Iconic bridge to be shut for 13 weeks to remove infilling

National Highways has detailed its plans to remove infilling from the Great Musgrave Bridge in Westmorland, involving a 13-week closure to the B6259 until mid October. Last September the Government-owned company received an enforcement notice from the local council to remove the infill which had been carried out in 2021. Amco Giffen is expected to […]

50 historic rail bridges and tunnels could escape National Highways demolition

50 railway structures earmarked for demolition or infilling may now be spared after an independent review found that they could be used within for active travel schemes. The website New Civil Engineer reports a government-ordered review carried out by Sustrans concludes that two-thirds of the 75 structures earmarked by National Highways for demolition or infilling […]