2ND SEVERN CROSSING - MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

Construction of the second motorway bridge over the Severn estuary bet ween England and Wales was another triumph of Angle-French collaborati on, Management of the pound 330 million project was split equally betw een the British and French construction partners and resulted in compl etion on time, within budget and without loss of life or limb, This pa per describes the management strategy adopted for the project, explain s the role of the designer and Government's agent during construction and reports on concrete production, quality assurance, safety, environ mental, human resources and community relations issues.