@gerrywalsh7631]

fantastic work , well done all

[@GiveAll24]

Hut 🎩 ab! Sehr gute 💡 und super Ausführung.

[@ivanolsen7966]

now that is a crane !...WOW

[@ivanolsen7966]

here again 1 year later .... nearly added the same comment again ...

[@gjmob]

@@ivanolsen7966 now that is a crane !...WOW

[@snakeknife7518]

In my area the planning process alone would take five years then the studies another five years. Or like has been done with one road that had the ground around it collapse six years ago people living near it have to go at least five miles out of the way to get anywhere. And a contract was "awarded" in dec. 2019 but work has yet to start.

[@thestargateking]

It’s crazy, it’s not until you see it that you realise just how much like LEGO real life building can be. Even if the bricks themselves have some assembly required

[@kith00000]

Be nice to see a drone flyby of the finished product.

[@trainsinireland5063]

Great Work!😃.

[@jeremytravis360]

Amazing choreography.

[@forkyyyy7842]

That is for the sallins ring road ,, much needed road thats been in the works for way to long but this was impressive

[@oweng8808]

No clue what I just watched but i love it

[@davidsolomon8203]

The bridge: A man-made marvel! Man: A God-made marvel!!!

[@davidsolomon8203]

Mojo As you believe, let it be!

[@Michaelisinachair]

There is a 4 lane road going to be put under a heavily used rail line not far where i live and they have been working on that section of road for about 5+ years. but they are having to blast through granite.

[@Paul_C]

Congratulations, seems you took a page from the dutch road/infrastructure building book. Interrupt normal flow of traffic/transport as little as possible.

[@blackbird700]

@Geo Thomas that kind of witchcraft and wizardry will arrive in croatia in 2080's...

[@magran17]

Great job! Back in America I’ll never forget that same date. I got married to the love of my life, April 1, 2018.

[@rupe53]

I see stuff like this happening on a regular basis but what doesn't show in the video is the years of pre-plan and site work to get ready. After that there's months (maybe a year?) of disruption for any regular traffic in the area on existing roads before the magic weekend installation. Once that is done there might another 6 months of getting things back to normal and finished landscape work. The final thought that sticks in my mind is not allowing enough time for the earth to settle properly so the assembly doesn't shift come the next rainy season. That seems to be a common problem with anything built in a hurry.

[@henvan8737]

I was hoping to see a train pass over the structure.

[@Pops1970]

It would probably fail and collapse if that happened

[@tanner4946]

@@Pops1970 no it wouldn't, the construction of the upper deck is finished, all the way down to replacing and leveling the track ballast. They drove a train over the top of it btw, just not the kind of train expected.

[@hengry2]

6:14 they did, so you're an idiot Dresh

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

No problem see here

[@Rubbernecker]

Absolutely awesome.

[@crisporto4189]

Baaa demoraram demais pra fazer uma obra dessa! Aqui no Brasil é pau, se eu não estou enganado já está fazendo uns 10 anos que estão duplicando a BR 470. Olha a rapidez dos caras!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lolakcz1653]

Awesome work, in my country making 300km highway 20 years

[@yz8302]

In a year or two the bridge will suffer uneven depression but will be compensated by the track gravels on the top. Good planning.

[@Hrnsudj]

So much for me and my friends

[@DogFace69]

Well done, boys. Show a shot of the train crossing the bridge.

[@STEVIEBHOY]

My father, Eddie Billings was the CME with IE...

[@flippop101]

That’s nothing other than very impressive.

[@DJdoppIer]

I feel like I'm watching a commercial for a new Lego City railroad bridge construction set.

[@drink15]

Just me in the boys installing a road bypass under rail line over the weekend.

[@pamandrobtrust7624]

Clever stuff. Enjoyed it all.

[@lylaclark3977]

Just Awesome 😁👍

[@jamesrivis620]

Most amazing feat !!!!

[@declif22]

Great set up

[@tepidtuna7450]

Great video and effort. Would this be a good way to grade separate a road intersection too?

[@EoRdE6]

This is the product of years of design and preparation right here

[@rbeehner2]

Saw the same thing done in Toledo, Ohio, USA but it took two years and it was easier because the R.R. is under the roadway.

[@1234smileface]

Great to watch

[@michealwhite8776]

Amazing!!

[@robn2497]

KOBELCO having a rest after a long day, 4:44

[@rwksummit]

Nice job from Boston 👍

[@dj6769]

Very well planned and executed wish NC would think outside the box. 👍

[@johnwayneisthisme3475]

Awesome job...

[@rapdri89]

I love how this look like a giant Lego set or Minecraft server irl

[@aure_eti]

Why is this so cool to watch ? also, didi you put plastic under the dirt and rocks ?

[@Elle_Gowing]

Great work. Why can't they apply the same productivity to widening the N7 which is going on forever and causing endless frustration, delays and accidents?

[@dashcamdude6690]

They had a deadline to reopen the track and every day they are late a big fine is issues

[@PCHSwS]

"Dang, I forgot to turn in the camera" "Oh, no problem, we'll just do another one next weekend"

[@derek4169]

we could use this gang to build h s 2

[@standardcake18]

It’s taken my city 3 years to change an interchange layout. And they’re still not done yet.

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

See here more

[@omreahmad4069]

Wow very very good

[@emaceratus]

Whoa, just whoa. Where there's a will, there can even be 2 ways in 2 days

[@Engineer9736]

4 “woh something amazing is happening” chords repeated every 5 seconds during a 391 second video, is 78 times.... that got a bit dull you know

[@maliksb6272]

Great work

[@CarlosGonzalez-kt5be]

BEAUTIFUL !! AMERICA IS # 1 in the world.

[@ArcadiaJunctionModelTrains]

this is in Ireland

[@JLHIBLER]

One word, WOW!!!!

[@ShellymanStudios]

In the US, this will take months or up to 2 years to get it done.

[@bucharestcartraffic]

how did they pour the pillons under the rails ? they have removed the rails once more to pour the pillons before this install process...

[@matt.whitmore]

I was thinking this too

[@darrenwheeler4496]

Yes I noticed this too. The rail line has had to been closed several times before the bridge installation fir the piling work to have been done.

[@terenfro1975]

It should had more lead in support of the rail to stabilize the horizontal forces on the concrete square. Hopefully this is a light rail line and not open to heavy freight.

[@petermolloy6142]

No, it’s a part of the national rail network, heavy rail - not light.

[@a.i.3025]

In india , bridges are build in 10th of the price in 6 months.

[@user-nd3wo9mh7p]

молодцы)) быстро и красиво ))

[@johnevans6399]

I was getting really worried about those 2 diggers getting trapped, I was quite emotional. Glad you didn't use jcb diggers = tories.

[@van0tot100]

Yay for wee Ireland!

[@1958zed]

I didn't see any storm drains installed for the road surface to carry away water during a rain storm. Even though the track appears to be elevated above the surrounding ground level, it appears the road surface will be below the surrounding ground level. I wonder how often this floods?

[@darrenwheeler4496]

Irish always build in 2 days, then spend 2 years having to fix.

[@setyeva0]

@@darrenwheeler4496 Somethings are slow to change, you'll always find at least one Brit dribbling sh*t regarding anything to do with Ireland. Your exceptionalism, that residue of colonialism is slow to dissolve away, as things stand the UK may even be gone before it.

[@oisinmtom]

Ireland dosent tend to install storm drains outside cities and towns instead they engineer the road surface to carry water away to a culvert.

[@PDScally]

A job well done.

[@matasofutpemata]

great jobs folks! but i have a question: could you (please, please, please, please) come in romania and do this exactly?

[@mariohabla2837]

Wow!galing nmn po

[@lamnoiva2006]

Quá hiện đại và đẹp,các bạn hãy đến Việt Nam chúng tôi nhé.

[@SanthoshKumar-pp7mq]

what is that plastic sheet they laid below the mud and concrete?

[@andykay4554]

In Australia, this would have taken several years.

[@ado75]

Great job.

[@briandrum1]

Meanwhile, a bridge down the road from my house that's approximately 30' long and 25-30' wide has been being replaced now for the last 4 months and won't be finished till at least the end of September.

[@vittutuu]

It depends how important the bridge is.

[@briandrum1]

@@vittutuu It goes over a small brook on a side road in the middle of the woods in central Connecticut. Trust me, it should not take as long as it's been taking.