Lifting & launching

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

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.

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