The Rhineland branch of Germany’s motorway network operator Autobahn has awarded a €358M (£307M) contract to a consortium led by Eiffage’s German subsidiary SEH for the construction of a new bridge across the Rhine in Leverkusen, Germany.
The other consortium partners are Max Boegl, Plauen Stahl Technologie, Zwickauer Sonderstahlbau and Hochtief…
Watch as WSP head of civil, bridge and ground engineering Steve Denton and NCE editor Claire Smith reflect on everything they learnt from the NCE Bridge Design and Management 2023 conference and look to what the future has instore for bridges.
High Speed 2 (HS2) contractors have moved a 5,600t bridge into place under the mainline railway in the West Midlands 27 hours ahead of schedule.
The new bridge will allow High Speed 2 (HS2) to pass underneath the existing Coventry to Leamington Spa line. The move to position the 22m long,…
Contractors from Hull-based firm PBS Construction have started repairs of a grade II listed Yorkshire road bridge that has been closed to traffic for over a month. The 17th century arched stone structure over the River Nidd near Harrogate will be shut for another five weeks for the civils project.…
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…
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…
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…
A Scottish Conservation Group in North Lanarkshire is working to secure the future of a listed bridge on the Monkland Canal after efforts to raise money for repairs proved unsuccessful.
The structure, known as Maggie’s Bridge, is attributed to Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist James Watt who achieved fame for…
Repair and maintenance work is underway on two Grade II listed bridges - both dating back to the 18th century - in North Yorkshire.
The bridges are Harewood Bridge in the village of Kirkby Overblow near Harrogate, North Yorkshire and a heritage crossing near the market town of Helmsley, on a…
Major repairs to an 18th century East Yorkshire road bridge struck by a car last September will begin in July and take five months to complete, using expertise from specialist contractors.
Part of the 225-year-old Bubwith Bridge’s parapet collapsed when a car drove into it in late 2022. Following the crash,…
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