National Highways to invest £50M on ‘essential’ repairs for M5 road bridge

National Highways will invest more than £50M on the next phase of “essential” and “extensive” repairs to a road bridge on the M5 in North Somerset. The post National Highways to invest £50M on ‘essential’ repairs for M5 road bridge appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

£19M ‘technically complex’ footbridge opens in London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Kilnbridge, London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Ballymore today (14 May) marked the completion of the Bridgewater Road Bridge at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The post £19M ‘technically complex’ footbridge opens in London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Transpennine Route Upgrade: New Ravensthorpe station sees progress on 2 bridges

Major elements of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, are advancing with engineers reporting substantial progress on a replacement station, a new Calder Road bridge and the Baker Viaduct. The post Transpennine Route Upgrade: New Ravensthorpe station sees progress on 2 bridges appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Bridge deterioration unnoticed for 15 years raises alarm on lack of technical expertise

Serious alarm has been raised about the lack of technical expertise in local authorities after severe bearing deterioration was discovered on a major strategic road bridge, with findings suggesting a potentially critical infrastructure failure that has gone unnoticed for over 15 years. The post Bridge deterioration unnoticed for 15 years raises alarm on lack of technical expertise appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Bridge to close for another year after contractor replaced

A historic bridge is set to remain closed for another year to speed up repairs after the original contractor was axed and costs more than doubled. Spencer Group was given the £5m contract to repair the 100-year-old Grade-II listed Corporation Road Bridge in Grimsby by… The post Bridge to close for another year after contractor replaced appeared first on Construction News.