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Tacoma Narrows opening date announced

Opening celebrations for the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge will be held on Sunday 15 July, Washington State Department of Transportation has (...)

URS to acquire Washington Group

URS Corporation is to acquire Washington Group International in cash and stock transaction valued at approximately US$2.6 (...)

Atkins wins Forth Road Bridge role

The Forth Estuary Transport Authority has announced that Atkins is to provide consultancy services for bearing and joint replacement on (...)

Golden Gate suicide barrier concepts pass wind tests

The first phase of a study into a suicide deterrent system for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge has confirmed that none of concepts tested (...)

Fire damaged viaduct reopens

Repairs to MacArthur Maze in San Francisco are being completed tonight, following last month's severe damage to the interchange when a petrol (...)

Bouygues-led team preferred for Brisbane project

Brisbane City Council has announced Hale Street Link Alliance as its preferred tenderer for a US$198 million scheme to design and build a new (...)

UAE approves Mirdif Bridge scheme

The head of the UAE Roads & Transport Authority has approved a US$64 million improvement project for Mirdif (...)

Work begins on Irish cable-stayed bridge

Construction of Ireland's longest cable-stayed bridge has begun. The 465m-long bridge has a main span of 230m over the River Suir and is a (...)

London authority advertises Thames Gateway contract

Transport for London has placed an advertisement for the public works concession for the Thames Gateway Bridge. A public inquiry was held last (...)

Ground-breaking marks start of Danube Bridge

Bulgaria's prime minister Sergei Stanishev has cut a symbolic first sod this week to start the construction of the new bridge over the Danube (...)

Final pier positioned for Chongming bridge

The 216th and final pier was installed on Saturday in the deep water zone of the bridge linking Chongming and Changxing islands in (...)

Steel erection under way for new Paris footbridge

Schlaich Bergermann und Partner has announced that the steel superstructure is now being erected for the Passerelle La Défense in (...)

Preference announced for Bonner Bridge replacement

North Carolina Department of Transportation is recommending that the Herbert C Bonner Bridge on North Carolina's Outer Banks be replaced by a (...)

Bentley acquires Austrian bridge software provider

Bentley Systems has announced the acquisition of Austrian company TDV, which provides structural modelling, analysis, and design software for (...)

Formwork special

Korea's tallest bridge takes shape. Eight cycles per week for Boemla Bridge builders. All-weather climbing aids Storda Bridge (...)

Ahead by a nose

Engineers working to restore Kuwait's Bubiyan Bridge are reminded daily of the huge strategic importance of the link by the roar of US Air (...)

Wrap up well

Over the years, cable supports for long-span bridge structures have been protected from corrosion by a variety of systems. Some of the more (...)

Harbour master

"Breathe into the tube please," said the smart, uniformed young official. "Goodness, I'm being breathalysed," I thought. "What next?" A (...)

Forth Road Bridge dehumidification work starts

Installation starts this week to install state-of-the-art dehumidification equipment on the main cables of the Forth Road Bridge in (...)

Walsh lands US$190 million bridge contract

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded Walsh Construction a US$190 million contract to replace a steel truss bridge over the Allegheny (...)