An international consortium led by WeBuild has completed the €500M (£427M) Braila Bridge across the Danube River in Romania, making it the second longest suspension bridge on mainland Europe.
More than 1,350 people and 100 suppliers were involved in the construction of the bridge, which is 1,975m long with a deck…
National Highways is planning on closing a village road for 13 weeks as it will remove 1,600t of stone and concrete used to infill the historic Great Musgrave bridge in Cumbria.
The infilling of the 8.4m single span masonry arch bridge was carried out by Amco Giffen on behalf of National…
An “important refurbishment” project to restore a Grade-II listed road bridge on the River Thames will close the crossing for 20 weeks.
Cookham Bridge carries the A4094 road linking Cookham in Berkshire to Bourne End in Buckinghamshire. From 16 October, the single-lane crossing will close to motor vehicles for “essential maintenance…
Work on the new Winchburgh Rail Overbridge in West Lothian has begun, with the installation of three beams on 3 July, each spanning 36.5m and sitting 6.5m above the railway.
The Winchburgh Rail Overbridge is a dual-lane bridge over the Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line that will create a road linking the M9 to the new town…
A bascule bridge in Bristol is to close on 12 consecutive days for testing of vital Griffiths engineering works.
The 1940s Redcliffe crossing will be shut to road users between 9.30am and 3pm from Monday 17 July to Friday 28 July. Contractor Griffiths will carry out tests to confirm repairs to…
The “iconic” Ordsall Chord railway bridge to link three train stations in Manchester now has a £12M footbridge running underneath it.
A pedestrian and cycle route between Salford and Manchester has opened underneath the railway bridge to replace the former Prince’s Street bridge over the River Irwell, which was demolished in…
Bringing the failed Nuneham Viaduct up to modern standards and reopening the railway line in 10 weeks required team alignment, iterative design and supply chain utilisation, NCE has learned from key players involved in the bridge's restoration.
Nuneham Viaduct is a bowstring truss bridge crosses the River Thames near Abingdon in…
A barrier system will be installed to divert traffic from the Queensferry Crossing road bridge following failed attempts to keep it open when ice falls from the cable stays.
Bear Scotland has been testing different techniques in the hope of remedying a problem that has caused three closures to the bridge…
A Grade II listed road bridge in North Yorkshire is to undergo major repairs including work to reinforce its load capacity.
Rievaulx Bridge, an 18th century bridge spanning the River Rye near the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, will be closed to traffic for vital repairs from today, 3 July, for 13…
High Speed 2 (HS2) is due to begin the deck construction of a 450m long viaduct in Buckinghamshire as the first of 38 steel beams for the low carbon structure have arrived on site.
Weighing 40t and 25m in length, the beams have travelled more than 900km to reach the site…
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