A few days ago we completed one abutment at last. Final stage was to fix
in place the plate to which the main beams will be attached. Decided it
would be a good idea to drill and tap some small holes in the plate and
use bolts in these holes to allow precise adjustment and get it
perfectly level. The bolts were removed and holes filled after the grout
it rests on had set, leaving a perfectly flat steel plate to fix the
main beams to. The plastic bags in the background of the second pict...
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