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57 Articles in Design 2011
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Aecom lands $148m consultancy for bridge link

Aecom lands $148m consultancy for bridge link

Aecom subsidiary Aecom Asia has won a US$148m consultancy contract for the design and construction of the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (...)

Baker to design Daniel Hoan Bridge upgrade

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has awarded Michael Baker Jr the preliminary design contract for the US$8.8 million improvement (...)
Three designs presented for Craigflower Bridge replacement

Three designs presented for Craigflower Bridge replacement

Design options have been put on display for the replacement of the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich in the Canadian province of British Columbia. (...)

Brisbane gives green light for bus bridge study

Brisbane’s lord mayor Graham Quirk has announced plans for a new transport route that would include a bus-only bridge. The 3.6km Suburbs 2 (...)

Minnesota court clears way for lawsuit against Jacobs

Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the state may seek compensation from Jacobs Engineering Group in relation to the collapse in 2007 of the (...)

Consultation begins for Inverness canal bridge

Consultation has started today in the Scottish Highlands to gauge public opinion on eight options being considered for a new road with a river (...)

Helsinki delivers response to bridge competition complaint

Finland’s Market Court has now received Helsinki’s response to a legal challenge by one of the bidders in an international bridge (...)

Lake Champlain Bridge opens six years early

A new bridge connecting the US states of New York and Vermont opened yesterday, six years ahead of the initial projection. Flatiron was (...)

Red tape cut for two US bridges

Two bridges are among 14 US infrastructure schemes chosen yesterday for fast-tracking through the permitting and environmental review processes. (...)

Court suspends Helsinki bridge design competition

Finland's Market Court has suspended the design competition process for a new bridge in Helsinki following an appeal by one of the teams. The (...)
Wiltshire town drops footbridge plans

Wiltshire town drops footbridge plans

The council of the English town of Bradford on Avon has decided to drop plans for a new footbridge. No further action will be taken to progress (...)

Report says third Menai Strait bridge may be needed

A third bridge may be needed across the Menai Strait in north Wales to cater for construction of the proposed Wylfa B nuclear power station (...)

Helsinki shortlist to be made public next week

Teams chosen for the competition to design a new bridge in Helsinki have been notified and the line-up is to be published next week. There were (...)

Independent study looks at US-Canada bridge plan

An independent report has concluded that the larger of the two schemes proposed for an international bridge between Michigan in the USA and (...)

Report rejects alternative St Croix bridge proposal

A report released this week by Minnesota Department of Transportation in the USA says that an alternative proposal for the St Croix River (...)
Concept unveiled for Auckland bridge pathway

Concept unveiled for Auckland bridge pathway

A concept design has been unveiled for a proposed US$25.6m pathway to be attached to New Zealand's Auckland Harbour Bridge. The design by (...)
Opus starts design of Stingray Creek Bridge

Opus starts design of Stingray Creek Bridge

Design work has started for the replacement of Stingray Creek Bridge in Australia following the appointment of consultant Opus International by (...)
Venice moves ahead with new Ponte dell

Venice moves ahead with new Ponte dell'Accademia

Italian authorities are considering a design by Bologna-based architect Schiavina as a replacement of the Ponte dell'Accademia in Venice. (...)

Approval granted to replace Seattle floating bridge

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been given clearance to begin detailed design and right-of-way acquisition to replace (...)

Bidding process starts for Knik Arm Crossing

The Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA) has issued a request for qualifications as it starts the process to find a concession company (...)