The APS scaffold team was engaged to engineer and erect a bridging and hanging scaffold over water and a steep embankment to perform remedial works on the bridge’s underside.
APS’s design was engineered and erected using the Layher cantilevered methodology to eliminate working near a live edge.
The APS scaffold design and approach provided savings for the client on labour, scaffold materials, and the programme schedule by not being erected from the ground.
APS was engaged to design, engineer and install a specialised access solution to enable remedial works to the underside of Werribee Bridge. The project required safe access over water and a steep embankment, creating significant challenges for conventional scaffold installation.
The bridge’s location and surrounding terrain meant that a traditional ground-supported scaffold would have been difficult to construct, requiring extensive materials, increased labour and additional work around live edges. The solution also needed to minimise disruption while providing a safe, compliant and efficient working platform for remediation activities.
APS engineered an innovative suspended access system using the Layher cantilever scaffold methodology. By cantilevering the scaffold directly from the bridge structure, the team eliminated the need for ground-supported scaffolding, significantly reducing work near live edges and avoiding the complexities of constructing over water and uneven terrain.
The solution was fully engineered, installed by APS’s specialist access team and tailored to the project’s unique structural and environmental requirements, delivering a safe and efficient platform for the client to complete the remedial works.
Elimination of ground-supported scaffold construction.
Reduced exposure to work near live edges.
Safe access over water and steep embankments.
Reduced scaffold material requirements.
Lower labour costs and faster installation.
Shorter project programme and improved overall efficiency.
