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The main span of Glasgow’s £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge has arrived at Yorkhill Quay in Glasgow and is set to be installed within days.
Span’s arrival a ‘milestone’ for £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge
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VolkerHighways starts work on historic Berkshire bridge
VolkerHighways has begun a 20-week project to extend the life of a 156-year-old crossing over the River Thames. The contractor will carry out a range of works on the Grade II listed Cookham Bridge throughout the winter. Routine inspection of the ageing iron structure, which dates from 1867. revealed that essential…
Griffiths completes steelwork and deck construction on £46M Welsh bridge
Steelwork and bridge deck construction are now complete on Griffiths' new Dyfi Bridge project in Wales.
Balfour Beatty Atkins gears up for giant beam lift for £317M M25 junction 10 upgrade
Balfour Beatty AtkinsRéalis JV, working on behalf of National Highways, is set to lift a series of 80t concrete beams across the M25 in Surrey this weekend as part of works to overhaul junction 10 of London’s orbital motorway.
Previously infilled Great Musgrave bridge to reopen without strengthening or weight restrictions
National Highways has completed the removal of infill from beneath the Great Musgrave bridge in Cumbria but there will be no additional strengthening or weight restrictions implemented before it reopens, despite the roads body's previous claims.
Reopening of Grimsby’s rare bascule bridge delayed as condition more severe than thought
Corporation Bridge in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, will no longer reopen in December 2023 after planned works discovered severe rusting and corrosion to the bridge’s steel underside spans.
Network Rail installs new road bridge over Cornwall railway
A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall has moved one step closer after Network Rail engineers moved a new road bridge into place over the railway.
Duo of 160t metal spans moved into place on restored Barmouth Viaduct
Network Rail has successfully moved two new 160t metallic spans into place onto Barmouth Viaduct, reaching a milestone in the restoration of the iconic structure.
Millennium Bridge to close for three weeks of ‘urgent’ repair works
The London Millennium Footbridge which crosses the River Thames linking St Paul’s with the Tate Modern is set to close for three weeks of maintenance works starting Saturday 14 October.
Three-month extension to £1.4M historic bridge repair project due to ‘unforeseen factors’
A "complex" project to replace the deck of a century-old bridge in Hampshire is expected to take almost a year after the structure was found to be in worse condition than anticipated.