The columns of a viaduct over a new highway junction in Southampton, England, are to be fitted with a hydroponic planting system in a bid to improve air quality.
With cost and utility as the main design criteria, there is rarely anything to admire about modern footbridges built over UK railways. But this could soon change, reports Helena Russell
Crowdfunding is being sought to make a rolling steel footbridge a reality at Cody Dock on the Lea River, with the project approaching one-third of its US$241,000 target.
Three teams have been shortlisted for the construction of a swing bridge over the River Clyde in Scotland.
Researchers from Brunel University London in the UK have developed a new concrete mix that is claimed to absorb 90% less salt than normal mixes.
Oxfordshire County Council in England has brought forward the replacement of a busy road bridge after establishing that repairs are no longer viable.
The contractor has been named for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge that will create a link to a cultural area being developed on London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
A contract worth almost US$23 million has been awarded for a four-year project to repaint the steelwork of Scotland’s Erskine Bridge.
Major works could start next year to restore one of the world's oldest suspension bridges if a bid for lottery funding is successful.
The Welsh government has shelved plans for a project that included a major cable-stayed bridge.
The local council on the Isle of Wight off southern England is to commission a study into the possibility of building a new bridge.
The proposed construction of a new bridge in Great Yarmouth in eastern England has moved into the next phase of the planning process.
A robotic ‘exosuit’ that makes it easier to lift objects is being tested by workers carrying out maintenence of the Forth bridges in Scotland.
The Scottish government has launched a plan to promote the three bridges over the Firth of Forth as a tourist destination.
A planning application has been submitted for the restoration of a former railway viaduct in the UK so that it can be reopened for use by pedestrians and cyclists.
Local authorities in south-west England have awarded an eight-year structural health monitoring (SHM) contract to help extend the life of the Tamar Bridge.
The historic Hammersmith Bridge, which crosses the River Thames in London, England, has been closed to road traffic indefinitely after safety inspections revealed critical faults.
A US$11.2 million contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a key crossing of the River Medway in the English county of Kent.
Cambridgeshire County Council in eastern England has awarded the contract for detailed design of a suspension footbridge whose concept was developed by Knight Architects.
One of the companies that helped build the Humber Bridge more than 40 years ago has secured the contract for a year-long inspection programme covering the structure’s main cables.
