Artwork from the 19th Century has informed a restoration project at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Construction of six new bridges at the National Botanic Garden of Wales (NBGW) has provided some interesting challenges – and design inspiration has been drawn from a unique artistic source. The bridges are part…
The political wrangle which has held up repairs to Hammersmith Bridge pales in comparison to the enormous engineering challenge of repairing one of London’s most iconic Thames crossings.
With the river lapping below Hammersmith Bridge and autumn leaves beginning to fall on the banks either side of the crossing, it is…
The new Bean Lane bridge in Kent has fully opened four months ahead of schedule.
The original bridge spanning the A2 was reduced to one lane in both directions in March to allow for the installation of the new bridge. It will help reduce congestion and improve traffic flows on the key route into Bean and Ebbsfleet and the Bluewater shopping centre. The new 70m-long (229ft) bridge…
Inspections provide a snapshot of a bridge’s condition, but could artificial intelligence improve understanding of deterioration rates and hold the key to revolutionising inspection regimes?
National Highways has a moonshot ambition to manage key bridge structures without human intervention – and it hopes to get there using artificial intelligence (AI), academic…
FM Conway will today, 15 November, begin safety upgrade work on Westminster Bridge for Transport for London (TfL), which will last until the end of January.
The upgrades include the installation of permanent barriers to protect pedestrians and cyclists on the bridge, replacing temporary ones that have been there since 2017.…
The architect behind the original designs for an Irish Sea crossing has released a new sketch of the proposed bridge at Torr Head in Northern Ireland.
Architect Alan Dunlop first suggested a bridge across the Irish Sea in January 2018; plans which won the support of prime minister Boris Johnson. Dunlop…
Proposals for an Irish Sea crossing should be taken “with a pinch of salt”, according to trade association Logistics UK policy manager Seamus Leheny.
Leheny played down the viability of the link at a Westminster Policy Conference focused on improving transport connectivity and the Union Connectivity Review. It comes after months…
This video was first aired at NCE’s Future of Bridges conference. Knight Architects director Martin Knight and Laing O’Rourke civil engineering leader Phil Robinson speak to NCE editor Claire Smith about the impact of standardisation on the aesthetic and environmental context of bridges. The discussion looks at whether the…
This video was first aired at NCE’s Future of Bridges conference. Marr Contracting managing director Simon Marr talks to NCE features editor Nadine Buddoo about construction of the 2,023m long and 318m high 1915Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey. The structure is the world’s longest mid-span suspension bridge, which is being constructed…
Main Point Given that Highways England’s justification for the concrete infilling at Great Musgrave Bridge (Inside Track, last month) was to prevent structural collapse of the bridge owing to its very poor condition, I am bemused that its Historical Railways Estate director states that the process can simply be reversed…
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