A BRIDGE at Tees Dock is to be demolished and rebuilt to allow larger vessels to berth.

Civil engineering firm, Land & Water, has secured a multi-million-pound infrastructure contract with PD Ports to upgrade the Teesport Number Two Ro-Ro (Roll On-Roll Off).

The contract announcement comes after Land & Water recently opened its new regional hub in Newcastle as part of a period of growth which sees its extending further north, including a framework contract with the Environment Agency.

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The project is due to commence next month and Land & Water’s Contracts Manager Andy McBride, who got his HND in Civil Engineering at New College Durham, said: “Working with PD Ports to redevelop the Ro-Ro and allow larger vessels to berth at Tees Dock is incredibly significant for Land & Water.

“We are proud to be involved in the construction of this new Ro-Ro by using our marine civil engineering capabilities to strengthen the position of Teesport as the UK’s Northern Gateway for international trade.

“We are very much looking forward to commencing these works and consolidating our place within the northern infrastructure sector in what is an extremely exciting time for the region as it continues to show it is truly outward-looking and international.”

 

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