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Campaigners opposing National Highways plans to infill historic bridges have questioned the need to infill yet another structure as part of the contentious programme.

Railway bridge strikes in the UK are at a six-year low, according to official government figures.

Engineers have raised concerns about drainage on Tower Bridge after Tuesday’s heavy rain caused flooding on the crossing.

The architect behind the original proposal for an Irish Sea crossing has emphasised the need for a link after reports this week that the plan is in line to be axed.

A host of ongoing transport projects have been thrown into limbo, after administrators announced Cleveland Bridge will cease trading next week.

Today marks one year since prime minister Boris Johnson fired the starting gun on the formal start of main construction for High Speed 2 (HS2) with a visit to the Interchange station site in Solihull to announce after he gave the project notice to proceed in April 2020.

Work to restore the Barmouth Viaduct in Wales restarted this weekend, after a pause over the summer.

Vehicle detection software has been put forward as a possible way to protect railway bridges after last week's spate of bridge strikes.

Findings of the preliminary investigation into the fatal collapse of an elevated section of the Mexico City metro on 3 May has confirmed that issues with the quality of construction are to blame for the accident, which killed 26 people.

EXCLUSIVE The Department for Transport’s (DfT) Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce has “effectively mothballed” plans for a ferry service between Hammersmith and Barnes, NCE can reveal.