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M5 road bridge refurbishment completed two months ahead of schedule

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A major refurbishment of a bridge spanning the M5 near Gloucester is set to be completed two months early, with National Highways announcing that it will open this weekend.

As part of a sequence of safety schemes to repair a number of M5 bridges in Gloucestershire, National Highways and principal contractors…

Hammersmith Bridge | Plans go in for double-decker structure

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EXCLUSIVE Hammersmith & Fulham Council is pushing ahead with plans for a temporary double-decker structure to aid repairs of Hammersmith Bridge .

The proposal drawn up by Foster + Partners and Cowi first emerged in late 2020 after the council was forced to close the bridge due to fears it could…

Watch: Ensuring local government asset management plans are future-ready

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 This session is from NCE’s Future of Roads conference.   In this session, WSP Local Government head of profession Matthew Lugg highlights the need to ensure local government asset management plans are ready for the future. Lugg explores how local councils are creating effective asset maintenance and management plans, and…

Funding secured to explore options for A61 upgrade in Derby

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Midlands Connect will help fund investigation work into upgrading the A61 in Derby, dubbed the "busiest road in north Derbyshire".

The organisation will donate £50,000 to Derbyshire County Council for the authority to make a business case to the Deapartment for Transport (DfT) for improvements for the A61 South of Chesterfield…

North London flyover hit with weight restrictions and needs £50M repair

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Safety-critical weight restrictions will be introduced on the A41 Brent Cross Flyover in North London, after it was found to be in a worse condition than previously thought.

TfL will introduce a 7.5t weight restriction on the structure from Tuesday (11 October), after a recent assessment showed it has a lower…

TfL looks at restarting paused Rotherhithe Tunnel procurement

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Transport for London (TfL) is looking at how it could restart the procurement process for work on the Rotherhithe Tunnel.

Earlier this year, TfL was forced to delay its search for contractors to upgrade the Rotherhithe Tunnel due to ongoing funding uncertainty. In London Assembly meeting papers from February it was…

National Highways given one year to remove controversial bridge infill

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National Highways has been given one year to remove the controversial bridge infill at Great Musgrave in Cumbria.

After refusing National Highways’ retrospective planning application earlier this year, Eden District Council has now issued an enforcement notice which gives National Highways until October 2023 to reverse the infill. National Highways instructed…