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Five names shortlisted for new Forth bridge

Five names shortlisted for new Forth bridge

More than 7,600 suggestions for a name for the new bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland have been narrowed down to just five. A public (...)
PPP contract let for US$1.5bn Goethals Bridge replacement

PPP contract let for US$1.5bn Goethals Bridge replacement

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey in the USA has awarded a public-private partnership (PPP) contract for the US$1.5 billion (...)
Final tenders delivered for Mersey Gateway

Final tenders delivered for Mersey Gateway

The three shortlisted bidders competing to build the Mersey Gateway Project have submitted their final tenders to Halton Borough Council. The (...)
Geotech tender launched for Salvador-Itaparica Bridge

Geotech tender launched for Salvador-Itaparica Bridge

The Brazilian government has launched a tender for the geological surveys needed for the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge. The geotechnical studies (...)
Financing finalised for East End Crossing

Financing finalised for East End Crossing

Vinci Concessions and its partners Walsh and Bilfinger Berger have finalised the financing for the Ohio River East End Crossing project in Indiana (...)
Public opinion influences tower design on New NY Bridge

Public opinion influences tower design on New NY Bridge

A sleek, chamfered option has been chosen for the towers of the new crossing that will replace the Tappan Zee Bridge after members of the public (...)
Thousands of names suggested for new Forth bridge

Thousands of names suggested for new Forth bridge

In total, 7,600 names have been suggested for the Forth Replacement Crossing under construction in Scotland. But 811 of the suggestions were (...)
Samsung joins bidding for Mersey Gateway

Samsung joins bidding for Mersey Gateway

Halton Borough Council has invited final tenders from the three shortlisted bidders competing to deliver the Mersey Gateway bridge. The team (...)
Tutor Perini lands New York bridge

Tutor Perini lands New York bridge

New York City Department of Transportation has named Tutor Perini as low bidder for the US$102.7 million replacement of the City Island Road (...)
Project director named for Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

Project director named for Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

New York State Thruway Authority has appointed Peter Sanderson as project director for the US$3.1bn New NY Bridge, which will replace the (...)

Forth Road Bridge inspection finds slowdown in corrosion

Latest inspections have confirmed that the new dehumidification system installed at Scotland's Forth Road Bridge appears to be retarding corrosion (...)
Cable-stayed bridge opens in Devon

Cable-stayed bridge opens in Devon

A US$1.7 million pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Teign has opened to the public in the English county of Devon. The new bridge has (...)
Solutions identified for Port Mann snow and ice issues

Solutions identified for Port Mann snow and ice issues

Engineers working on Canada’s Port Mann/Highway 1 project have identified a series of solutions designed to prevent snow and ice building up (...)

Finland and Vietnam celebrate completion of Rao II Bridge

The Rao II Bridge has been completed in HaiPhong city in northern Vietnam. Finnish and Vietnam engineerrs have worked together on the (...)

Vinci gets go-ahead to start on Panama bridge

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued Vinci Construction Grands Projets with the notice to proceed with construction of a new bridge on (...)
Construction of $1bn Long Beach bridge begins

Construction of $1bn Long Beach bridge begins

Construction has begun on the US$1 billion project to replace the primary bridge at the Port of Long Beach in the USA. A joint venture team headed (...)
Ramboll confirms feasibility of 5.3km floating bridge

Ramboll confirms feasibility of 5.3km floating bridge

A report compiled by Ramboll has confirmed the feasibility of a Norwegian proposal to build the world’s longest floating bridge. The (...)
Second Penang Bridge reaches 90% completion

Second Penang Bridge reaches 90% completion

The concessionaire for Malaysia's Second Penang Bridge has announced that the project is 90% complete. Concessionaire Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (...)
Balfour Beatty to refurbish Kessock Bridge

Balfour Beatty to refurbish Kessock Bridge

Balfour Beatty has won a US$21.3 million Transport Scotland contract to carry out extensive resurfacing and upgrading works on the (...)

Minister blames new Port Mann Bridge for ice damage

British Columbia’s transport minister Mary Polak has been critical of the new Port Mann Bridge after large chunks of snow and ice fell from (...)