VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to design and build a much-needed highway crossing over a rail line in Surrey in a contract worth £19M.
Guildford Borough Council selected the Hertfordshire-based contractor to deliver the new Ash Road Bridge out of three tendering contractors. The scheme will allow the closure of a level…
A bridge near Patras in southern Greece collapsed on 23 July killing two people and leading to the arrest of four employees of a construction company.
The road bridge in the Proastio area of Patras had suffered from structural problems and repair work had been underway since 2021. On 20 July,…
The United States’ Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is exploring options to raise a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Savannah River as part of a major maintenance programme and is welcoming expert input.
The Talmadge Memorial Bridge which was originally built as a cantilever truss bridge in 1953 but was replaced due…
High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers have driven a 6,200t single-span bridge structure into place under the West Coast Main Line (WCML) in what is being touted as “the UK’s heaviest bridge drive”.
The 56m long and 19m wide structure was built adjacent to the WCML at Fulfen Wood, near Lichfield, over…
The damage caused to the Crimean Bridge in the latest attack is likely to have been caused by an explosion from below and leave it out of action for weeks, according to a blast expert.
The 17km Crimean bridge, which connects Krasnodar in Russia with Kerch in Crimea, is two separate…
A new 31.5m bus, pedestrian and cycle bridge has been installed across the A2 at Whitfield to the north of Dover over the weekend.
The bridge will primarily serve Dover’s new Fastrack electric bus service, crossing the A2 between the Whitfield Roundabout and the A256 turn-off. Contractor Colas placed the bridge…
Engineers from Esh Construction have finalised plans for the restoration of the Tyne Bridge on behalf of Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council, which could take up to four years.
The Grade II-listed 389m-long bridge over the River Tyne – linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead – opened in 1932 and…
Urgent repair works to prevent continued deterioration of a partially collapsed 16th century bridge in Oxfordshire have been delayed as officials couldn’t get the consent signed off in time.
Heyford bridge in Lower Heyford, near Bicester, was first brought into use in 1550 as a toll bridge over the River Cherwell…
The collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bangkok, which killed two and injured several more, has sent a stark reminder of the need to follow safe working principles in all phases of a project.
On the evening of 10 July a segment of the elevated road in the Lat Krabang district…
Further works to restore and enhance the structural safety of the Menai Suspension Bridge, which connects mainland Wales and the Isle of Anglesey, will begin on 4 September and last for up to two years, the Welsh Government has announced.
These will be part of the second and final phase of…
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