About 15,000 bridges across the USA are to be repaired or replaced under a new funding programme set out by the government.
Work will get under way this month to modernise the southbound Simon Fraser Bridge in British Columbia, Canada.
The US state of Rhode Island is set to begin work on the US$78 million rehabilitation of the westbound portion of Washington Bridge.
Preparatory work is set to start next week for the rehabilitation of a 19th-century US bridge that is a cantilever truss but resembles a suspension bridge.
The US state of Maryland has set out proposals for a number of bridge projects in its draft six-year capital budget.
Work is now under way on a project to extend the life the cantilever roadway of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) in New York.
The contractor has been appointed for the rehabilitation of the historic – and former record-breaking - Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia, USA.
Initial rehabilitation work is about to start on one of the few double-deck interstate bridges in the USA.
US president Joe Biden and senators from both political parties have agreed a sum of US$550 billion in new federal investment for America’s infrastructure.
Germany’s federal statistical office, Destatis, has published its latest figures on the condition and maintenance costs of the nation’s bridges.
The Dutch city of Amsterdam has chosen three teams for a 10-year engineering services contract that aims to expedite work on hundreds of bridges.
In the second Bd&e Presents, we had the pleasure of speaking to Paul Bottomley, technical director of Freyssinet Group, about the company's offerings and services in the field of structural repair of bridges.
A US$14 million contract has been awarded for new decking and other supplies needed for the rehabilitation of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge in the US state of New York.
Highways England has announced that a deteriorating historic bridge in Oxfordshire is to be restored - and that local residents have already helped by cleaning 3,000 old bricks for the project.
New research from the University of Georgia (UGA) suggests that bridge owners can save money and extend the life of their bridges by taking a fresh approach to how they prioritise maintenance.
Rehabilitation of the West Montrose Covered Bridge is the largest of 10 projects selected to share US$10 million in funding from the governments of Canada and Ontario.
US president Joe Biden is targeting reconstruction of 10 major bridges and upgrades for the country’s worst 10,000 smaller structures as part of his US$2 trillion American Jobs Plan.
The Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management in the Netherlands has awarded a two-phase contract for the renovation of 60-year-old steel bridges on the A12 motorway.
One of the world’s few remaining transporter bridges has secured a grant that will fund repairs and create new facilities for visitors.
For our inaugural podcast, we spoke with Joanna Bonnett about her journey into bridge engineering and key projects she has been involved with over her 21-year career.
