Failures and accidents

23 Jan 19

Cracked anchor bolt on Halogaland Bridge prompts multiple replacements

Norwegian roads authority Statens Vegvesen is carrying out twice-daily inspections of the newly-opened Halogaland Bridge after one of the anchor bolts holding the main cable in place was found to have cracked. 

08 Jan 19

Repairs to Sunshine Bridge reach next stage

Fabrication is now complete of new diagonal bracing for the USA’s Sunshine Bridge, which was badly damaged when it was hit by a barge in October 2018.

10 Dec 18

Bridge collapses in Argentina under freight train

The bridge’s concrete piers and steel structure had been repaired last year after an earlier collapse in 2016 due to flooding.

10 Dec 18

Stuck half-tonne pin hampers Twin Sails Bridge repair

Further specialist engineers are due to arrive on site to help extract a half-tonne pin from the lifting mechanism of Twin Sails Bridge, which has been out of use for several weeks.

30 Nov 18

Accident on bridge under construction in Colombia results in five deaths

The incident on La Pala Bridge occurred less than 2km away from the site of the Chirajara Bridge collapse that killed nine workers in January this year.

16 Nov 18

Investigators find design flaws in collapsed Florida bridge

Design checks carried out for the investigation into the fatal collapse of a bridge under construction in Florida, USA, have identified apparent flaws.

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.

09 Nov 18

Sticking point

Ongoing problems with a new lifting bridge in the Netherlands have required major repair works. Helena Russell reports

06 Nov 18

Jacking set to start for Sunshine Bridge repair

Repairs are set to get under way shortly to replace a main load-carrying member that was damaged last month when a crane hit the Sunshine Bridge in the US state of Louisiana.

31 Oct 18

Internal audit finds collapsed Florida bridge complied with grant rules

An audit requested by senior US transport officials has concluded that the fatal collapse of a Florida footbridge was not connected to the way the grant funding application was made, though there were shortcomings in the documentation.

24 Oct 18

Accident on New Zealand bridge set to lead to greater guidance

New Zealand’s workplace safety authority is enforcing measures to ensure that lessons learnt from an accident on a bridge site are shared widely by the company held responsible.

01 Oct 18

Churchill Way Flyovers closed in Liverpool

Structures are closed over safety fears after routine inspection find several design and construction flaws.

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.

24 Sep 18

Five companies face fines over Miami bridge collapse

The USA’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has cited five companies for safety violations in connection with the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction in Miami, Florida.

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.

10 Aug 18

Investigators issue update on Miami bridge collapse

The latest update has been published on the investigation into the collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction in Florida, USA.

09 Jul 18

Collapse prompts checks on all structures over Mumbai railways

Last week’s collapse of a bridge at a Mumbai rail station has prompted a drive to assess hundreds of other structures.  

02 Jul 18

Inquiry resumes into South African bridge collapse

The protracted inquiry into the fatal collapse of the Grayston Drive bridge in Johannesburg is resuming.

28 Jun 18

Manila bridge to be replaced following sudden cracking

The Phiiippines government plans to replace a highway bridge after a wide 10m-long crack appeared running along its centreline.

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