01/08/2026
Constructed in 1966, St Julian’s Viaduct was built to carry the M4 across the steeply undulating landscape at St Julian’s, Newport. Six decades later, it continues to serve as a vital section of one of the UK’s busiest motorway corridors.
We’re proud to have completed the first two phases of our temporary access works, providing safe access for the ongoing concrete breakout and repair works beneath this important structure.
Projects of this nature begin long before the first hook loader arrives on site. Months of planning, engineering and collaboration were required to develop the access strategy, progress the Approval in Principle (AIP), secure the necessary CG300 Type P and Type N approvals, and coordinate the temporary works design.
Since mobilisation, our teams have safely transported and erected in excess of 200 tonnes of scaffolding materials, all within carefully planned overnight motorway closures. Delivering works of this scale within restricted possession windows demands meticulous planning, seamless coordination and the highest standards of safety.
This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our design, transport, operational and site teams, together with the close collaboration of our client and the wider project team.
We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to Alun Griffiths Contractors for the continued opportunities to support projects of this nature, and to Altrad Generation (Cardiff Branch) for their ongoing support throughout the works.
Finally, and most importantly, thank you to every member of the Brecon Scaffolding team whose hard work, commitment and professionalism have brought us this far. Special recognition must go to Jonathan Williams for leading the works at the coalface, and Sergiu Handru, whose tireless commitment during countless night shifts has been instrumental in safely moving more than 200 tonnes of materials to site.
The first two phases are now complete.
On to the final phase.
