Contractor Graham has installed the arches of a new 50m road and pedestrian bridge across the River Chelmer in the first major infrastructure milestone for Chelmsford City Council’s £43.6M Chelmer Waterside project.
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Glasgow’s £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge opened
Glasgow City Council has celebrated the official opening of the £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge across the River Clyde.
M62 closures start this weekend for £22M post-tensioned railway bridge replacement
The M62 motorway near Rochdale will undergo two full weekend closures starting this weekend as Network Rail’s £22M bridge replacement at Castleton gets underway.
Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge open to public this weekend
Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge will open to the public tomorrow, Saturday 7 September, after contractor Farrans recently completed its construction.
HS2 celebrates completion of UK’s longest rail bridge with installation of final pre-cast segment
High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) has celebrated the structural completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, Britain’s new longest railway bridge, with the installation of the 1,000th and final precast concrete segment.
Refurbishment of A13 River Lea Crossing in London commences
VolkerFitzpatrick is carrying out refurbishment works on the A13 River Lea Crossing, supporting Transport for London’s programme to make a safer road network in the city.
Further milestone for £44M New Wear Footbridge as final sections arrive in Sunderland
The last the two steel sections of the £44M high level New Wear Footbridge are set to be installed, having arrived from Belgium at the Port of Sunderland in recent days.
Installation of prefabricated 129m active travel bridge for Levenmouth Rail Link begins
Network Rail has begun its installation of an active travel bridge over the River Leven and recently completed £116M Levenmouth Rail Link.
£55M contract awarded for Phase 1 of replacing Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge
A $73M (£55M) contract for Phase 1 of replacing the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been signed between the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) board and Kiewit Infrastructure.
£16M roundabout bridge replacement in Stockport announced by Network Rail
A ‘uniquely designed bridge’ that carried the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport over the West Coast main line is being replaced by Network Rail in a project expected to cost £16M.