Tag Archives: Bridges

A record breaking and iconic bascule bridge is being constructed in Lowestoft to ease congestion on local roads and strategic roads.

Will the next five years be a golden age for bridge engineering, or will inflation and skills shortages undermine the huge pipeline of work and progress towards net zero?

The Canal & River Trust has awarded contracts for civil engineering works to seven contractors with a total value of £300M.

Representatives of the civil engineering industry gathered in the shadow of the Menai Suspension Bridge to honour Bob Daimond, who died in February 2020. ICE President Ed McCann (left) unveiled a commemorative plaque close to the bridge that Daimond spent much of his life researching and defending. He was a…

A 1,000t crane has successfully lifted a 42m-long footbridge into place in Cumbria almost seven years after flooding damaged the original structure.

Repairs to a collapsed flood defence in Matlock, Derbyshire are due to start on Monday but will see a key bridge over the River Derwent closed for at least six weeks.

National framework provider Pagabo has announced the appointment of 48 suppliers to its brand-new £1.56bn civils and infrastructure framework, which goes live on 1 June.

Bridge collapses have been an ongoing topic for NCE’s news team right from the launch issue. The collapse of the Polcevera viaduct on the A10 in Genoa, Italy on 14 August 2018 killing 43 people and injuring a further 16 sent shockwaves through the industry. It happened just as we…

Modern methods of construction are about more than modular components and Laing O’Rourke is working hard to realise the full potential of the approach.

1972 – Tarbela dam – Pakistan The 1972 collapse of irrigation and power tunnels on one of the world’s largest dams was caused by scour and poor design but was the first of several collapses that affected the project over the next three years. 1973 – Rio-Niteroi Bridge – Brazil…