London's Wandsworth Bridge is set to close in July for repair work including a bridge lift and the replacement of weight bearing parts.
Wandsworth council said checks had revealed that some weight-bearing parts of the 83-year-old bridge needed to be replaced. A failure to carry out the “critical” repairs could result in…
Network Rail engineers led by Balfour Beatty have jacked up Nuneham Viaduct and begun removing the southern embankment in preparation for the new abutment to be constructed.
Nuneham Viaduct is a bowstring truss bridge crosses the River Thames near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The current bridge opened in 1907 and a new…
Many of London’s major surface transport assets such as roads, tunnels and flyovers will continue to deteriorate as Transport for London (TfL) is struggling to find the funds to cover the backlog of renewals.
The agenda from the next meeting of TfL’s programmes and investment committee on 17 May show that…
Award-winning construction projects and initiatives have two more weeks to submit an entry to this years’ British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) as the deadline for entries has been extended to 26 May.
The awards, which is jointly organised by NCE and the ICE, brings together the entire construction industry to celebrate…
Calls for better safety measures to be implemented in public areas in Finland came after 27 people were injured yesterday when a temporary bridge in a shopping area collapsed in the city of Espoo.
The accident, which took place at about 9.20am (06.20am GMT), is believed to have happened when wooden…
Plans have been submitted for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge, featuring a mid-point twisting bascule, which will link London’s Excel centre with the £5bn Silvertown development.
First reported by NCE's sister title Architects Journal, the “meandering” 305m-long crossing in east London’s Royal Docks has been designed by structural engineer Buro…
Network Rail has released an artist impression of its accessible “Beacon” footbridge which is to be installed at Garforth station over the next year.
Designed by structural engineers Davies Maguire, it is known as the Beacon bridge because of the design of the two lift shafts. The structure will be the…
Lifting experts Mammoet have successfully salvaged a 3,050t road bridge in Sweden that collapsed during installation in 2020.
The bridge across the Ume River was designed by Ramboll and being constructed as part of a new bypass around the town of Umeå on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. The 464m-long…
Discussions in Tanzania’s Parliament have progressed on plans to construct the longest bridge in Africa, the 50km Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam Bridge.
The bridge will link the major city, financial hub and commercial port of Dar es Salaam on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast with Zanzibar Island, the main island in…
Network Rail is now preparing to reconstruct a bridge across the River Leven in Scotland following the opening of a temporary bridge to carry traffic over a restored rail line.
The current Bawbee bridge structure will be demolished to make way for the new £116M Levenmouth rail link, which is being…
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