Pittsburgh City Council has awarded WSP a $1.5M (£1.25M) contract to inspect 150 structures in the US city in the wake of the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in January this year, which injured 10 people.
A 1,000t crane has successfully lifted a 42m-long footbridge into place in Cumbria almost seven years after flooding damaged the original structure.
Teviot footbridge has been reinstalled on the Roxburgh Viaduct in the Scottish Borders having been removed and restored over the last 18 months.
Transport for London (TfL) procurement for major infrastructure projects remains a “concern” for the Greater London Authority.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has tabled a long-term funding deal to bolster Transport for London’s (TfL) dwindling coffers.
A Kier-led team will carry out emergency works on a bridge over the M3 in Hampshire into Friday night following discovery of a defect.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has raised concerns about the number of non-compliant structure examinations carried out across Britain’s railways.
Contractors have created adjustable steel bridges to carry pedestrians, cyclists and horses over the High Speed 2 railway.
Repair work on a pedestrian bridge, which was original a railway structure, in Barnstaple, Devon which had already been stalled by the collapse of Cleveland Bridge have been delayed again after the structure was found to have deteriorated further since work began.
Arcadis has wrapped insulation foil around Hammersmith Bridge’s chains to protect it from extreme heat forecast in London for today and tomorrow.
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