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MC Construction has been appointed by National Trust to carry out the £1.8M transformation of a disused Manchester viaduct into an urban sky park.
Contractor named to transform disused Manchester viaduct into sky park
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Hammersmith Bridge | Double-decker solution wins funding for further development
Foster + Partners and Cowi have been awarded funding by Hammersmith & Fulham Council to carry out further development of the double-decker solution tabled to aid the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge.
Lasers and drones used to ensure future of 176-year-old Whalley railway viaduct
Network Rail has deployed laser scanners and drones to map every inch of the 176-year-old Whalley railway viaduct in Lancashire.
A third of all TfL road bridges and tunnels could be in poor condition by 2040s
The government has been warned that one third of all road bridges and tunnels owned by Transport for London (TfL) will be in a “poor condition” within 20 years unless a funding stream for repairs and maintenance is established.
First steel section of Lowestoft’s tilting bridge arrives on site
The first major steel section of the Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft arrived at the construction site on Lake Lothing, with more sections expected to be delivered over the coming months.
Winning bidder for Clyde Bridge replacement pulls out at 11th hour
South Lanarkshire Council has been forced to go back to the drawing board with its plans to replace a key road bridge in Clydesdale.
Eight-month structural improvement works on Stirling railway viaduct begin today
Network Rail's contractors are today beginning work on an eight month programme to renovate the Forth railway viaduct in Stirling, Scotland.
Tanzania revives stone arch bridge construction for river crossings
It is common for residents of the Kigoma region in north west Tanzania to make dangerous crossings of rivers to reach workplaces, schools, hospitals and markets during the rainy season. But for many, such journeys will soon no longer be necessary as a result of a new bridge construction programme.…
Arup to design £31M ‘smart’ pedestrian and cyclist bridge over River Wear in Sunderland
Arup has been appointed as the leader of the design team that will deliver the £31M pedestrian and cycle crossing over the River Wear in Sunderland.
Network Rail hit with record roadworks fine after three-year bridge saga
Network Rail was ordered to pay the biggest fine imposed by a local council for its extended roadworks in the last two years, a freedom of information (FoI) request from heycar has revealed.