Latest Bridges News

Aecom has been appointed lead designer for the replacement of two bridges along the Bronx River Parkway in New York.

The timber deck on the Awe viaduct is to be replaced in October 2024 as part of a £3.5M refurbishment project by Network Rail’s principal contractor Story.

Engineers working on High Speed 2 (HS2) have moved a 1,600t bridge into place over an existing railway on the outskirts of Birmingham in a five-hour operation.

High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV (EFKB) has successfully installed the 3,700t deck of the Wendover Dean Viaduct in Buckinghamshire after an eight-month slide operation.

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

Balfour Beatty has started construction of the new Clearmount footbridge near M25 Junction 10 in Surrey.

For the past year, National Highways has been undertaking a research project known as Structures Moonshot to try and innovate the way it conducts inspections of steel corrosion inside concrete structures. 

The Environment Agency and contractor Mackley have installed a new 16m-long footbridge over the River Medway that is made of fibre-reinforced polymer recycled from old fishing nets. 

Railway engineers are working to repair a historic sliding swing bridge that takes trains over the Stainforth & Keadby Canal in the village of Keadby near Scunthorpe.

This week saw Eric Wright Civil Engineering commence work to replace a 90-year-old bridge on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border.