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Tunnel and bridge proposals compete for Dutch railway

Three competing feasibility studies have been submitted for a new railway that would cross Ijmeer Lake in the Netherlands. The studies (...)

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 (...)

Figg picked for NASA bridge project

The USA’s National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has selected Figg Bridge Engineers to provide design services for (...)

CH2M Hill to buy Halcrow

Halcrow is to be acquired by CH2M Hill in a US$192m deal. The two companies have entered into an agreement, which will see CH2M Hill buy 100% of (...)

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 (...)

Kentucky and Indiana seek solution for cracked bridge

Engineers working for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Indiana Department of Transportation are working to develop a repair solution for (...)

Cowi signs Izmit Bay design contract

Japanese contractor IHI has appointed Cowi as its consultant for the new bridge spanning Izmit Bay in Turkey. Cowi has signed the contract to (...)

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 (...)

Funding released for Susquehanna bridge study

Maryland Department of Transportation has been awarded US$22 million to complete preliminary engineering and environmental work for replacement (...)

Sri Lanka starts on lagoon bridge scheme

Sri Lanka’s government has a initiated a project to build a new bridge across the Batticaloa Lagoon at a cost of US$15.8 million. (...)

Options go on display for Lincolnshire footbridge

Three options have been unveiled for the new St Botolph's Footbridge in Boston, England. Lincolnshire County Council is working alongside (...)

Christchurch pledges to save historic bridge

Christchurch’s Bridge of Remembrance, which was significantly damaged in the recent New Zealand earthquakes will definitely be saved, mayor (...)

ARTBA warns of threat from proposed fly ash restrictions

The cost of building US roads, runways and bridges would increase by an estimated US$104.6bn over the next 20 years if coal fly ash is no (...)

Contract signed for Izmit Bay Bridge

Japan's IHI and Itochu have signed the contract for construction of the Izmit Bay Bridge in Turkey. Turkey's Otoyol Corporation is working with (...)

Adanti to build 900m-long Tuscan viaduct

A 900m-long viaduct with piers up to 95m high will be built under a US$226 million contract won by a joint venture led by Strabag subsidiary Adanti (...)

Funding approved for design of River Tees rope bridge

Durham County Council has now approved funds to carry out a full design and planning programme for a 265m-long suspended bridge in Barnard Castle (...)

Irish Rail seeks consultants for bridge scour checks

Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail is planning to let several two-year framework agreements for the assessment of scour and flooding threats (...)

Aecom and URS Scott Wilson land role on new Forth crossing

A joint venture of Aecom and URS Scott Wilson has been awarded the role of design checker for the new crossing of the Firth of Forth in Scotland (...)

Contractor fined for dangerous diving on bridge site

The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited IEW Construction Group Inc. for 12 commercial diving (...)