Steel bridge owners are calling for an overhaul of current methods of calculate the whole life costs.
More than 90% of steel bridge owners say that there “should be a standard method for calculating the whole life cost of bridges that allows design options to be reliably compared”. They were responding…
Transport for London (TfL) is working up plans for a demountable cycling and pedestrian bridge in West London after proposals for a temporary road bridge next to Hammersmith Bridge were dismissed as “not feasible” and “unaffordable”, New Civil Engineer understands.
Plans for a £5M temporary road bridge running parallel to the…
The last of a series of 12 bridge demolitions along the Midland Main line is to take place in the coming weeks.
Eleven road bridges along the route had already been demolished and rebuilt at a raised height to allow overhead electrical equipment to be installed as part of the line’s…
US-based start-up Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing artificial intelligence technology to prevent bridges and tunnels from collapsing.
The technology has been described as “the world's first deep-learning solution” that allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain a visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D…
A temporary bridge running parallel to the existing Hammersmith Bridge has been mooted as a way to speed up repairs and keep traffic moving between Hammersmith and Barnes.
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to traffic since April after critical faults were found with the historic cast iron structure. According to early stage…
The Nanfang'ao bridge collapse in Taiwan is the latest example of how important it is to ensure structures are properly maintained, according to a leading independent bridge expert.
The 140m-long single arch bridge suffered a catastrophic collapse last week, crushing fishing boats below and killing six people. Dozens more were injured.…
Taiwanese authorities investigating the fatal collapse of the Nanfang'ao bridge are looking into the possibility that the structure’s suspension cables had suffered corrosion due to exposure to salt water.
The official death toll currently stands at five people, following the catastrophic collapse which crushed several shipping boats below. An initial assessment…
Engineering contractors and consultants, architects and construction firms bagged almost £10M for the development of the Rotherhithe crossing before Transport for London (TfL) shelved the scheme, it can be revealed.
Information obtained by New Civil Engineer via a Freedom of Information request reveals that Atkins received the largest sum for the…
The chief executive of the parent company in charge of maintaining the Polcevera Viaduct in Italy has stepped down as allegations of fraud and falsified information emerge from a police investigation.
Atlantia chief executive Giovanni Castellucci resigned at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday. The infrastructure giant owns both Autostrade per l'Italia,…
Firth, chairman of the British Group of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, set out ways to tackle the challenges associated with building the bridge in 160m-deep water in a Telegraph opinion piece. He suggests utilising offshore technology and building a longer bridge to avoid upgrading roads would…
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