The opening of a new £121M bascule bridge in Great Yarmouth has been delayed until 2024 after it was planned to open to road traffic this Autumn.
Named Herring Bridge, the crossing will carry traffic over the River Yare and link the A47 at Harfrey’s Roundabout on the western side of the river to…
Network Rail engineers have completed repair work to the Plessey Viaduct, on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) near Morpeth.
Trains services between Newcastle and Scotland have now returned to normal. The viaduct, which carries the ECML over the River Blyth between Cramlington and Morpeth, was only able to carry trains…
A new £14M road bridge has opened in Chelmsford, marking the completion of a £35M project to deliver a relief road for a new housing development.
Constructed by Countryside (now part of Vistry Group) and L&Q, and aided by sub-contractor Graham, the new 161m three-span bridge will facilitate the opening of…
High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers have lifted the first 90t beams into place for the Thame Valley Viaduct, the first major rail viaduct in the UK to have been manufactured off-site.
Construction started in June with the installation of the 42t precast concrete piers. Now, EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV)…
A long-awaited project to refurbish an historic Hull bridge forced to close to traffic more than three years ago has been delayed by nine unexpected jobs, it has emerged.
Pell Frischmann was awarded a contract last year to overhaul the 149-year old grade II listed Sculcoates Bridge, also known as Chapman…
A £1.7M plan to electrify a 19th century swing bridge that carries the A17 over the River Nene between Lincolnshire and Norfolk has been recommended for approval.
Lincolnshire County Council’s highways and transport scrutiny committee will debate whether to implement the plan for Cross Keys Swing bridge on Monday, 30 October.…
The Government of Jersey has reignited a decade-old plan to construct a fixed crossing between the channel island and France.
As part of its Delivery Framework for Sustainable Economic Development 2023 to 2026 report, the government of Jersey has stated that increasing international connectivity with France and the EU is an…
Shropshire Council has granted listed building consent for works to take place on a 19th century bridge near Oswestry that was damaged when hit by an HGV earlier this year.
The grade II bridge carries the B4396 over the River Morda between the villages of Knockin and Llynclys, south east of…
Heritage bridge specialist Spencer Group has completed a temporary walkway across Scotland’s Grade-B listed Connel Bridge ahead of major repair works to the structure.
The bridge, which links Connel and North Connel near Oban, spans Loch Etive, with the Hull-based firm appointed to design and construct a 240m long walkway in…
The likelihood of extreme weather causing damage to historic bridges, such as that seen on the Bridge of Dun in Scotland, could become more common, engineering specialists have told NCE.
A sinkhole opened up on the 18th Century Bridge of Dun due to high water levels along the South Esk River when…
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