While you tuck into your Christmas Day turkey and don a festive party hat, spare a thought for the team of operatives busy delivering a new bridge in Stratford, East London.
Tag Archives: Bridges
Network Rail works spell six-month closure for South Yorkshire bridge
Network Rail has advised motorists in Wombwell, South Yorkshire that Hough Lane road bridge will close for upgrade works in the new year.
Future of Bridges | Innovation versus risk
Innovation in bridge design must come with an appreciation of risk, if the natural conservatism of clients is to be overcome were among the themes at New Civil Engineer’s Future of Bridges conference
Future of Bridges | Stepping out with Forth Road Bridge maintenance team
Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge has been undergoing strengthening and repairs for nearly three decades. New Civil Engineer joined contractor Amey to experience some of the challenges.
Future of Bridges | Florida bridge collapse has some hard lessons
A litany of failures ultimately combined to cause the collapse of the Florida International University (FIU) bridge onto a live highway, according to the official investigation into the accident. Key companies and organisations involved in the project were criticised in the final report into the collapse published by the US National…
Polcevera operator to trial monitoring system on three Italian viaducts
The operators of Genoa’s Polcevera viaduct Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) have announced plans to implement trial monitoring on a number of the country’s viaducts.
Expedition Engineering wins award for carbon neutral bridge design
An Expedition Engineering team's carbon neutral bridge design has won New Civil Engineer’s Future of Bridges graduate competition.
Carbon costs ‘should be standard’ in all new projects
The government should include carbon costs alongside financial costs for any building project, leading bridge engineer Ian Firth told New Civil Engineer’s Future of Bridges conference.
Bridges | Gantry inspectors check Humber cables
Engineers with contractor Cleveland Bridge have an office at altitude as they carry out essential inspection work on the Humber Bridge.
Hong Kong section of mega-bridge to Macao is People’s Choice
The Hong Kong section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) has won the 2019 ICE People’s Choice Award.