Latest Bridges News

Contractors from Hull-based firm PBS Construction have started repairs of a grade II listed Yorkshire road bridge that has been closed to traffic for over a month. The 17th century arched stone structure over the River Nidd near Harrogate will be shut for another five weeks for the civils project.…

VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to design and build a much-needed highway crossing over a rail line in Surrey in a contract worth £19M.

A bridge near Patras in southern Greece collapsed on 23 July killing two people and leading to the arrest of four employees of a construction company.

The United States’ Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is exploring options to raise a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Savannah River as part of a major maintenance programme and is welcoming expert input.

High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers have driven a 6,200t single-span bridge structure into place under the West Coast Main Line (WCML) in what is being touted as “the UK’s heaviest bridge drive”.

The damage caused to the Crimean Bridge in the latest attack is likely to have been caused by an explosion from below and leave it out of action for weeks, according to a blast expert.

A new 31.5m bus, pedestrian and cycle bridge has been installed across the A2 at Whitfield to the north of Dover over the weekend.

Engineers from Esh Construction have finalised plans for the restoration of the Tyne Bridge on behalf of Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council, which could take up to four years.

Urgent repair works to prevent continued deterioration of a partially collapsed 16th century bridge in Oxfordshire have been delayed as officials couldn’t get the consent signed off in time.

The collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bangkok, which killed two and injured several more, has sent a stark reminder of the need to follow safe working principles in all phases of a project.