The new £1.35bn Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth in Scotland is to open on 30 August after six years in construction.
The 2.7km long, cable stayed bridge, will initially open to traffic and transition to a motorway once the final public transport links to the north of the Forth…
The £1.8bn Mersey Gateway Bridge project is one step closer to completion as its last moveable scaffolding system (MSS), Webster, finished its final concrete pour.
The massive 1,700t machine is one of two systems specially designed to construct the curved viaducts leading to the new bridge. The final pour took 28 hours to…
Mabey is calling for the English Heritage Grade II listing of the Bailey Bridge on its 75th anniversary.
The Rotherham bridge was originally built during the Second World War for the military to carry tanks and heavy vehicles. The modular steel bridge was invented by civil engineer Donald Bailey at the…
Core sampling work which ruptured a water main led to the partial collapse of a bridge over a railway line in Leicestershire, a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) investigation has found.
In August 2016 a bridge across the Midland Main Line in Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, collapsed and a large volume of masonry…
Proposals for the new footbridge at Tintagel Castle have been submitted to Cornwall Council for planning approval.
The bridge is needed to reduce congestion and improve access to the castle’s mainland and island wards and has been designed to follow the path of the original crossing. Ney and Partners with William…
Ground has been broken for the Cowi-designed Rhaetian Railway bridge in Reichenau, Switzerland.
The 200m structure will be known as the Second Hinterrhein Bridge and it will have a 63m span, which has been minimised for a slender deck. The design includes inclined strut supports and the deck cross-section will consist of a pair…
New and behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and 3D animation all feature on a newly lauched website about the construction of the Queensferry Crossing.
The Transport Scotland portal tells the story of building the new bridge. Construction on the £1.35bn cable stayed bridge started in 2011, with the crossing due to open this summer. It…
Hong Kong government is carrying out non-destructive testing on the massive Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge after arrests were made in connection with allegations that concrete cube test results had been falsified.
On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested two senior executives and 19 staff members from a contractor working for…
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed thousands of pounds’ worth of public money was spent on Garden Bridge enabling works at Temple station before it was halted last year.
Figures obtained by New Civil Engineer show £346,500 of public money was spent on enabling works at the station up until last…
The Conservatives have said they plan to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls next year, when Highways England is due to take over the crossing.
Prime minister Theresa May announced the pledge to scrap the tolls, which range from £6.70 to £20 and which are only payable on the English side, if the Conservatives…
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