The new £4.6M floating bridge on the Isle of Wight has encountered more setbacks after “teething issues”, including damage to cars because of the angle of a ramp, forced it to close just one day after opening.
The 37.4m floating bridge acts as a chain ferry connecting people and vehicles across…
Repairs to the Forth Road Bridge have been delayed after two kestrels were discovered nesting inside the end of a steel girder.
Workers discovered a nest with six eggs while repairing a section of steelwork under the road deck. Kestrels are a fully protected species, and it is illegal to damage…
After a long gestation period, the Mersey Gateway between Widnes and Runcorn is nearing completion.
Readers who remember the 1991 Alan Bleasdale television drama “GBH” will be aware that one of the characters – Jim Nelson, played by Michael Palin – was prone to panic attacks whenever he tried to cross…
A “floating bridge” on the Isle of Wight is ready for testing after overcoming technical setbacks.
The 37.4m long bridge, which acts as a chain ferry connecting people and vehicles across the Medina river, was due to open to the public this week but has been pushed back until mid-May as…
London mayor Sadiq Khan has scrapped backing for the controversial Garden Bridge, finally closing the door on his support for the troubled project.
In a letter to Garden Bridge Trust chair Lord Mervyn Davies, Khan announced that the GLA will not provide crucial financial guarantees for the scheme, which has already…
Aecom has won a contract with the Welsh government to provide design work for a third crossing over the Menai Strait, connecting Anglesey to mainland Wales.
Under the contract Aecom will deliver bridge and highway engineering, transport planning and environmental consultancy services as it develops designs for a third Menai crossing,…
A 30.5t steel bridge span has been lifted into place at the site of Bolton’s £48M transport hub.
Work for the rail, bus and cycle Bolton Interchange started in 2015 and is set to finish this summer. A 750t crane was used to lift the first steel span of the 100m…
New drone footage showing the fast pace of construction on the Mersey Gateway Bridge has been released.
The footage, follows the route of the new bridge from north to south – starting at the north approach viaduct as it crosses the saltmarsh and Widnes and moving across the River Mersey and…
The Garden Bridge Trust has said it refuses to accept Dame Margaret Hodge’s damning review on the future of the project, claiming it shows little respect for facts.
In a letter to Hodge, chairman of the Garden Bridge Trust Lord Davies claimed there were “a number of inaccuracies” in the report…
Five highway services contracts for the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have been awarded to contractor FM Conway.
The deal will see the company deliver a range of schemes across the borough’s 188km of streets including road resurfacing and bridge and structure maintenance which includes landmarks such as Chelsea Bridge. The contract…
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