Complications around the replacement of eight joints across the M62 Ouse Bridge in East Riding of Yorkshire will see works continue into early 2024.
The 1.6km reinforced concrete plate girder bridge across the River Ouse was built between 1973 and 1976. In March 2022, it was found to have a failed…
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched a revision to the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2080 carbon management standard, which now covers the whole built environment rather than just infrastructure and is also now free to use.
The PAS 2080 carbon management in infrastructure accreditation was first published in 2016 and…
A heritage bascule road bridge in Lincolnshire will be lifted today as work on a £5M restoration project on the structure progresses.
Conducted by Spencer Group, the work to repair the Grade II-listed Corporation Bridge in Grimsby started in February. It is a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge originally built in…
Engineers are undertaking an urgent inspection of the Nuneham Viaduct in Oxfordshire after concerns about safety of the structure were raised.
As a result of the issues, the railway between Didcot Parkway and Oxford has been closed and will not reopen until after Easter as Network Rail engineers assess the viaduct.…
Discussions around whether challenges faced by designers for concrete-to-concrete connections are different to those faced on concrete-to-steel connections was the starting point for a free NCE webinar last week.
The event, which was chaired by NCE editor Claire Smith and sponsored by Hilti, is now available to view on demand. …
Engineers from Network Rail and Story Contracting have commenced an intensive 10-day programme to install a new 5,000t bridge on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire, which is believed to be one of the largest bridge moves of its kind in Europe.
The £16.9M project, being…
Civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has said that it has made significant progress one year on from breaking ground at Glasgow’s Govan-Partick bridge.
Farrans is the main contractor on the 110m span steel cable stayed opening swing bridge, which was designed by Jacobs, for Glasgow City Council as part…
The New Zealand government has unveiled five options for the proposed Auckland Harbour crossing.
The Waitematā Harbour crossing could cost between $NZ15bn (£7.5bn) and $NZ25bn (£12.6bn) depending on which option is chosen and includes options for road and rail tunnels and re-use of existing infrastructure. New Zealand transport minister Michael Wood…
Refurbishment of the Clyde Viaduct between Rutherglen and Dalmarnock has been completed by Story in a £4.7M improvement project for Network Rail.
The contractor undertook essential work to install 300m of new track and 1100m2 of waterproofing system for the structure which carries services between Glasgow and Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell.…
People travelling in vehicles with their smartphones could provide bridge owners with valuable, low cost data to monitor the structural health of their assets.
Challenges arise in managing structures and infrastructure because there are knowledge gaps, says United States Military Academy (West Point) assistant professor of civil and mechanical engineering…
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