Construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct has reached a major milestone with a key 40m long span lifted into place over a local road during a three week closure of the route.
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Beam lift completed on £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvement scheme
Graham has completed a major beam lift for the new £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvements scheme.
Rail blockade lifted as HS2 contractors complete latest bridge move operation
Taking High Speed 2 (HS2) trains across the path of existing freight rail routes between Birmingham and Crewe took a step closer last week with completion of a new bridge structure near Lichfield.
Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary
The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.
National Highways to close M67 for demolition of ‘outdated’ bridge
National Highways will begin demolishing the St Anne’s Road bridge over the M67 this weekend in preparation for its replacement.
MP launches campaign to restore famous Newcastle swing bridge
A Newcastle MP has launched a campaign to raise up to £5M in funds to restore the city’s “marvel of engineering” River Tyne swing bridge.
HS2 completes M42 bridge demolition ahead of schedule
Works to remove a major bridge over the M42 to make way for High Speed 2 (HS2) rail lines has been successfully completed hours ahead of the expected finish time.
National Highways makes ‘steady progress’ on removing controversial Great Musgrave Bridge infill
National Highways is a month into its work to remove the controversial concrete infill of Great Musgrave Bridge in Cumbria and has stated the project is making “steady progress”.
Whitby’s historic swing bridge to get climate resilience upgrade
The historic swing bridge in Whitby is set to be given £200,000 of improvement works to “future-proof” the structure.
Balfour Beatty begins piling works for £16.8M Kincardine Bridge upgrade
The project to replace the southern viaduct of the A985 Kincardine Bridge near Falkrirk, Scotland has moved to the next stage with Balfour Beatty starting piling works for the construction of a temporary bridge that will minimise disruption to road users during the main construction phase.