Author Archives: Rob Horgan

Final designs have been revealed for HS2’s Balsall Common Viaduct in Warwickshire.

It comes after the plans were submitted to Solihull Council for approval. The plans have been drawn up by HS2’s main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), supported by a design joint venture of Mott MacDonald, Systra and architects…

The installation of a new bridge in Cornwall has been delayed for a second time.

Costain and Keltbray were originally due to carry out the bridge lift in January as part of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. However, the project was pushed back after “unsuitable ground conditions” meant…

More than 1,000 pieces of steel have been welded together to form support frames for the final phase of the stabilisation of Hammersmith Bridge.

Hammersmith Bridge has been permanently closed to all traffic since cracks widened in its cast iron pedestals in August 2020, sparking concerns that it could suffer a…

The Menai Suspension Bridge was forced to close after engineers ruled that there was a “credible risk of an unzipping failure of the bridge deck [which] may have led to catastrophic loss of life”, NCE can reveal.

The 176m-long road bridge spanning mainland Wales and the Isle of Anglesey was closed…

A high court judge has ruled that Morgan Sindall can pursue damages for defective steelwork carried out by a subcontractor as part of its upgrade at Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

The work was carried out by the now defunct steel specialist Sabre Structures in 2012. Morgan Sindall’s £10M claim is against…

Network Rail engineers are planning to start “vital” work to the railway between Colchester and London Liverpool Street this weekend.

The work will be carried our for six consecutives weekends up to and including 12 March. It involves track and drainage work, maintenance of overhead lines and replacing timbers on the…

Steel orders for multi-storey office blocks reached an all-time high last year.

In 2022, overall demand for steelwork rose by more than 11% (year-on-year) to 894,000t, according to research by Construction Markets for Steel for Life and the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA). An all-time high 77.2% market share for steel…

Anglian Water has appointed Atkins on a specialist framework to support its asset management.

In its role on the Asset Management Specialist Consultancy Framework, Atkins will provide technical services for Anglian Water’s physical and digital assets. It will also include data and information asset management reflecting Anglian Water’s focus on capitalising…

The installation of a new bridge in Cornwall has been delayed due to “unsuitable ground conditions”.

Costain and Keltbray were due to carry out the bridge lift this weekend as part of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. However, the project has been pushed back by at least a…

Upgrades to three bridges have begun on the M62.

Contractors are replacing parapets on the bridges that carry the motorway, in both directions, over the A162 at junction 33 (Ferrybridge). National Highways has announced that there will be a mix of daytime hard shoulder and lane closures on the M62 and…