The search has begun for a contractor to work on the design and construction of a bridge linking Brazil and Bolivia.
The Rio Mamoré International Bridge will connect Guajará-Mirim, Brazil, with Guayaramerin, Bolivia. Its estimated cost is R$429.5M (£70.6M). The tender notice, published by the Brazilian Government, states that the successful…
A new river crossing in a crucial trade corridor between the US and Canada will be the longest cable stayed bridge on the continent and an economic boost for both nations.
Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner, with $960.9bn (£769.5bn) worth of commerce having crossed the border in 2022,…
As the construction sector strives to cut carbon emissions and reduce project costs, it has been increasingly looking to alternative materials for bridge construction.
For decades, the construction industry has relied on concrete and steel for bridge construction. The extensive experience of using these materials and the in-depth knowledge of…
How do we use data to make a step change towards better bridge performance?
In 1994, a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea collapsed, killing 32 people. Five years ago, the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed, with 43 fatalities. These incidents highlight…
James Moore (Your View, last month) and the Commons transport select committee reviewing “expensive” UK road and rail projects need to go back and read the full range of various contributions, reports, commentaries etcetera by diverse contributors to NCE, other periodicals and the press in the last 10 years or…
A transatlantic research network is finding ways to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades as footbridges.
As the government scales up wind farm development, the challenge of disposing of turbine blades when they reach the end of their lives is gaining urgency. Turbine blades are primarily made of glass fibre reinforced polymer…
The sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, where 72 people died, falls on 14 June. I make no apology for writing yet again on this subject. Those directly or closely involved are still without closure. Many thousands in other blocks are still “trapped” due to cladding issues. The industry’s…
Network Rail has announced successful completion of refurbishment work on the Severn and Carno viaduct near Caersws, Powys following a 16 day line closure on the Cambrian line that used innovative techniques to deliver the work.
The line in central Wales reopened at the start of this week following major work…
Calls for better safety measures to be implemented in public areas in Finland came after 27 people were injured yesterday when a temporary bridge in a shopping area collapsed in the city of Espoo.
The accident, which took place at about 9.20am (06.20am GMT), is believed to have happened when wooden…
I read with interest NCE’s summary of the Environment Agency response to the Thames Water draft Water Resource Management Plan which puts forward plans for water transfer between the Rivers Severn and Thames (Online, 29 March). I found what was not said by the Environment Agency even more interesting though.…
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