Latest Bridges News

City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the reception hub and car park for Network Rail’s Forth Bridge Experience.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council has revealed that 28 firms have registered an interest in carrying out the full restoration of Hammersmith Bridge.

New guidance has outlined how to assess masonry arch bridges, emphasising the importance of an "effective" inspection process.

A prototype sensor to provide an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of scour has been developed by a researcher at Queen’s University Belfast.

HS2’s civils partner BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV) has revealed the first images from its 550,000m2 construction compound in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, where concrete segments for the Delta Junction near Birmingham will be manufactured.

The Tyne Bridge is to be closed overnight and faces lane restrictions to allow engineers to undertake steel inspection work above the bridge’s main deck.

National Highways has started an essential programme of cable inspections on the M48 Severn Bridge to monitor corrosion.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is looking to appoint experienced contractors to construct, maintain, repair, service or upgrade physical structures and associated land within the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWA).

National Highways bridge infilling saga reached a dramatic climax last week, when Eden District Council voted unanimously to reject the retrospective planning application for the work.

VolkerFitzpatrick has won a £59M contract from Birmingham City Council to provide strengthening and refurbishment works to the A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct, which currently carries around 80,000 vehicles a day and links the M6 to the city centre.