This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. Use of a 700t launch girder for construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Colne Valley Viaduct is allowing use of modular construction techniques to build what will become the UK’s longest rail bridge when complete. HS2 contract Align…
Levelling up has become a widely used phrase in politics and business in recent years but there is often a difference of opinion about what it means and a belief that delivering it lies solely with the government.
Nonetheless, former MP for Putney Justine Greening is clear about its definition…
Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in Australia have revealed that adding used coffee grounds in place of some sand content could make concrete up to 30% stronger.
According to the research team, the technique could not only improve concrete, it could also help divert waste from…
Transport Scotland’s road maintenance contractor Bear Scotland has announced that it is to provide a behind the scenes view of the Forth Road Bridge in Edinburgh next month.
Bear Scotland will take part in the Open Doors Days event on 23 September, which is free but visitors must apply for tickets.…
Breakthrough of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on a 9.6km rock tunnel on the Bahçe-Nurdaği Railway in Turkey marks completion of a key twin bored tunnel on the route.
The tunnel is the second bore driven by the 8m diameter Robbins single shield TBM through challenging geology by contractor İntekar Yapı…
Construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct has reached a major milestone with a key 40m long span lifted into place over a local road during a three week closure of the route.
The work over Harefield’s Moorhall Road called for cranes to lift in the 11…
Taking High Speed 2 (HS2) trains across the path of existing freight rail routes between Birmingham and Crewe took a step closer last week with completion of a new bridge structure near Lichfield.
Construction of the Streethay overbridge was undertaken during a 10 week blockade of the South Staffordshire freight railway…
Planning approval for an upgrade of the A38 in Derby to remove three bottlenecks on the network has overcome legal challenges and a redetermination process with the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the scheme granted yesterday.
The National Highways’ £250M project involves improvements to roundabouts at Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton…
Costain is to donate £55,000 to the Tyne Rivers Trust environmental charity following an investigation into a pollution incident triggered by the contractor during its work to upgrade the A19 Testo’s roundabout.
Costain completed the £130M upgrade, which involved building a new bridge over the A19 Testo’s roundabout with new slip…
Restoration of the Chesterfield Canal between Doe Lea Valley and Staveley has moved a step closer with a call for expression of interest for the contract to undertake the work, although the scope of the original scheme has been altered to avoid planning consent lapsing with the elements removed planned…
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