SITE QUITE AND LOOKED ABANDONED FOR THE HARI RAYA HOLIDAYS as seen on 30 July 2014

Yes OF COURSE it is still holidays for the workers as on 30th July.

perhaps the workers deserve the long break as it is not that fun working under the sun, if you have ever tried just being a project supervisor.

Just being on site for one day will make all of your aircon office workers squirm. ha ha

 Not a soul seen on site since all workers on holidays even though 30 July is a working day.

 Five concrete beams all completed and the last two still waiting for the curing period.  Notice those cables jutting out from the top and bottom of the beams.  They are not yet tensioned and the end plates are still pending installation.

 At the left bank pile cap, these positions must be for the bearing points for the prestressed beams.

 Right bank pile cap have just been concreted.

 Extension base for the Slope retention wall

 Construction access for the bank protections or gabions

 Nearby, the cover for this waterpipe manhole was again broken and gone. Last time I saw, it was made of concrete but when vehicles ran over it, as always it get damaged and broken and some idiot even have his car wheel going into the gap.  Ha !

And the nearby bambangan fruit is still growing.  I think I gonna ask the owner for a few.

DAMBAI BRIDGE PROGRESS ON 23 JUNE 2014

Ooops this was last months progress pics which I did not upload on time, but anyway the works seems going slowly but smoothly and some breaks for Hari Raya on 28 and 29 July.

There was not much drastic changes so that's why sometimes I forgot to comment on my photos but here goes.

Four beams concreted on 23rd June
of course as of July all 5 beams completed but waiting for the cable tendons to be stressed. I think the concrete has to be fully cured before they can do that.

 Another view with the Bambangan tree at the background

 First part of retaining wall completed. There must be some continuation near that big boulder.

 Some excavator works under the bridge. Placing some rock armouring to protect the river banks from erosion.

 Big gap behind the retaining wall because of the size of the footing. The toe of the footing has to be long to ensure the wall do not slide or topple over.

And finally the bambangan fruit was big enough to make some dish, but somehow its seems most of them are now gone.  Must be free for everyone who happens to be around.