Interview: Transport Scotland’s chief bridge engineer on identifying opportunities to upgrade inspection methods

Transport Scotland is responsible for Scotland’s trunk road network and has over 5,000 structures across that network. That includes 2,070 bridges, 669 culverts, 154 footbridges, 763 high masts, 977 retaining walls, 484 gantries and 258 large signs that all fall under the definition of structures… The post Interview: Transport Scotland’s chief bridge engineer on identifying opportunities to upgrade inspection methods appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

£25M modernisation of A38 Saltash Tunnel marks completion of piling for new gantries

National Highways has marked the completion of foundation works to support new gantries for electronic signs on the A38 approaches to the Saltash Tunnel in Cornwall as part of its £25M modernisation programme. The post £25M modernisation of A38 Saltash Tunnel marks completion of piling for new gantries appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Spencer lands Scottish bridge hat-trick

Steelwork, gantries and bearing upgrades on Kessock, Forth and Tay crossings

Balfour installs ‘superspan’ gantry on M25

Balfour Beatty has installed 72 concrete beams which will form the second of the M25's new Junction 10 gyratory bridges and lifted two new gantries into place. The post Balfour installs ‘superspan’ gantry on M25 appeared first on Construction Management.

Designing a winning new motorway gantry with less carbon and more elegance

The key to designing National Highways’ new motorway gantries was to understand and prioritise the different needs including carrying signage, visual impact and low carbon before exploring and refining the options to develop an optimal solution, according to the winning design team. The post Designing a winning new motorway gantry with less carbon and more elegance appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Parametric Architecture - Concrete 3D Printing, 25042022

As the construction sites adapt to new forms of building methods, 3D printed structures are getting increasingly popular, with the benefits of assembly on-site, saved time and cost for better quality. Concrete 3D Printing has the potential to disrupt the entire construction industry in the near future