Latest Bridges News

A long-awaited pedestrian and cycle bridge from Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf  in Docklands has won overwhelming backing from Londoners.

Post-tensioning works were being carried out when the Florida International University (FIU) bridge in Miami, Florida collapsed last Thursday, investigators have confirmed.

The collapse of the bridge in Florida was probably caused by an explosive failure of a key joint in the bridge’s concrete truss, structural engineers have told New Civil Engineer.

Engineers had observed, discussed at length and ultimately dismissed the significance of a crack in a Florida pedestrian bridge just three hours before it collapsed killing six, it has been revealed.  

York City Council has started the search for a construction partner to build a £50M bridge and road as part of a major development scheme.

Atkins has won an engineering and architectural contract to develop proposals for the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf crossing scheme in east London.

A Parisian version of London’s Garden Bridge will form a key part of a massive development project in Paris, for which a Bouygues team has been selected as the preferred partner.

A 862t bridge deck still under construction has collapsed onto a Florida highway, crushing cars and killing at least six people.  

The Scottish government is to open talks with Northern Ireland about the possibility of a bridge linking the two countries.

Edinburgh Council is looking for a contractor to carry out a £22M package of vital repairs to a city centre bridge.