Latest Bridges News

A new 160m cable-stayed footbridge in Toulouse has been completed by a consortium led by Eiffage.

Amtrak has awarded a $1.3bn (£1bn) contract to construct a new moveable Connecticut River Bridge to replace the current 116-year-old one.

The £32M project to restore the nearly 100 year old Tyne Bridge has seen contractor Esh Construction remove 9t of hazardous pigeon guano (faeces) from the Grade II-listed bridge.

High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has been granted planning permission for a road bridge over the railway at Kenilworth in Warwickshire.

The German construction sector has publicly criticised the government’s “negligent investment policy” after a 20% reduction in national roads budget was announced while 4,000 road bridges are in need of refurbishment.

An eight-day closure of the Kingsferry Bridge between the mainland and the Isle of Sheppey commences tonight as engineers replace the next batch of steel ropes in the lifting mechnaism.

Testing of Glasgow’s new £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge has begun ahead of its planned opening this autumn. 

The £60M Lilla Lidingöbron bridge - one of Sweden's longest tram carrying bridges - is officially open following the completion of the scheme’s tramway.

The historic Union Chain Bridge in the Scottish borders that reopened last year following a £10.5M revamp has closed again for further works.

Construction of the prototype fully accessible AVA modular footbridge, which has the potential to disrupt the way rail footbridges are designed and delivered, has completed.