Latest Bridges News

Lancashire County Council is set to scrap plans to replace a motorway bridge with a ground-level junction, because of soaring costs.

A worker was injured on a bridge refurbishment project in Norfolk this week – closing the key crossing during the evening rush hour.

A major project to replace an 80m section of the Kincardine Bridge, near Falkirk in Scotland, has taken a significant step forward, with tenders for a contract with an estimated value of £16M now submitted to Transport Scotland.

Network Rail has said that works on the 19th century Grade I-listed Royal Border Bridge, which spans the River Tweed in Northumberland, will be extended until spring 2023 so that more repairs can take place.

Barnes Bridge in west London has been closed "until further notice" for "essential repairs".

The Republic of Ireland Government is seeking a contractor to build a bascule bridge spanning Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Norfolk County Council has begun the formal process of tendering for a contractor to build the long-awaited Long Stratton bypass.

EXCLUSIVE Transport for Wales (TfW) will spend three times more on the design and construction of existing bridges over the next financial year compared to the current one, figures obtained by NCE via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request have revealed.

Three London borough councils are “coordinating efforts” to finally deliver the long-awaited Cremorne Bridge.

Passenger services between Leicester and Peterborough will resume this week after Network Rail engineers carried out emergency repairs to a bridge in Ketton, Rutland.