Research is being carried out in to the natural bridges in India to see how they can inspire and inform how living structures can be introduced in towns and cities around the world.
The living root bridges used in the research are found in the state of Meghalaya in north east…
Transport for the North (TfN) and Newcastle City Council are mounting a joint bid to carry out maintenance work to the iconic Tyne Bridge.
The £40M bid is part of the plans being considered for TfN’s Northern Major Roads Network Bid. Work on the bridge will include a repainting of the structure as…
Plans for a cycling and pedestrian bridge which runs parallel to the Thames Barrier have been drawn up by marine engineer Beckett Rankine.
The proposal combines four lifting sections, each spanning 61m. Each can be individually opened or closed to allow river traffic to pass. Developed by London-based firm Beckett Rankine…
The Planning Inspectorate has accepted a development consent order (DCO) application for a new bascule road bridge over the River Yare.
Norfolk County Council submitted the DCO application for the £120M bridge in late April. It will be the third crossing of the River Yare. The bridge will link the A47 at Harfrey’s Roundabout on…
A busy road bridge is to demolished and rebuilt as part of electrification work for the Midland Main Line.
The Bromham Road bridge in Bedford will shut for a year from next month, as part of the Network Rail project to electrify the line to Kettering and Corby. The two-span brick arch…
The world’s fourth longest bridge has officially opened to traffic.
Stretching 48.5km in total, the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway in Kuwait is made up of two cable-stay sea bridges, the Subiyah Link (36.1km) and the Doha Link (12.4km). Dar was lead consultant on the project working alongside Dar Group sister…
The public consultation for the new Rotherhithe Crossing has been delayed pending a value engineering exercise for the bridge option.
Transport for London (TfL) investment delivery planning director David Hughes told a London Assembly budget and performance committee meeting £330M had been set aside to fund the bridge. The bridge is…
Esh Civils has started construction of a £35.6M project to link the Northern Spire bridge to Sunderland’s City Centre.
The £35.6m contract, which was awarded in February, represents the third of five phases on the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor, a continuous dual carriageway link between the A19 and the Port of…
Highways England is looking for a contractor to carry out specialist bridge inspection and routine maintenance work on the Severn bridges spanning England and Wales.
The contract is intended to be for 15 years and has an expected total value of between £170M and £195M, according to a Prior Information Notice…
US bridge engineering company Acrow Bridge has snapped up UK-based Mabey Bridge.
Both firms specialise in accelerated construction, pre-engineered modular bridging solutions that help develop, improve and repair essential infrastructure in urban and rural areas. Mabey specialises in providing disaster-hit regions with bridges in record time. Earlier this year, it shipped…
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