A Network Rail project to replace the St Margaret Street Bridge, a road over rail bridge in Bradford on Avon, faces continued delays after engineers discovered they were unable to remove dilapidated steelwork from the existing structure.
On 13 May, a 130t crane hired from Ainscough Crane Hire was set to…
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Wandsworth road bridge lift planned to replace key structural components
London's Wandsworth Bridge is set to close in July for repair work including a bridge lift and the replacement of weight bearing parts.
Wandsworth council said checks had revealed that some weight-bearing parts of the 83-year-old bridge needed to be replaced. A failure to carry out the “critical” repairs could result in…
Engineers jack up Nuneham Viaduct and remove abutment
Network Rail engineers led by Balfour Beatty have jacked up Nuneham Viaduct and begun removing the southern embankment in preparation for the new abutment to be constructed.
Nuneham Viaduct is a bowstring truss bridge crosses the River Thames near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The current bridge opened in 1907 and a new…
London’s surface assets will continue to deteriorate as TfL’s budget is stretched
Many of London’s major surface transport assets such as roads, tunnels and flyovers will continue to deteriorate as Transport for London (TfL) is struggling to find the funds to cover the backlog of renewals.
The agenda from the next meeting of TfL’s programmes and investment committee on 17 May show that…
Entry deadline extended for British Construction Industry Awards
Award-winning construction projects and initiatives have two more weeks to submit an entry to this years’ British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) as the deadline for entries has been extended to 26 May.
The awards, which is jointly organised by NCE and the ICE, brings together the entire construction industry to celebrate…
Better safety measures called for following pedestrian bridge collapse in Finland
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…
Buro Happold and Moxon reveal plans for iconic bascule bridge at London’s ExCeL
Plans have been submitted for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge, featuring a mid-point twisting bascule, which will link London’s Excel centre with the £5bn Silvertown development.
First reported by NCE's sister title Architects Journal, the “meandering” 305m-long crossing in east London’s Royal Docks has been designed by structural engineer Buro…
Network Rail reveals first £6M accessible ‘Beacon’ footbridge
Network Rail has released an artist impression of its accessible “Beacon” footbridge which is to be installed at Garforth station over the next year.
Designed by structural engineers Davies Maguire, it is known as the Beacon bridge because of the design of the two lift shafts. The structure will be the…
How a collapsed bridge in Sweden was salvaged through innovative techniques
Lifting experts Mammoet have successfully salvaged a 3,050t road bridge in Sweden that collapsed during installation in 2020.
The bridge across the Ume River was designed by Ramboll and being constructed as part of a new bypass around the town of Umeå on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. The 464m-long…
Tanzania’s Parliament confirms talks on plans for longest bridge in Africa in advanced stages
Discussions in Tanzania’s Parliament have progressed on plans to construct the longest bridge in Africa, the 50km Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam Bridge.
The bridge will link the major city, financial hub and commercial port of Dar es Salaam on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast with Zanzibar Island, the main island in…