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“ We ’ re now in the final phase of the project , to paint most of the entire system and joints ,” he continues . “ As you can imagine , it takes careful planning to find the right windows and conditions for painting . The substructure is painted other than any contact points , and we ’ re around 60 percent complete in terms of the actual deck painting , but we should be offsite at the end of May .”
However , Steve reiterates that the project wasn ’ t delivered without its fair share of complexities . When the company Griffiths contracted for the fabrication went into administration , Steve and his team had to identify a suitable alternative . “ Finding a company with both rail facilities and the capability to conduct all the necessary trials proved impossible ,” Steve explains .
“ We eventually decided to carry out the trials ourselves . We kept around 100 metres 78