The Italian government has ordered the restart of the planning procedure for a bridge over the Strait of Messina, between Sicily and Calabria, which will become the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Bridge experts have disputed the RAC Foundation’s survey that suggests one in 24 road bridges in the UK are substandard.
Investment in road maintenance and nuclear energy innovation were two of the headline announcements in yesterday’s spring budget announcement by chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
The construction of a new 250m long footbridge over the River Wear will be decided at a Sunderland City Council cabinet meeting this week.
Plans to repair an “urgent defect” in the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland are being developed by Network Rail ahead of carrying out a full suite of repairs to remediate fractures and other issues throughout the structure in 2024.
Network Rail will begin work to remove a bridge as part of the £1.3bn project to electrify the Midland Main Line (MML) after a safety row has been resolved.
Russia has started work to repair the section of the Crimean Bridge railway across the Kerch strait, which was significantly damaged in an explosion last October.
Balfour Beatty has been appointed to build a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham amid rising project costs.
Plans to build a new cross-border bridge between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Tyrone in Northern Ireland have been put on hold as various delays mean new funding is needed.
Balfour Beatty has restored an 1850s viaduct in central Scotland in a complex project that included extensive bat surveys carried out by abseilers and drones.
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