If you’re planning any kind of construction, remediation or alteration project, then chances are you’ll need to carry out a geotechnical site investigation well in advance.
A thorough investigation looks into the subsurface conditions of the intended site, identifying its specific properties prior to the project’s execution. From how much…
Decisions on whether to continue 55 north Wales road projects have been delayed, with the nation’s government blaming capital budget cuts from Westminster.
This follows the Welsh government’s decision in June last year to halt all road schemes in Wales not yet under construction until each one had been assessed by…
Smartphones within vehicles could collect important structural integrity data about bridges they cross, alerting of the need for interventions and extending bridge lifespans.
This has been discovered in a study spearheaded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called Crowdsourcing Bridge Vital Signs with Smartphone Vehicle Trips and is published in Communications…
Suicide rates in the English and Welsh construction industries have risen from 26 per 100,000 in employment in 2017 to 34 per 100,000 in 2021.
Billy Hare, a professor at Glasgow Caledonian University, has said that the suicide rate for construction occupations in England and Wales is at an all-time high.…
The collapse of a wooden bridge in southern Norway was caused by a "significant overload", according to a preliminary investigation into the incident.
One car plunged into the river while a lorry became stranded when Tretten Bridge in Gudbrandsdalen Valley broke apart in August morning while two vehicles were crossing it. The 150m…
Inspection works have revealed that the historic Tyne Bridge is in a worse condition than anticipated, with the extensive refurbishment works required expected to last up to four years.
The Grade II-listed 389m-long bridge over the River Tyne – linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead – opened in 1932 and was…
Work to complete a replacement bridge over the railway between Torbay and Paignton in Devon is nearing completion, having been hit by supply chain and construction challenges.
The replacement of the life-expired Torbay Road Bridge in Paignton began in January but it has taken much longer than planned due to a…
The railway line between Barnes Bridge and Kew Bridge will reopen by 5 December as Network Rail engineers carry out repairs to the Grade II listed structure over the River Thames.
The Victorian-era bridge had to be closed last week, after planned inspections revealed defects to four of the 86 steel…
Italy’s recently-elected government has revived ambitious plans to connect the mainland to Sicily with a bridge.
Proposals for the Messina bridge (named after the Sicilian city and the Messina Strait which separates the toe of the mainland from the island) have been debated in Italy since the time of the Romans.…
Network Rail and its contractor J Murphy and Sons will replace the central spans of Nazeing New Road Bridge in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, from early January.
The existing bridge sits over the West Anglia Main Line railway that carries trains between London and Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire. The condition and age of…
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