Europe

12 Nov 18

Genoa moves forward with replacement of Polcevera bridge

Demolition is set to start on 15 December of the Italian bridge whose collapse in August killed 43 people.

29 Oct 18

Contracting JV named for new Luxembourg bridge

Luxembourg’s Ministry of Infrastructure has appointed the contracting team for a new bridge in Ettelbrück.

03 Oct 18

Cubist design wins Prague bridge competition

A design inspired by Cubism has been chosen as the winning entry for a new bridge in the Czech capital, Prague.

26 Sep 18

Autostrade criticises report into Genoa bridge collapse

The operator of the major motorway bridge that collapsed in Italy last month has rejected the findings of an official investigation.

21 Aug 18

Proposal to be put forward for Moldova-Ukraine bridge

The Ukraine government plans to discuss with its Moldovan counterpart a proposal for a bridge linking the two countries across the River Dniester.

20 Aug 18

Investigating team chosen for Genoa bridge collapse

The Italian government has established a special commission of six people to carry out the technical investigation into last week’s fatal collapse of a stretch of the Polcevera Viaduct in Genoa.

14 Aug 18

Dozens feared dead in Italian bridge collapse

A major motorway bridge has collapsed in Genoa, Italy.

13 Jun 18

International JV wins multi-bridge Czech road contract

A joint venture of French and Czech-based companies has won a motorway project that includes a 451m viaduct and a bridge that will be pushed into place over a major railway.

26 Apr 18

Historic Prague bridge to be replaced

City councillors in the Czech capital Prague have decided to replace the Liben Bridge with a new crossing.

22 Jan 18

Prague closes key bridge over safety concerns

A key bridge in Prague has been closed to all traffic except pedestrians and cyclists after a safety assessment showed it to be in a dangerous state.

14 Nov 17

Cowi wins role on Montenegro highway project

Contractor China Road & Bridge Corporation has appointed Cowi as bridge and tunnel advisor for a 51km highway project that is under way in Montenegro.

18 Oct 17

Construction of new Danube Bridge begins

The prime ministers of Hungary and Slovakia have formally inaugurated work on a new bridge linking the two countries.

09 Oct 17

Cable-stayed footbridge wins French design competition

A cable-stayed footbridge has been chosen for a site in Bourg-en-Valence in France.

05 Oct 17

Winner announced in Tallinn bridge design contest

A team of Dutch and Latvian architects and engineers has won the international design competition for a bridge to mark Estonia’s centenary next year.

17 Sep 17

Plans submitted for high-level Luxembourg bridge

Plans have been submitted by Ney & Partners and Steinmetzdemeyer for a bridge suspended 40m above the floor of the Neudorf Valley in Luxembourg.

11 Sep 17

ALE reaches milestone on Serbian bridge

ALE has completed the launch of the first section of the Zezelj Bridge in Novi Sad, Serbia.

17 Jul 17

Slovenia footbridge competition results announced

Ponting has won two separate design competitions for footbridges in Slovenia.

26 Jun 17

Contract awarded for Finnish footbridge

A contract has been signed for construction of the Logomo pedestrian bridge in Turku, Finland.  

11 Apr 17

Montenegro moves forward with Verige Bridge

The government of Montenegro is to begin exploring the best procurement model for the Verige Bridge over Boka Kotorska Bay.

20 Mar 17

Prague fined over changes to bridge project

The Czech capital Prague has been fined US$420,000 over the Troja Bridge project, where changes in the procurement resulted in construction of a far more expensive structure than the one originally planned.

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