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Caltrans investigates broken bolts on new Bay Bridge

Local media reports in the US state of California say that at least 30 large bolts have snapped on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge (...)

US county extends its use of plastic bridge decking

The St Lawrence County department of highways in New York state has placed its second order for Axion’s Struxure plastic bridge (...)

Analysis allays concerns about SR520 pontoon strength

Analysis has determined that rebar in the corner joints of three completed pontoons for the State Route 520 Bridge provide the required (...)

Structal-Bridges lands three Canadian contracts

Structal-Bridges has secured three contracts totalling close to US$50M for the fabrication of steelwork for bridges that will be erected in (...)

Peer review panel to study SR520 bridge pontoon problems

Washington State Department of Transportation has convened a peer review panel of industry experts after new cracks developed in a new pontoon (...)

Parsons Brinckerhoff to create design guide for Axion plastic bridges

Axion International has appointed Parsons Brinckerhoff to create a design guide covering use of its recycled plastic for bridges. The guide (...)

Fine imposed over substandard concrete supply to Woodrow Wilson project

The former director of quality control at a US concrete precasting firm has been sentenced and fined in relation to products supplied to (...)

Order placed for plastic US highway bridge

Axion International Holdings has received an for its Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) material for a plastic bridge in York in Maine. Axion (...)

Vertech unveils UK’s first lorry-carrying recycled plastic bridge

The UK's first recycled plastic bridge capable of carrying heavy goods vehicles has been completed. The project was conceived by Vertech (...)

ARTBA warns of threat from proposed fly ash restrictions

The cost of building US roads, runways and bridges would increase by an estimated US$104.6bn over the next 20 years if coal fly ash is no (...)

Axion receives its first European plastic bridge order

Axion International has received a US$170,000 purchase order for its recycled structural composite (RSC) material, which will be used in (...)

Lifting work begins for Dutch bridge

Wagenborg Nedlift has been carrying out assembly work for a wooden bridge over the new A7 highway in the Netherlands. The complete (...)

International competition will seek better wildlife crossings

An international competition is being launched to come up with new ideas for wildlife to cross major (...)

University of Maine showcases 'backpack bridge'

Engineers from the USA's University of Maine held a demonstration on Friday to showcase technology designed to make bridge building cheaper (...)

US universities to develop monitoring technologies

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is partnering with the University of Michigan (U-M) on a US$19 million project to research (...)

Final I-35W report blames gusset plate design errors for collapse

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the probable cause of last year's collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis (...)

New wind strategy sought for Forth Road Bridge

The operators of the Forth Road Bridge have set up a multi-agency working group to seek ways of reducing traffic disruption caused by strong winds (...)

FHWA awards steel bridge testing contract

The US Federal Highway Administration has awarded a contract to Physical Acoustics Corporation under a steel bridge testing programme. The (...)

Spencer appointed to dry out Severn Bridge

Civil engineering company Spencer has been appointed to carry out major dehumidification works on the Severn Bridge, which links England and Wales (...)