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17 Articles in October 2008
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Third Foyle bridge gets the go-ahead

A third bridge is to be built over Londonderry's River Foyle in Northern (...)

Funding secured for Norwich bridge

The full funding required for a long-awaited new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Norwich in eastern England has now been (...)

Eleven die in Chinese crane accident

Eleven workers have been killed and 12 injured when a crane cable failed at a bridge under construction near Chongqing in south west (...)

Winner chosen in River Douglas competition

Arup and JDA Architects have won the competition to design a bridge over the River Douglas in Lancashire, north west (...)

Work starts on self-anchored footbridge

A groundbreaking ceremony yesterday kicked off work on the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge in San Diego, USA. The structure will be one of the (...)

Plans go on display for Narrow Water Bridge

Proposals for a cross-border bridge linking Northern Ireland and the Irish state have gone on (...)

Delhi gantry collapse kills two

A section of flyover under construction in Delhi, India, collapsed yesterday killing two people and injuring up to 30. The flyover is part of (...)

Design unveiled for quayside footbridge

Plans have been submitted for a dramatic revolving cable-stayed footbridge at The Quays in Manchester, north west (...)

Weave Bridge starts to take shape in Pennsylvania

Construction has begun of a 'woven' pedestrian bridge that will connect athletic fields at the University of Pennsylvania in the USA with a new (...)

Pedestrian bridge collapses in Virginia

A pedestrian bridge over a creek in Giles County in the US state of Virginia collapsed yesterday injuring nine (...)

Net to provide suicide protection at Golden Gate Bridge

The directors responsible for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA, have voted to proved a horizontal net system 6.1m below the deck (...)

Plans advance for Mullica River Bridge rehabilitation

The USA's New Jersey Turnpike Authority is to expand the number of traffic lanes crossing the Mullica River from two to three in each direction (...)

Complex stressing delays Stirling bridge

Scotland's Stirling Council has said that the opening of its Forthside Bridge has been put back until next year as it is has been advised (...)

Vinci raises its stake in Tagus concessions

Macquarie Infrastructure Group has accepted a firm offer from Vinci that will increase Vinci's stake in the concessionaire for two River (...)

Blasting removes old Missouri River bridge

Hundreds of people watched yesterday as a 137m-long section of the old Liberty Memorial Bridge was blown up in North Dakota, USA. The (...)

Massive mobile crane lifts new Harthill Footbridge

Britain's largest crane manoeuvred a new footbridge into place across Scotland's M8 motorway on Friday evening. The eye-catching US$8.9 (...)

Preferred bidder named for Forth Bridge work

A new report to Scotland's Forth Estuary Transport Authority (Feta) recommends appointing Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering as preferred bidder (...)