Latest Bridges News

Network Rail recorded 1,833 bridge strikes in the financial year 2021-22, up from the previous year’s count of 1,624, which cost almost £12M in delay and cancellation fees.

The Gujarat High Court has criticised the local civic authorities for signing an agreement with a clock maker for the maintenance of the Julto Pul pedestrian footbridge, which collapsed and killed 135 people last month.

Travel times between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung are expected to be slashed from three to five hours to just 36 minutes as a new high speed rail link started test operations yesterday.

Several pieces of infrastructure across the Dnipro River in Ukraine, including the Antonivsky Bridge and the Nova Kakhovka Hydro-electric dam, have been significantly damaged as Ukrainian forces took back control of the city of Kherson over the weekend.

Civils contractors have warned that the UK’s infrastructure sector is being hampered by a lack of skilled workers, adding that the number of firms reporting difficulties in labour supply has reached record highs.

The Yorkshire & Humber public sector construction hub YORhub is looking for contractors to deliver work as part of two new civils frameworks worth over £700M.

The next phase of work on the restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct begins today.

A grade II-listed footbridge designed by civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a steam train era relic and an abandoned mill feature among 175 historic sites newly-identified as at risk by Historic England.

This month's NCE News Wrap is out now, bringing you recent key stories in a quick five-minute roundup.

Kier has started enabling works for Network Rail's capacity increase upgrade at Oxford Station.