The last of a series of 12 bridge demolitions along the Midland Main line is to take place in the coming weeks.
Eleven road bridges along the route had already been demolished and rebuilt at a raised height to allow overhead electrical equipment to be installed as part of the line’s…
Suffolk County Council is to reprocure the contract for its Lowestoft tiling bridge, budgeted at £60M after failing to agree details with contractor Bam Nuttall.
The tender process has restarted after the two parties failed to agree on a price for the work on the Lake Lothing Third crossing. The original…
Demolition of Liverpool’s Churchill Way flyovers is nearing its halfway stage.
The seventh and eighth span of the city’s flawed highway in the sky will come down today (Friday 25 October). When spans nine and 10 come down next week it will mark the completion of half of the scheme. The…
Cracking in the Florida International University bridge was 40 times larger than what is considered acceptable before it collapsed, it has been revealed.
The revelation was made by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) during a public board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the pedestrian bridge collapse.…
A temporary river crossing running parallel to Hammersmith Bridge is being “seriously considered”, London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed.
Transport for London (TfL) and Hammersmith & Fulham Council have begun investigating the feasibility of installing the £5M bridge while repairs take place to Hammersmith Bridge after New Civil Engineer published an article about consultant…
US-based start-up Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing artificial intelligence technology to prevent bridges and tunnels from collapsing.
The technology has been described as “the world's first deep-learning solution” that allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain a visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D…
A temporary bridge running parallel to the existing Hammersmith Bridge has been mooted as a way to speed up repairs and keep traffic moving between Hammersmith and Barnes.
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to traffic since April after critical faults were found with the historic cast iron structure. According to early stage…
The Nanfang'ao bridge collapse in Taiwan is the latest example of how important it is to ensure structures are properly maintained, according to a leading independent bridge expert.
The 140m-long single arch bridge suffered a catastrophic collapse last week, crushing fishing boats below and killing six people. Dozens more were injured.…
Taiwanese authorities investigating the fatal collapse of the Nanfang'ao bridge are looking into the possibility that the structure’s suspension cables had suffered corrosion due to exposure to salt water.
The official death toll currently stands at five people, following the catastrophic collapse which crushed several shipping boats below. An initial assessment…
Engineering contractors and consultants, architects and construction firms bagged almost £10M for the development of the Rotherhithe crossing before Transport for London (TfL) shelved the scheme, it can be revealed.
Information obtained by New Civil Engineer via a Freedom of Information request reveals that Atkins received the largest sum for the…
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