Flyovers are
not for life- just about fifty years and the time soon comes round for them to
either be repaired or demolished. In Liverpool we have a large flyover called
Churchill Way that takes traffic into the centre of the business district
avoiding many more congested roads but half a century after it was built it is
coming down. The 240 metre long stretch of flyover was opened in 1970 supposedly
as part of a larger city ring road project that was never finished. Last year
inspections revealed issues involving drainage, barriers, internal support and
bearings and the edifice was closed for further examination. So it had to come
down!
