The findings have been published of an investigation carried out into last month’s collapse of the Geldenhuys Pedestrian Bridge.
Several people narrowly escaped death when a pedestrian bridge fell onto a South African highway yesterday.
A section of a viaduct being built in Singapore has collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 10 others.
An independent team has completed its investigation into a recent fatal accident in which workers on a bridge project in Hong Kong fell into the sea.
Australian contractor John Holland Pty Ltd has been fined more than US$200,000 following an accident in which a worker narrowly avoided being crushed.
With no standards for fire protection of bridges in existence, how can engineers and transport authorities confidently address the potential risk of events such as the recent bridge fire in Atlanta? Jose Maria Sanchez de Muniain reports on efforts to address this
Hearings postponed again due to 'technical challenges'
Deferral of a scheme to provide scour protection, lapses in monitoring and a loss of corporate knowledge are among shortcomings identified by an investigation into last year's structural failure of the Lamington Viaduct in Scotland.
The Ontario government in Canada has issued a statement setting out three key causes for the failure in January of a tie-down connection on the new Nipigon River Bridge.
Temporary repairs are being carried out after fire damaged a 9m section of a compression chord in the deck truss of Liberty Bridge in the US city of Pittsburgh.
More delays to Johannesburg pedestrian bridge collapse inquiry
A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the M20 motorway in southern England yesterday afternoon.
The UK's Rail Accident Investigation Board has announced that it is to investigate the partial collapse of a bridge over live rail lines at Barrow on Soar in the UK.
The National Highways Authority of India is to carry out inspections of all its old bridges following this month's fatal collapse of a British-era structure.
One of the 28 cranes installing piles for the new Tappan Zee Bridge has collapsed onto the existing crossing in the US state of New York.
Five cases of material falling from bridges have been highlighted in the latest Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety newsletter, in a timely reminder of the danger of hidden defects on bridges.
Shortcomings in preparatory work meant that collapse was inevitable when two barge-mounted cranes attempted to lift a large section of a bridge in the Netherlands last year, an investigation has found.
The inquiry into the collapse of temporary works on the M1/Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist bridge construction project in Johannesburg, South Africa is expected to resume today (Thursday) and continue for seven successive days until 15 July.
The Ministry of Transportation in Ontario, Canada, has said that the temporary repair to the new Nipigon River Bridge continues to function as expected but that it does not yet have the full answer about why bolts had failed on the new structure.
The Dutch Safety Board has published the findings of its investigation into last year’s dramatic collapse of two mobile cranes that were attempting to install a bridge.
