Lifting & launching

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

05 Apr 23

Milestone reached on elevated road project in Mumbai

The Airoli-Katai Naka road project in Mumbai, India, has achieved a milestone with the installation of a series of 16 girders for an elevated section of the route.

24 Mar 23

Construction of the Third River Crossing reached major milestone

See how both leaves were installed on the newly named Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth, England.
23 Mar 23

Leaves installed for Great Yarmouth bascule bridge

The two 700t leaves have been lifted into place for the Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth, England.

06 Mar 23

Construction for HS2's 150m-long Bellingham Bridge will involve launching

HS2 predicts construction will involve one of UK’s largest ever bridge launches.
02 Mar 23

Heavy-lifting begins for Brisbane bridge

The first lift has taken place in a subcontract for heavy-lifting crane services at the site of Kangaroo Point Green Bridge in Brisbane, Australia.

03 Feb 23

Final beam placed for NZ’s Beaumont Bridge

The last of 36 beams has been placed for the Beaumont Bridge on the SH8 highway in New Zealand’s Clutha district.

25 Jan 23

Pylon construction begins for record-breaking Helsinki bridge

A 250,000kg rebar cage has been placed for the lower base slab of the Kruunuvuori Bridge’s pylon in Helsinki, Finland.

16 Jan 23

Minister gets update on UK’s longest rail bridge

Almost 500m have been completed of a 3.4km-long structure that is set to become the UK’s longest rail bridge.

29 Dec 22

Record-breaking slide completed for high-speed link

About 450 people have been involved in this week’s positioning of a 12,600t rail bridge in Warwickshire, England.

24 Nov 22

Belgian footbridge lifted into place

A new cycle and pedestrian bridge has been installed at Hemiksem in Belgium.  

03 Nov 22

Milestone reached on Indian harbour link

Launching is now complete of the two longest sections of orthotropic steel deck for Mumbai’s Trans Harbour Link (MTHL).  

24 Oct 22

Milestone reached on Suffolk bascule bridge

The first major steel section of a new bascule bridge in Suffolk, England, has been placed in its final position.

21 Sep 22

Scottish bridge welcomes UK’s largest 3D-printed concrete structure

A 3D-printed concrete staircase has been installed as part of works on the new Sighthill Bridge in Glasgow
12 Sep 22

Philippines bridge nears completion

Construction of the Pampanga Delta Bridge project in the Philippines is now 88% complete and making steady progress following the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

05 Aug 22

Danube swing

Construction of the 1,120m-long main span of a new suspension bridge over the River Danube in Romania has included an unusual lifting method named after a fictional character raised in the jungle, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin.

03 Aug 22

Top-down revisited

A patent-pending reconfigurable bridge-building gantry which increases speed of erection and span length has been developed for top-down construction, write Alessandro Rovera and Gilberto Dreas.

25 Jul 22

Installation begins of Detroit arch bridge

The 1,100t ‘skeleton’ of a network arch bridge is being rolled into place this week in Detroit, USA.

24 Jun 22

Perth’s Redcliffe Bridge touches down

A milestone has been reached in the construction of the Redcliffe Bridge in Perth, Western Australia.

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