Construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct has reached a major milestone with a key 40m long span lifted into place over a local road during a three week closure of the route.
The work over Harefield’s Moorhall Road called for cranes to lift in the 11…
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Beam lift completed on £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvement scheme
Graham has completed a major beam lift for the new £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvements scheme.
The lift was completed at the end of last week when a 450t “mega crane” was used to lift two 56t edge beams and 16 internal beams each weighing 20t into place. Large…
Rail blockade lifted as HS2 contractors complete latest bridge move operation
Taking High Speed 2 (HS2) trains across the path of existing freight rail routes between Birmingham and Crewe took a step closer last week with completion of a new bridge structure near Lichfield.
Construction of the Streethay overbridge was undertaken during a 10 week blockade of the South Staffordshire freight railway…
Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary
The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.
There are two preliminary points of praise. First, the officials and ministers who have been working hard have clearly sought to prepare a plan which gives increased…
National Highways to close M67 for demolition of ‘outdated’ bridge
National Highways will begin demolishing the St Anne’s Road bridge over the M67 this weekend in preparation for its replacement.
The demolition is a key milestone in the £23M renewal scheme for the bridge, which spans the M67 motorway near Denton in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The bridge links local traffic to the…
MP launches campaign to restore famous Newcastle swing bridge
A Newcastle MP has launched a campaign to raise up to £5M in funds to restore the city’s “marvel of engineering” River Tyne swing bridge.
The MP for Newcastle Central Chi Onwurah has brought together cross-party support to revive the Grade-II listed swing bridge which originally opened in 1876. The bridge…
HS2 completes M42 bridge demolition ahead of schedule
Works to remove a major bridge over the M42 to make way for High Speed 2 (HS2) rail lines has been successfully completed hours ahead of the expected finish time.
A team of 20 demolition experts from Solihull-based firm Armac Demolition worked around the clock to remove the 4,000t two span…
National Highways makes ‘steady progress’ on removing controversial Great Musgrave Bridge infill
National Highways is a month into its work to remove the controversial concrete infill of Great Musgrave Bridge in Cumbria and has stated the project is making “steady progress”.
The 8.4m single span masonry arch bridge that used to carry traffic over the Eden Valley Railway was infilled by AmcoGiffen on…
Whitby’s historic swing bridge to get climate resilience upgrade
The historic swing bridge in Whitby is set to be given £200,000 of improvement works to “future-proof” the structure.
The works will help the bridge cope with greater extremes in temperature bought along by climate change as well as improve access for visitors and residents. North Yorkshire Council’s bridges team will…
Balfour Beatty begins piling works for £16.8M Kincardine Bridge upgrade
The project to replace the southern viaduct of the A985 Kincardine Bridge near Falkrirk, Scotland has moved to the next stage with Balfour Beatty starting piling works for the construction of a temporary bridge that will minimise disruption to road users during the main construction phase.
The Category A listed structure,…