New and behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and 3D animation all feature on a newly lauched website about the construction of the Queensferry Crossing.
The Transport Scotland portal tells the story of building the new bridge. Construction on the £1.35bn cable stayed bridge started in 2011, with the crossing due to open this summer. It…
Hong Kong government is carrying out non-destructive testing on the massive Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge after arrests were made in connection with allegations that concrete cube test results had been falsified.
On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested two senior executives and 19 staff members from a contractor working for…
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed thousands of pounds’ worth of public money was spent on Garden Bridge enabling works at Temple station before it was halted last year.
Figures obtained by New Civil Engineer show £346,500 of public money was spent on enabling works at the station up until last…
The Conservatives have said they plan to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls next year, when Highways England is due to take over the crossing.
Prime minister Theresa May announced the pledge to scrap the tolls, which range from £6.70 to £20 and which are only payable on the English side, if the Conservatives…
The new £4.6M floating bridge on the Isle of Wight has encountered more setbacks after “teething issues”, including damage to cars because of the angle of a ramp, forced it to close just one day after opening.
The 37.4m floating bridge acts as a chain ferry connecting people and vehicles across…
Repairs to the Forth Road Bridge have been delayed after two kestrels were discovered nesting inside the end of a steel girder.
Workers discovered a nest with six eggs while repairing a section of steelwork under the road deck. Kestrels are a fully protected species, and it is illegal to damage…
After a long gestation period, the Mersey Gateway between Widnes and Runcorn is nearing completion.
Readers who remember the 1991 Alan Bleasdale television drama “GBH” will be aware that one of the characters – Jim Nelson, played by Michael Palin – was prone to panic attacks whenever he tried to cross…
A “floating bridge” on the Isle of Wight is ready for testing after overcoming technical setbacks.
The 37.4m long bridge, which acts as a chain ferry connecting people and vehicles across the Medina river, was due to open to the public this week but has been pushed back until mid-May as…
London mayor Sadiq Khan has scrapped backing for the controversial Garden Bridge, finally closing the door on his support for the troubled project.
In a letter to Garden Bridge Trust chair Lord Mervyn Davies, Khan announced that the GLA will not provide crucial financial guarantees for the scheme, which has already…
Aecom has won a contract with the Welsh government to provide design work for a third crossing over the Menai Strait, connecting Anglesey to mainland Wales.
Under the contract Aecom will deliver bridge and highway engineering, transport planning and environmental consultancy services as it develops designs for a third Menai crossing,…
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