US$95 million ABC replacement project gets underway.
Project to replace bridge that failed fatally during a storm aims for 2025 completion.
A unique structure that combines footbridge, elevator, viewing point and iconic monument recently opened in the city of Vigo in north-west Spain after a year and a half in construction
Three years on since a network arch railway bridge in Germany became the first to use carbon cables, a second, longer rail crossing is now nearing completion that uses the same technology, writes Jose Maria Sanchez de Muniain
Keeping the trains running during construction is the primary goal for a replacement moveable bridge project under way on one of the USA’s busiest rail routes, reports Jose María Sánchez de Muniáin
Can robots and laser welding accurately build steel bridge elements quicker, at lower cost and with fewer carbon emissions than via traditional methods? Eve Boykova travels to Norway to find out
Proposals for bridge linking Koh Samui island to Thai mainland
First precast piers for viaduct on the UK’s HS2 high speed railway project are slotted into place via crane.
A remarkable bridge prototype that aims to eliminate high-risk pedestrian ground-level rail crossings has taken solid shape in a remote rural setting - and further iterations are likely to begin appearing throughout the UK within the next year. José María Sánchez de Muniáin reports from site
The restoration of a 150-year-old historical masonry arch bridge that unexpectedly collapsed in Spain nearly five years ago has been successfully completed using a combination of almost-forgotten construction techniques and modern equipment. Javier León writes
An expedited procurement process has enabled a collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh, USA, to be replaced in less than a year.
A patent-pending reconfigurable bridge-building gantry which increases speed of erection and span length has been developed for top-down construction, write Alessandro Rovera and Gilberto Dreas.
Work is now under way on a US$85 million project to rebuild six bridges and construct a new one in Rhode Island, USA.
Value engineering has been used to reduce the planned time for the replacement of a North Carolina bridge from three years to nine months.
A concert to celebrate the bridge’s completion is scheduled for 27 July in Genoa
The final span for the replacement of Genoa’s collapsed Polcevera Viaduct has been installed just 10 months after work on the foundations began.
Bridge erection technology developed at the Technical University of Vienna has been successfully applied by the Ministry of Transport during the construction of the Fürstenfeld Highway.
Take a guided tour of the site of the 1,067m-long bridge being fast-tracked as a replacement for its predecessor, which collapsed in 2018.
The USA’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded grants to 10 road and bridge projects that are aimed at accelerating the uptake of innovative tools and technologies.
Book review: Tower Bridge, 1894 to date, operations manual
