Environment

24 Oct 24

Tanzania awards project to Chinese contractor

CCCC wins contract for 390m bridge in East Africa.
02 May 24

Nordic structures supplier signs up for sustainable steel

Steel supply chain co-ordinates to eliminate fossil fuels.
12 Mar 24

99m wide green bridge for UK’s high speed rail line

HS2 Green bridge to relieve fragmentation of wildlife habitats.
26 Oct 23

National park calls for logjam mitigation for bridge replacement

A US national park plans to use logjams to improve channels after bridge works.
25 May 23

Forward charge

In declaring its ambition to become the world’s most sustainable bridge, Øresund is challenging bridge operators and owners around the world to start the journey towards sustainability and decarbornisation, writes Eve Boykova

18 Oct 22

Carbon-saving targets beaten on Scottish bridge

Development of the detailed design of Scotland’s Cross Tay Link Road and changes to the planned construction methods have already reduced the project's carbon output by more than 35,000 tonnes.

28 Apr 22

Bridge built using flax opens in the Netherlands

The first of three bridges to combine flax fibres with a bio-resin has been completed in the Netherlands.

14 Apr 22

Work set to start on record-breaking wildlife bridge

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held next week for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California, USA.

11 May 21

Draft environmental statement published for General Sullivan Bridge

The draft environmental impact statement has been published for the proposed rehabilitation or replacement of the General Sullivan Bridge.

01 Feb 21

Q&A: Counting the cost of the carbon myth

When it comes to minimising carbon emissions in bridge engineering, there are some widely-held misconceptions that urgently need dispelling, especially in the context of cost. Bd&e speaks with David Collings.

25 Nov 19

Team builder

Having worked at several leading design and engineering consultancies in her 10-year career, Luxembourg-born structural engineer Lee Franck has recently stepped into the world of entrepreneurship to help champion sustainable and collaborative approaches to construction. Khalifa Bokhammas learns more

09 Nov 18

Fine specimen

The development of a specimen design can help stakeholder engagement on major projects such as high-speed rail lines. Martin Knight and Héctor Beade-Pereda explain how

26 Jun 18

Green bridge planned as part of UK high-speed railway

A landscaped bridge is among the planned measures for creation of a 'green corridor' as part of the HS2 high-speed railway in the UK.  

29 May 18

BAM takes over project to develop energy-producing bridge

BAM has taken over from Struckton as the majority shareholder in a project to develop a floating bridge incorporating a tidal power plant.

17 Apr 18

Artificial reefs to be created from Tappan Zee Bridge

More than 32,000m3 of materials from the former Tappan Zee Bridge in New York are to be recycled as artificial reefs.

16 Jun 17

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel project clears hurdle

Plans to expand the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) in the eastern USA received environmental approval this week, allowing the project to move forward.

21 Apr 17

Conservationists welcome cancellation of rainforest bridge

Plans for a bridge in the Borneo rainforest have been scrapped following campaigning by conservationists.

02 Mar 17

Plans afoot for fourth bridge between Argentina and Uruguay

An environmental impact study for a 1,780m bridge over the River Uruguay is to be presented to the public this month.

13 Sep 16

Plans move forward for replacement of Hartford viaduct

Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is set to start work on the environmental impact statement (EIS) for a project to replace the I-84 Hartford Viaduct.

27 Jul 16

Iowa bridge project requires relocation of 450,000 mussels

Some 450,000 mussels are being relocated to enable construction of the new Interstate 74 bridge linking the US states of Iowa and Illinois over the Mississippi River.

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