Tag Archives: Bridges

There has often been less focus on placemaking in infrastructure design than for residential and commercial developments, but several factors are driving change.

Bridge strikes, including vehicle collisions, on Network Rail’s estate have fallen by 20% from 1,937 in 2018/2019 to 1,518 in 2023/2024.

Super typhoon Yagi has caused the collapse of the Phong Chau bridge into the Red River northwest of Hanoi in Vietnam, leaving 13 people missing.

Even after modifications to meet the budget, the design of the Renfrew Bridge was one of the most challenging ever for its designers.

The first two sections of the £44M New Wear Footbridge in Sunderland have been lifted into place.

The fundamental principles that underpin good bridge design practice may not have changed in thousands of years, but the bridges themselves have. Their uses, structural materials and scale have all expanded and so have the many specialisms involved in delivering them. What has not changed is the end result. Bridges…

A new footbridge across the River Wear in Sunderland promises to revitalise the city centre by developing the riverside area and boosting connectivity.

3D printing technology could be deployed for bridge construction, but there are still some factors hindering its adoption.

A bridge replacement project in Greater Manchester could form the template for future remediation of Network Rail’s ‘at risk’ post-tensioned bridges.

Hull City Council has appointed Esh Construction and Mason Clark Associates to progress design, repair and strengthening of the Drypool Bridge.