HS2 cuts traffic delays with innovative M6 bridge slide
Engineers working for the HS2 project claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid an enormous 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without closing the motorway – significantly reducing disruption to drivers. The 17 hour-long operation was the culmination of an epic three-stage process to assemble and install the 315-metre East deck of the […]
A95 to close for four months
The A95 is set to close for 126 days as engineers start work on rebuilding a railway bridge in Moray. The 18-week project to renew the Banff Turnpike bridge on the A95 just north of Keith will begin on Saturday, says The Scotsman. The bridge, which carries traffic over the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line, […]
HS2: Giant bridge set to be moved into place in central Birmingham
A specialist HS2 engineering team is preparing to move a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway, part of Birmingham’s ring road. The operation will be delivered by HS2’s main works contractor in the Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) and their bridge move contractor Mammoet. Rather than building the bridge […]
Work to strengthen bridge in Chichester to start in July
West Sussex County Council will start work next month to strengthen the bridge on the B2178 St Pauls Road in Chichester so that heavy vehicles weighing up to 40 tonnes can continue to use it in the future. The works are expected to last five weeks until late August and will be carried out in […]
Sisk completes Killaloe Bypass to boost heritage towns and local economy in Shannon
Sisk has completed the €88m Killaloe Bypass, providing a western bypass of Killaloe and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road. Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, officially opened the Killaloe Bypass road, a transformative 6.2km development which includes the first new vehicular bridge across the Shannon in more than three decades. The bridge, known […]
Co Durham: 183-year old bridge revived with modern engineering
Dating from the early 1830s, Whorlton Bridge in County Durham has had to be closed to traffic whilst a major programme of works is carried out, during which every component is to be removed, refurbished and replaced. To facilitate the works, a bespoke catenary system has been installed, with Mabey Hire’s adaptable and modular propping […]
“Cultural vandalism”: Local outrage after historic Tadcaster bridge buried
Pressure is mounting to reverse the 2018 burial of a North Yorkshire Victorian railway bridge built by the first pupil of Robert Stephenson. About 150 objections to a retrospective planning application for the £133,000 of works National Highways carried out at Rudgate Bridge, north-west of Tadcaster, have been lodged with the local authority in recent […]
Glenrothes Bridge improvements planned
The iconic White Bridge in Glenrothes is about to undergo a facelift, with work due to begin in the early summer. Works to enhance the B969 River Leven Bridge, known locally as the White Bridge, follow extensive consultation with partners with an interest in health, safety and wellbeing in the community. Glenrothes Area Committee Convenor, […]
“Transformative” Lancashire bypass unveiled
A new era for travel in a busy area of Lancashire has been ushered in with the completion of a major upgrade. The new A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass in Poulton-le-Fylde, built around the village of Little Singleton, is now fully open to traffic. Approximately three miles of new road has been added around […]
National Highways looks for new ideas to identify bridge defects
National Highways is looking to revolutionise the way it monitors and maintains bridges and other structures by hunting out new and innovative ways that will spot potential defects sooner. Research has begun to help National Highways on the ambitious journey towards self-monitoring and self-maintaining bridges with cutting-edge technology and modern methods being sought out for […]