Esh Construction to restore historic Stamford Bridge

Esh Construction is due to start £350,000-worth repair and restoration works on the 300-year-old Stamford Bridge in mid-May. The post Esh Construction to restore historic Stamford Bridge appeared first on Construction Management.

Parliament renewal programme leaders quit

Both client-side bodies running the programme to repair the Palace of Westminster are losing their chief executives simultaneously, Construction News has learnt. David Goldstone, chief executive of the UK Parliament Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Delivery Authority, submitted his resignation at the end of March, although… The post Parliament renewal programme leaders quit appeared first on Construction News.

Parliament tower refurb delayed after tender blunder

Work to repair parliament’s tallest structure, the Victoria Tower, faces a year’s delay due to a botched procurement process, Construction News can reveal. Last May, parliamentary authorities launched a tender for a £95m job to repair the tower’s crumbling masonry, windows, cast-iron roof, rainwater drainage… The post Parliament tower refurb delayed after tender blunder appeared first on Construction News.

Complex recovery ongoing at site of train derailment near void in Cumbria

Network Rail engineers are continuing a “complex operation” to repair the railway at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, where a train derailed over two weeks ago. The post Complex recovery ongoing at site of train derailment near void in Cumbria appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Work to repair landmark ‘Harry Potter’ railway viaduct gets underway

Lead contractor AmcoGiffen and Network Rail will start a £3.4m investment to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct this month. The post Work to repair landmark ‘Harry Potter’ railway viaduct gets underway appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Free Documentary - Engineering - Mega Bridge Repair: The Challenges of Bridge Maintenance 26032023

Bridges are engineering challenges exposed to the elements (wind, rain, seawater...) that damage these massive constructions. Intensive road traffic is also a factor of additional constraints. A crack, even a microscopic one, or a rust point in the wrong place can have serious consequences. To avoid the worst, bridges are subject to permanent controls and non-standard repairs using advanced techniques. Maintenance specialists perform daily tasks that are not well known to the public

Architecture Foundation - The Architecture of Maintenance 13012020

This is an extract from Phineas Harper's contribution to The Architecture of Emergency, a public discussion about building design and the climate emergency at the Barbican in London