Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of National Highways, was able to reopen the M25 eight hours earlier than scheduled after the efficient demolition of a motorway overbridge.
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Potential for origami principles to be used in load-bearing structures revealed
Load-bearing structures can be made with origami modules, a University of Michigan research project has revealed.
Work commences on first of three active travel bridges over Levenmouth railway in Fife
A 144m bridge for active travel is being built by Network Rail in Duniface to connect the communities of Methilhill and Kennoway as part of the £116M Levenmouth Rail Link.
Great Yarmouth’s new Herring Bridge closed indefinitely for further investigations
Great Yarmouth’s new £121M bascule Herring Bridge that opened just over a month ago closes indefinitely for further investigations following numerous technical issues.
Clifton Suspension Bridge set for major ironwork revamp
Bristol’s world-famous bridge is set to undergo a ‘one in a lifetime’ refurbishment to safeguard its historic ironwork.
900 repairs needed to preserve Tyne Bridge as ICE president visits
Investigations have determined over 900 repairs need to be carried out to restore the Grade II listed Tyne Bridge.
Network Rail begins two bridge repair projects to maintain safety of railway
Network Rail has begun two bridge repair projects, one to allow the A159 to reopen in Lincolnshire and the other to conduct urgent repair work to a viaduct’s supporting pillars that have started to erode in Cumbria.
Bascule span for Farrans construction of Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge arrives
The final section of the £146M Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft has arrived bringing the completion of the 342m single leaf rolling bascule bridge closer to reality.
Network Rail completes 9-day upgrade on UK’s only sliding bridge
Network Rail engineers have completed a nine-day programme of works to upgrade the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe.
Further works needed to remediate Grimsby’s 1920s Corporation Road rolling lift bascule bridge
Refurbishment works to the Corporation Road bridge in Grimsby are progressing but a detailed inspection of the structure’s spans have revealed more repairs are needed.