Engineers have cautioned against figures published by the RAC Foundation which show that almost 200 post-tension bridges managed by local authorities in the UK have not had a specialist inspection in 18 years.
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Vinci buys major stake in Gatwick Airport
French infrastructure giant Vinci has bought just over half of London Gatwick Airport for £2.9bn.
Interview | Peter Mumford, Highways England
How digital engineering will change Highways England projects.
Profile | CPMS
When CPMS managing director Mat Baine was a child, a job in rail was the last thing his careers advisors had in mind for him.
Graduate and Apprentice Award Winners
New Civil Engineer reveals the new crop of talented award winning civil engineers
Morgan expects Crossrail problems will cost him HS2 job
Sir Terry Morgan has admitted that he expects the delays to Crossrail will cost him his job as chairman of HS2 Ltd, the body set up to deliver the £56bn high speed rail line between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
Musk scraps second test tunnel plan
Elon Musk’s tunnel firm has dropped plans to build a second test tunnel in California, with the engineering billionaire saying it is now moving forward with a larger tunnel network under Los Angeles.
Leaning Tower of Pisa ‘leaning less’
The slant of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is reducing. The lean of the structure has fallen back into line by 40mm the past two decades according to a new report from the engineers monitoring the structure.
Engineering chiefs slam draft Brexit deal
Civil engineering contractors and procurement leaders have slammed the government’s draft Brexit deal for not providing more certainty for the sector.
Profile | 3D Repo
Backers of 3D Repo had to learn to pitch to investors as they sought to grow.