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19 Articles in January 2008
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Dubai announces record-breaking arch bridge

Dubai Creek is to be crossed by the world's longest arch bridge, the Roads & Traffic Authority has (...)

Second failed connector found on Clyde Arc

Glasgow's Clyde Arc Bridge could be closed for up to six months after engineers discovered a crack in a second cable connector. The bridge was (...)

Low bidder announced to restart Wakota scheme

Lunda Construction has been named by Minnesota Department of Transportation as the apparent low bidder for a new contract to restart work on (...)

Winner announced in Sheffield competition

Ramboll Whitby Bird and Tim Norlund, a 23-year-old Danish architect, have won first prize in the Sheffield Parkway footbridge competition, (...)

Three teams shortlisted for Indian River Inlet

Delaware Department of Transportation has named three teams to compete for the contract to design and build a new bridge over Indian River (...)

Plans announced to speed Tappan Zee project

New York State Department of Transportation has announced major procedural changes to the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 corridor project, aimed at (...)

SNC-Lavalin wins cable-stayed bridge contract

SNC-Lavalin's Vancouver-based division has won a contract to design and construct the Coast Meridian Overpass for the City of Port Coquitlam (...)

UK laboratory to develop monitoring system

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has begun a project aimed at developing a structural health monitoring system that would be as simple (...)

Investigators find design flaw in I-35W bridge

The USA's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a safety recommendation for the checking of bridges following the discovery (...)

Cable failure closes Glasgow bridge

The Clyde Arc Bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, has been closed to traffic after the failure last night of one of its 14 cables. It is likely to (...)

Queensland awards contract for storm-proof bridge

The Hull-Albern Joint Venture has won a US$281 million contract from the Queensland government for the duplication of the Houghton Highway Bridge (...)

Next phase under way for Jamrat Bridge

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj has announced that work is now under way to implement the fourth phase of the Jamrat (...)

FHWA approves financial plan for Ohio project

The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved the initial financial plan for the multi-billion dollar Ohio River Bridges Project. (...)

Maharashtra invites consultancy bids for flyovers

India's Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has started the tender process for consultancy services on four flyover contracts in the (...)

"Fish-shaped" bridge opens in China

A cable-stayed bridge with a 73.5m-high "fish-shaped" observation tower as its pylon opened yesterday in east China's Anhui (...)

Fourth Yangtze bridge begins construction

A ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction of the Fourth Yangtze River Bridge at Nanjing, China. The main span of its focal (...)

Planning process starts for new Taunton bridge

The planning application is being submitted this month for a new bridge over the River Tone in Taunton, western England. It has been designed (...)

Contract let for US$124 million Highlands Bridge

New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for the replacement of the Highlands Bridge over the Shrewsbury River in the US (...)

Bay Bridge Skyway completed

The Skyway section of the eastern span of the new bridge across San Francisco Bay has been completed on schedule. The US$1 billion contract has (...)