Rail bridge replacement to disrupt M6208/07/2024 The westbound carriageway of the M62 near Rochdale will see five successive overnight closures next week in preparation for the replacement of a railway bridge over the motorway in September. |
How do you get a bridge into a wind tunnel?02/05/2024 National Highways has modelled plans for a new central reservation barrier on the M4 Prince of Wales using a wind tunnel. |
'Vital active mobility link' gets planning nod02/05/2024 Oxford City Council has granted planning permission for the Oxpens River Bridge over the Thames in the West End of the city. |
Nottingham councillors back new Trent bridge18/04/2024 Nottingham councillors have given the green light to what will be the first new crossing built over the River Trent in the city in more than 60 years. |
DfT trickles out cash for Hammersmith Bridge fix10/04/2024 The Government has given Hammersmith and Fulham council nearly £3m to provide a new cycle lane on Hammersmith Bridge but funding for a £250m permanent repair appears to have stalled. |
Careless driving costs...bridges29/01/2024 Work started this week to demolish a bridge over the M42 that has been hit 20 times in the last 10 years and twice in a single week. |
Design rethink needed as A1 viaduct repairs get even more complex09/01/2024 Completion of repair work on a landmark West Yorkshire viaduct has been delayed, while the start of work on a nearby bridge has been ‘paused’, after both projects proved more complex than first thought. |
Historic bridge re-opens despite new defect02/11/2023 A historic bridge in Gloucester is set to re-open to vehicles on Friday following two months of work to repair crash damage. |
Council gets historic bridge repairs over the line24/08/2023 A historic Grade II listed bridge in Yorkshire has re-opened to vehicles after essential maintenance works were completed ahead of schedule. |
Summer of resurfacing after winter of disrepair18/07/2023 Gloucestershire County Council has launched a ‘summer of resurfacing’ using ‘innovative methods’ as it starts the lengthy process of restoring a historic road bridge. |
Structures Moonshot: National Highways looks to bridge detection gap27/06/2023 National Highways has launched a research project to improve how it detects steel corrosion within concrete structures, as it seeks to tackle the increasing challenge of managing its ageing bridge stock. |
Gloucester repairs a pretty Halfpenny after crash26/06/2023 A highway authority has warned that a historic Grade II listed bridge will remain closed following a vehicle collision that caused structural damage. |
Historic bridge 'even more elegant' after refurb06/06/2023 Spencer Group has been praised for its work to completely refurbish and rebuild one of the world’s oldest suspension bridges. |
Trimble15/03/2023 National Highways has extended its contract for Trimble's AgileAssets cloud software, which includes a decision-support solution that helps infrastructure asset managers improve their understanding of future maintenance needs of structures. |
Menai Bridge closed due to 'serious structural concerns'27/10/2022 The Welsh Government has ordered the emergency closure of the Menai Bridge to all traffic after a routine inspection highlighted ‘serious concerns’ about the structure. |
Bridge replacement project comes together13/07/2022 National Highways has published video showing the delivery and assembly ahead of installation of beams weighing 268 tonnes for the replacement A533 Expressway Bridge. |
Spencer Group bridges a gap with cantilever walkway on cantilever bridge26/04/2022 Bridges specialist Spencer Group is to cantilever a temporary walkway off the side of what is itself a historic cantilever bridge while it carries out major deck replacement works. |
Activists want Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor traffic 'for good'13/04/2022 Environmental activists have invited West London residents to imagine the ‘fantastic possibilities that could be in store’ if Hammersmith Bridge remained permanently closed to motor traffic. |
Local bridge standards decline and full collapses increase24/03/2022 The number of substandard local road bridges across Great Britain has increased for the second year running to reach 3,211, according to a major survey. |
Work underway on Union Chain Bridge rebuild17/02/2022 Work has begun to reconstruct the historic Union Chain Bridge across the Tweed, between England and Scotland. |
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