Lifting & launching

12 Aug 25

UK engineers ready to move 1,631t steel bridge

HS2 prepares to move 112m structure overnight.
07 Aug 25

Molonglo balancing act

The longest weathering steel span in the southern hemisphere is now in place across Canberra’s largest river. Irene Scott explains why the bridge girder was fully redesigned and how the crossing’s massive steel sections were installed

07 Aug 25

Winched to glory

A non-traditional launching system devised from first principles has been successfully deployed in India for a signature crossing located at the site of multiple previous bridge collapses. José Sánchez de Muniáin writes

07 Aug 25

High-end trail-making

An elegant yet unconventional method that pushes beyond standard construction practice has been successfully deployed for a bridge replacement project in Canada, writes Iman Soltani Gordfaramarzi

04 Jun 25

Steel composite viaduct takes shape above steep valley

Video: work on the 450m-long replacement Rahmede Viaduct continues on Germany’s A45 highway (voiceover in German).
19 May 25

1,800t truss installed over bustling Paris rail junction

Video: Watch how crews launch massive steel bridge using modified methodology.
13 May 25

Ouvrage d’art 8

A critical feature of a rail upgrade in the heart of Paris was a massive bridge launch within one of Europe’s busiest railway corridors. Eve Boykova reports from the site
05 Aug 24

Majestic frontier crossing

The Gordie Howe International Bridge approaches completion after overcoming harsh climate conditions, severe pandemic-related disruptions and complex restrictions arising from its cross-border location, write Erik Behrens and Jaime Castro-Maier.

14 May 24

Slovakian mountain trek

As Slovakia’s longest viaduct begins to emerge between tree tops, Jiri Strasky explains how its design and construction methodology are ensuring it has minimum impact on the beautiful surroundings.

14 May 24

Video shows India’s first bridge installation by over-sea float method

The 2,000t-heavy arch bridge was transported to site by barge and then lifted into position in less than two hours.
05 Apr 24

Construction begins in India of double-decker viaduct

Two-level crossing in Pune will accommodate road and light-rail traffic on different levels.

28 Feb 24

Netherlands bridge lift fatalities

Two workers killed in Dutch beam lift accident.
04 Dec 23

100km of viaduct now ready on rail corridor

Indian railway hits a century with innovative launching technique.
10 Nov 23

Mumbai Bay Dream

India’s longest sea link will close the geographical and economic gap between the country’s financial and commercial hub and a rapidly growing satellite city across the Bay of Mumbai, write Hohsing Lee and Sunil A Wandhekar
16 Aug 23

Winning by a nose

The highly slender deck and piers of a bridge being constructed in Saxony via the incremental launching method call for a deeply methodical approach coupled with special guiding equipment, writes Marek Foglar

25 Jul 23

First phase complete in French rail bridge replacements

Two new rail bridges weighing 1,375t and 949t are set to be lifted into place in France following the removal of their 468t predecessors.

19 Jul 23

Record-breaking move completed for UK rail bridge

The UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project has carried out the installation of a 6,200t bridge, which has been driven into place underneath the West Coast Main Line.

07 Jun 23

Major bridge lift is carried out in Ravenscraig, Scotland

Time-lapse of 5,000t rail crossing installed over a nine-day closure.
30 May 23

Storstrøm advances

Girder lift marks new milestone for cable-stayed road and rail bridge in Denmark.
17 Apr 23

Bridge installed in nine-day possession

A new 5,000t bridge has been moved into possession on Scotland's West Coast Mainline

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