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Nuneham Viaduct will open by 10 June as work to mitigate effects of ‘porridge-like’ ground enters its final stage
At a meeting to provide an update on the remediation of the troubled Nuneham Viaduct rail bridge in Oxfordshire, Network Rail capital delivery director Stuart Calvert has confirmed that the structure will re-open by 10 June as the final stages of stabilisation work get underway.
HS2’s latest viaduct will set a UK bridge launch record before lighting up the Birmingham skyline
Birmingham City Council has given the green light for the design of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Curzon Street Viaduct which is expected to create a vibrant public light artwork as well as delivering essential infrastructure for the rail project.
Network Rail’s Nuneham Viaduct repairs progress to piling stage
A 167-year-old abutment has been removed by engineers led by Balfour Beatty working around the clock for Network Rail to repair a critical rail viaduct in Oxfordshire.
Polcevera Viaduct design defect ’emerged in 2010′ – 8 years before the fatal collapse
A design defect was identified some eight years before the fatal collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct in Genoa, Italy on 14 August 2018, according to local reports.
University of Sheffield engineers present new method of accurately assessing stone and brick masonry structures
Researchers at University of Sheffield’s Department of Civil and Structural Engineering have devised a more accurate method of assessing the safety of stone and brick masonry structures.
‘Clueless’ National Highways could be ordered to remove infill from another 100-year-old bridge
National Highways could be ordered to remove over 1,000t of infill from beneath an historic bridge in Norfolk if its retrospective planning application for the work is denied.
Aecom appointed as consultant on new Hong Kong link road
Hong Kong Highways Department has signed an agreement with Aecom Asia for investigation, design and construction consultancy on its new Tsing Yi – Lantau Link project.
Weathering steel warning follows on from Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow bridge collapse
A call to federal and state governments in the United States has been issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as part of its ongoing investigations into the collapse of the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh in 2022.
Clients sometimes need to be brave and choose a new approach to deliver the outcome they want
The growth and changing use patterns of our cities often creates novel civil engineering challenges. Projects undertaken to reduce urban congestion can expand into surprisingly challenging territory, placing restrictions on execution methods and forcing civil engineers to innovate to protect the landscape around them.