New aerial images show LEEF and £145m bridge in Lowestoft

The stunning images highlight the major developments made in the construction of the £145m Gull Wing bridge and a £35m energy hub project in Lowestoft.

With Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) due to be fully operational by October this year, the eagerly awaited third crossing is due to be opened in the coming weeks.

The scale of the progress made on the Gull Wing third crossing development and the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) in Lowestoft was captured in this aerial photo last week. Picture: Mike Page (Image: MIKE PAGE)

A major new upgraded quayside area is being progressed at the Port of Lowestoft, transforming it into an "offshore energy hub", costing £35m.

Meanwhile, as the main construction works on the Gull Wing third crossing have been completed, the scale of the £145m bridge spanning across Lake Lothing is particularly prominent.

Progress made on the £145m Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft. Picture: Gull Wing Bridge Facebook (Image: Gull Wing Bridge Facebook)

Showing the progress of the major works in Lowestoft, these images were captured by aerial photographer Mike Page.

With leading building and civil engineering contractor Farrans Construction overseeing work on the bridge on behalf of Suffolk County Council, construction first began in spring 2021.

Once open in the coming weeks the bridge will transform how traffic moves around the town as it is set to reduce traffic congestion in Lowestoft, helping to regenerate the area and attract new investment for the local economy.

It will eventually be "the largest rolling bascule bridge in the world lifted using hydraulic cylinders" once complete.

The Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). Picture: Associated British Ports (Image: Associated British Ports)

Meanwhile, with the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) fully opening this autumn, it will support both operations and maintenance activities and the construction of hundreds of new offshore wind turbines in the North Sea.

Works that will provide significant "infrastructure upgrades" to the Outer Harbour of the Port of Lowestoft first started in November last year.

It has seen three new 7.5-metre-deep berths and 345m of berthing space built at the port to facilitate larger vessels, while around 170,000m3 of material has been dredged from the outer harbour.

Aerial photographer Mike Page captured these striking new photos last week showing the ongoing progress on July 28.