The last of the 110 deck segments on the Queensferry Crossing is being lifted into place today marking a milestone in the run up to completion of the bridge in May 2017.
“It’s the last of 110 segments to be lifted into place,” Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) construction director Alan…
Transport Scotland is inviting tenders from contractors to undertake the replacement of the expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge.
The current ‘roller shutter’ or rolling leaf joints were developed, fabricated and installed by the German firm Demag and are believed to be the largest and oldest of their type in…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has told Highways England to “learn lessons” about the importance of pre-construction work after a major road project was delayed.
Ground investigations for the A21 Tonbridge to Pembury dualling scheme were not as comprehensive as they could have been, according to the ORR after…
Current policies tackling global CO2 emissions from transport are not enough to achieve global climate ambitions, according to a new report.
Speaking at the International Transport Forum’s (ITF) Transport Outlook 2017 report launch, ITF Secretary-General José Viegas stressed that robust transport policy is vital to countering rising CO2 levels. “Transport policy…
Engineers are undertaking stabilisation works after facture was discovered on a 360mm truss member on an interstate route bridge which carries 42,000 vehicles per day.
The 2km long Delaware River Turnpike Bridge was shut ten days ago when the damage was noticed by an engineer during a routine check of a bridge-painting project.…
Highways England has awarded Aecom five new contracts worth £25M.
Work involves improvements to three junctions on the A38 at Derby, including new underpasses and a flyover. Aecom is lead design consultant and is responsible for developing a development consent order application. Aecom will also work on the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction…
Highways England has awarded a new-style framework totalling £434M to 18 companies for work across Cumbria and North Lancashire, and the North East of England.
The framework, which will run for four years, covers ten different specialisms and has been split into 15 lots. It will start on April 1. These…
A multi-million pound contract to design part of the A96 dualling work in Scotland gone out to tender the latest in a series of key road improvements in the region. Deadline for bids is early March.
The contract – which will be awarded later in the year – will be worth…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has reiterated plans to build a tunnel in Los Angeles, California to tackle traffic congestion, despite reports that he does not have planning permission.
Tesla chief executive Musk first announced his plans on Twitter in December. Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring…
VolkerHighways has won a £200M highways maintenance, major projects and professional services contract for Luton Borough Council.
Based on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) contract model, the contract builds on a previous working relationship between the two on projects on projects like surfacing works for the…
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