Groundworks for the bridge at Bolton’s new £48M transport interchange are starting this week.
The new skylink bridge, which will connect the railway station and the interchange, will be delivered and constructed once the groundworks have finished. The bridge work is being carried out by Network Rail on behalf of Transport for…
The community of Aberfeldy, home of world’s first fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge, has said it is working to get the structure reopened.
Details of the cause of the closure of the foodbridge at Aberfeldy Golf Club have been given as a cost of £15,000 to repair handrails and an additional cost of…
Engineering firm Arup and Knight Architects have submitted plans for a new bridge at Luton Airport, part of a wider planning application for a £200M mass passenger transit (MPT) system.
If the planning application is successful the MPT system will run for 2.2km, taking passengers from Luton Parkway rail station to the airport’s…
The ICE is launching a programme of events to celebrate its 200th anniversary next year.
The ICE 200 programme will feature the people and projects who have made an impact on society across the UK and internationally, telling the story of civil engineering over the last 200 years. The aim is…
The world’s first fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge is understood to have closed amid safety concerns.
The Aberfeldy bridge was constructed in the early 1990s when Aberfeldy Golf Club wanted to extend its cramped nine hole course by creating a further nine holes across the River Tay. Preliminary estimates for a conventional structure…
The Charity Commission has said that the Garden Bridge Trust’s processes for awarding contracts, including the main construction contract to a Bouygues JV, was ’robust’ in a new report.
The regulator said its case examined the governance of the charity that was set up to deliver the Thames Crossing. It specifically looked at whether the…
Moray-based engineering and construction firm AJ Engineering has built and installed a 42m long bow string arch bridge over the River Nevis, giving walkers access to Ben Nevis.
The bridge was transported in several sections and bolted together on site. AJ Engineering project manager for the bridge Gary Moir said: “We…
The largest lift since the London Eye’s erection in 1999 has taken place in Sunderland.
Pylon raised 7 The pylon in its final position. The 100m tall, 1,500t A-frame structure, which is the focal point of the New Wear Crossing, was raised to its final position on Saturday afternon. The…
The 1,550t, 100m tall steel and concrete main pylon which will support the deck on the New Wear Crossing is being erected in one 24 hour lift today (Friday).
The pylon is the main tower for the new £117.6M cable stayed River Wear crossing in Sunderland. Each leg of the A-shaped…
The 1,550t, 100m tall steel and concrete main pylon which will support the deck on the New Wear Crossing will be erected in one 24 hour lift today.
The pylon is the main tower for the new £117.6M cable stayed River Wear crossing in Sunderland. Each leg of the A-shaped structure is…
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