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Meditations over the Mersey

25-Apr-2012
Consultants revealed for Mersey Gateway

3-Apr-2012
Further restrictions on Olympic road route

27-Mar-2012
Mersey Gateway bridge drops double-deck to help save £30M

27-Feb-2012
Blackfriars Tube station reopens after three years' Thameslink work

20-Feb-2012
Final three bidders for £600M Mersey Gateway Project revealed

17-Feb-2012
Atkins to work on Adelaide Oval footbridge

16-Feb-2012
New Wear crossing inches closer to being built

16-Feb-2012
Malfunction of Port Mann bridge gantry crane under investigation

14-Feb-2012
Transport Scotland says no Scottish firms bid for FRC steel contract

10-Feb-2012
Chinese and European firms snap-up new Forth crossing steel contracts

30-Jan-2012
Carillion wins £15.6M Welsh rail viaduct project

17-Jan-2012
Boris unveils plan to ease London congestion

16-Jan-2012
Repair plans enable Hammersmith reopening

13-Jan-2012
Vinci sets sights on Indian infrastructure sector

12-Jan-2012
Value for money is ‘crucial’ and PFI must now deliver for tax payers

11-Jan-2012
Hammersmith flyover strengthening to focus on additional tensioning

6-Jan-2012
World’s highest cable-stayed bridge inaugurated in Mexico

6-Jan-2012
London River Park to review floating walkway scheme

5-Jan-2012
Heavy duty repairs planned for closed Hammersmith flyover ahead of Olympics

3-Jan-2012
Connection shear failure likely cause of Indonesian bridge collapse

15-Dec-2011
Forth Rail bridge painting now complete

9-Dec-2011
Hanger work suspected in Indonesia bridge collapse

01 December 2011
Two injured on the Thames as gangway to HMS Belfast collapses

29-Nov-2011
Forth Road Bridge maintenance to be privatised

21-Nov-2011
London's Albert Bridge to reopen next week following delays

21-Nov-2011
Norwegian bridge climbs towards 'longest span' record

18-Nov-2011
M5 reopens following fatal fire

7-Nov-2011
Bids invited for £110M New Wear Crossing

31-Oct-2011
C Spencer wins £2.6M Forth bridge inspection contract after fee negotiations

28-Oct-2011
Twin Sails bridge leaves lifted into place

25-Oct-2011
Bidding opens for £510M Mersey Gateway project

24-Oct-2011
New report finds 70,000 structurally deficient bridges in the US

21-Oct-2011
VolkerStevin Marine awarded Tay Road Bridge contract

6-Oct-2011
Mersey Gateway gets government cash

6 October 2011
Viaduct strengthening work finished three months early

5-Oct-2011
Network Rail fined for bridge collapse and train derailment

4-Oct-2011
Mersey Gateway Bridge gets funding green light

3-Oct-2011
Wellingborough station access improvements complete

3-Oct-2011
Hammersmith flyover upgrades to begin in November

3-Oct-2011
BCIA Awards: world class projects

22 September 2011
Izmit bridge design will be earthquake resilient

21-Sep-2011
In pictures: M1 bridge permanent repairs due to begin

13-Sep-2011
M1 bridge repairs to cost £5M, says transport minister

13-Sep-2011
New funding bid attempts to resurrect Wear crossing

12-Sep-2011
Forth Replacement Crossing construction to begin

8-Sep-2011
Bridges: Road to recovery on the Isle of Grain

11 August 2011
Bridges: Twin Sails, Poole

11 August 2011
Gallic curves: the Térénez Bridge, France

11 August 2011
London’s Albert Bridge unlikely to open in 2011

11 August 2011
Riots halt some work on Birmingham highways

10-Aug-2011
Albert Bridge repairs set to continue

8-Aug-2011
Work ahead of schedule on Twin Sails bridge

5-Aug-2011
Poole’s Twin Sails take shape

28 July 2011
Europeans to design 'iconic' Doha Crossing

8-Jul-2011
Second Forth Bridge traffic management contract awarded

13-Jun-2011
Two die in Mexico bridge collapse

8-Jun-2011
Second Severn Crossing resurfacing work postponed

6-Jun-2011
Web Structures win Indian sky bridge contract

23-May-2011
M1 fire: Industry divided over rules

21 April 2011
M1: Repair or replace decision awaited

21 April 2011
Rome's newest bridge opens

20-Apr-2011
Forth Replacement Crossing contracts signed

20-Apr-2011
Winning Forth bridge bid £260M cheaper than rival

07 April 2011
Atkins wins Danish bridge job

5-Apr-2011
Industry doubts deliverability of cut price Forth Crossing bid

23-Mar-2011
Successful lift for Eurocodes bridge

17 February 2011
Danish MPs confirm backing for tunnel link to Germany

2-Feb-2011
Final Forth crossing bids due tomorrow

27 January 2011
Floating walkway for Thames

27 January 2011
Government cash for Mersey Gateway up for negotiation

27 January 2011
Mersey bridge plan could be "risky"

20-Jan-2011
Chrimeswatch: Will the new rail academy produce another Lennox?

20 January 2011
China breaks longest bridge record

18-Jan-2011
New Thames bridge work to begin this month

17-Jan-2011
Humber Bridge work finishes 12 months early

4-Jan-2011
Plastics and glass in construction could save time

4-Jan-2011
Forth bridge plans set for approval

15-Dec-2010
Bridge sway feared cause of Cambodian festival tragedy

02 December 2010
New Forth Bridge escapes spending cuts

25 November 2010
Bridging the gap between town and country

11 November 2010
Hadid bridge is open for Grand Prix

11 November 2010
Post viaduct collapse bridge repair bill revealed

20-Oct-2010
Hoover Dam bypass bridge completed

15-Oct-2010
Bracklinn Bridge hand-pulled into place

14 October 2010
100 rail viaducts checked since bridge collapse

23-Sep-2010
Celebrating heritage in the North East

9 September 2010
Mersey Gateway bridge backers make spending review submission

26-Aug-2010
Boldly going forth

19 August 2010
Bridges special: Melbourne's West Gate Bridge

19 August 2010
Bridges special: Redhayes Bridge

19 August 2010
Calva reaches critical stage

19 August 2010
Manchester magic

19 August 2010
To cut a long story short

22 July 2010
Hammersmith town centre developer reveals plans

15-Jun-2010
Besix wins £179.8M contract to build Bahrain's North Manama Causeway

14-Jun-2010
Deritend completes refurbishment work on iconic Tees Transporter Bridge

11-Jun-2010
Royal Albert bridge improvements to go ahead

10-Jun-2010
Brooklyn Bridge to get £347M facelift

9-Jun-2010
BAM Nuttall wins £10M contract for M8 bridge

8-Jun-2010
South Korean link edges towards completion

3 June 2010
Work begins on Vietnam’s first inclined single tower cable-stayed bridge

25-May-2010
Official opening of DNA-inspired Helix bridge

21-May-2010
Izmit bridge contractor to carry all project risks

13 May 2010
Stephenson’s story told 160 years on

13 May 2010
Aecom and Scott Wilson to work on Turkish mega-bridge

6 May 2010
Workington temporary road bridge set to open early

12-Apr-2010
Letters: Multi-purpose crossings should be given serious consideration

18 March 2010
Unstable bridge shut for eight weeks

5-Mar-2010
Hong Kong bridges special: The Macao-Zuhai crossing

25 February 2010
Project compendium: Shay Murtagh Precast

25 February 2010
Iconic Poole Harbour bridge poised for construction go-ahead

11 February 2010
New bridge for flood town

11 February 2010
Port Eglinton Viaduct provides M74 missing link

11 February 2010
Consultant to probe cost of new Forth bridge

04 February 2010
Historic bridges awards shortlist announced

21 January 2010
Efforts to ease Humber cable corrosion start

14 January 2010
Falling ice strikes again on Severn Crossing

23-Dec-2009
Costa Rican bridge collapse kills six

23-Oct-2009
45 years of the Forth Road bridge

4-Sep-2009
US bridge repairs "neglected"

31-Jul-2009
Tanker blaze brings down Detroit bridge

23 July 2009
New designs for Sunderland's Wear bridge unveiled

10-Jul-2009
Clyde Arc goes to court in January

9 July 2009
New Forth bridge design & build deal goes out to tender

2 July 2009
Gifford and Dawnus win footbridge competition

11 June 2009
Spanish bridge rebuilt after 2005 collapse

11 June 2009
Albania highway: Ain't no mountain too high

10-Jun-2009
Forth Rail Bridge engineer celebrated

5-Jun-2009
Clyde Arc failure to be battled out in court

4 June 2009
Final lift for South Wales’ Calzaghe footbridge completed

28 May 2009
Fehmarnbelt crossing: Select to connect

27-May-2009
New footbridge for Stockholm's Slussen

26-May-2009
Infinity Bridge at Stockton on Tees opens

22-May-2009
Sunderland to push ahead with controversial bridge

21-May-2009
Bridge to bring peace to Londonderry

21 May 2009
Station over the Thames

20-May-2009
Glasgow's Tradeston bridge opens

20-May-2009
Korean Colossus: Incheon Bridge

14-May-2009
Stirling's new Forthside bridge to open this week

30-Apr-2009
Makeover planned for Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge

29-Apr-2009
Forth Crossing site investigation to start

23 April 2009
Mulberry engineer remembered

23 April 2009
The third way over the forth

23 April 2009
Government study confirms need for new Dartford crossing

20-Apr-2009
1,888 nuts to be replaced on existing Forth crossing

15-Apr-2009
Macalloy denies fault on Clyde Arc hanger failure

2 April 2009
Tunnel versus bridge in Denmark/ Germany crossing battle

2 April 2009
Engineering consultants for Denmark-Germany Fehmarn crossing announced

31-Mar-2009
Supplied Clyde Arc hangar forks met specification, claim Macalloy

27-Mar-2009
Engineers to be charged over I35w collapse

27-Mar-2009
Cause of I35w collapse contested by US engineers

26-Mar-2009
Hong Kong - Macau Bridge design team announced

13-Mar-2009
Gap closes on new I-35 bridge - see NCE's report from the scene

24-Jul-2008
Concrete works nearly complete on I35w bridge

9-Jul-2008
Contractors position Teeside bridge arch

3-Jul-2008
Clyde Arc reopens

1-Jul-2008
Construction starts on Olympic bridges

24-Jun-2008
RIBA backs down in bridge competition row

19-Jun-2008
Bridge pavilion at Expo 2008

17-Jun-2008
Gifford to carry out feasibility study for new River Ganges crossing

17-Jun-2008
New bridge competition row

11-Jun-2008
June reopening for Clyde Arc bridge

6-Jun-2008
Forth Replacement site investigation underway

20-May-2008
Clever step over

20-May-2008
China mega-motorway bridge opens to traffic

8-May-2008
East London line bridge slides across tracks

8-May-2008
Top engineers back ICE bridge competitions

7-May-2008
Contract signed to build world's longest causeway

6-May-2008
Jack Arch - Repairing the Clyde Arc

6-May-2008
Clydebank bridge is town's new focal point

2-May-2008
Poland to build huge cable stay crossing

2-May-2008
Scottish bridge hit by connector test delays

1-May-2008
Engineers to get more say in design competitions

1-May-2008
Major bridge inspection contract for new US WSP company

11-Apr-2008
Whale of a bridge

9-Apr-2008
Olympic bridges shortlist revealed

9-Apr-2008
Second phase of Severn Bridge main cable de-humidification works due to start

4-Apr-2008
Second phase of Severn Bridge main cable de-humidification works due to start

4-Apr-2008
Ramboll Whitbybird wins Sheffield bridge competition

28-Jan-2008
Second failure discovered at Clyde Arc

25-Jan-2008
Cable Failure on Award-winning Squinty Bridge

15-Jan-2008
Russian steel bridge stolen for scrap

8-Jan-2008
ODA issue tenders for Olympic bridge construction

3-Dec-2007
More Probes needed on Forth Road Bridge

28-Nov-2007
Mersey Gateway Consultation Results Revealed

21-Nov-2007
Three arrested after Dubai bridge collapse

19-Nov-2007
Canadian collapse injured five

14-Nov-2007
Protect & Preserve

9-Nov-2007
Clyde Arc wins Saltire award

2-Nov-2007
No smart jibes!

1-Nov-2007
Montreal bridge collapse: design and inspection criticised

31-Oct-2007
Awards shortlist down to 15

31-Oct-2007
Polymer bridge for St Austell railway crossing

25-Oct-2007
Montreal bridge collapse: design and inspection criticised

24-Oct-2007
50 deaths in Can Tho bridge collapse

3-Oct-2007
WSP acquisition sweep in the US and Germany

3-Oct-2007
Winning Dartford designers

3-Oct-2007
Vietnam bridge collapse death toll grows to 52

27-Sep-2007
Vietnam bridge collapse death toll grows to 52

27-Sep-2007
Olympic Park bridges gap from the River Lea

19-Sep-2007
Engineers demand cable- stayed bridge for Forth road

12-Sep-2007
Latest 2012 bridges contract released

10-Sep-2007
Minneapolis DOT reveals plans for I-35

5-Sep-2007
Pakistan collapse leaved 10 dead, many injured

5-Sep-2007
Minnesota's I-35 replacement could be steel or composite

4-Sep-2007
Minneapolis collapse highlights US bridge cash starvation

4-Sep-2007
Minneapolis bridge collapse exposes inspection failures

4-Sep-2007
Kincardine Bridge - the longest push out

4-Sep-2007
Kincardine Bridge - the longest push out

4-Sep-2007
Karachi bridge collapses - 10 dead

4-Sep-2007
High wire act

3-Sep-2007
Minnesota heightens ageing infrastructure concerns

3-Sep-2007
Perils of lack of lights

3-Sep-2007
Minneapolis' light columns

3-Sep-2007
New Tacoma Narrows bridge ready for traffic

20-Aug-2007
Tacoma Narrows Bridge ready to open

12-Jul-2007
Dartford's double-decker of a dream

5-Jul-2007
Olympic Delivery Authority shortlists footbridge design

5-Jul-2007
Scots keep options open on Forth Road Bridge alternative

5-Jul-2007
Kent link road wins ICE award

28-Jun-2007
Structural Steel Design Awards

28-Jun-2007
Top bridge engineers unite to bring design back down to earth

28-Jun-2007
Bridging the gap

21-Jun-2007
FRENCH FINESSE

21-Jun-2007
Sliding over the border

21-Jun-2007
Across the great divide

14-Jun-2007
Innovative PFI: project history

14-Jun-2007
ONE DOWN

14-Jun-2007
M1: five bridges to go in 72hrs

7-Jun-2007
Cable cat's cradle

1-Jun-2007
Race to rebuild road

1-Jun-2007
San Francisco tanker crash exposes highway time bomb

1-Jun-2007
Steeped in history

1-Jun-2007
BRIDGED THE GAP:

24-May-2007
Hereford bridge wins West Midlands regional awards

24-May-2007
Footbridge design competition

17-May-2007
Incheon bridge half way through construction

17-May-2007
Contractors told to find use for Olympic bridges

10-May-2007
US contractor races to rebuild collapsed San Fransisco road

10-May-2007
Bay area's house of cards

3-May-2007
San Francisco tanker crash exposes highway time bomb

3-May-2007
A ROCKY ROAD

1-May-2007
FINDING THE MISSING LINK

1-May-2007
Road, river and rail

1-May-2007
Severn Bridge corrosion revealed

1-May-2007
Testing time for Humber Bridge

1-May-2007
Cable cat's cradle

26-Apr-2007
A BRIDGE SO FAR

4-Apr-2007
New charging regime for Dartford Crossing

3-Apr-2007
Sailing by

29-Mar-2007
Heathrow T5 to open one year from today

27-Mar-2007
Decongestant

22-Mar-2007
Severn Bridge corrosion revealed

16-Mar-2007
Severn Bridge corrosion revealed

15-Mar-2007
Sydney Harbour Bridge anniversary plans overshadowed

15-Mar-2007
Upper Forth Crossing

15-Mar-2007
Sydney Harbour Bridge row overshadows anniversary celebrations

13-Mar-2007
Severn Bridge weight limits to stay

8-Mar-2007
Weight restrictions to stay on Severn bridge

6-Mar-2007
Lairig Elide Bridge in Glencoe opens up new route into the Highlands

6-Mar-2007
All-clear for new Forth crossing

22-Feb-2007
Forth road bridge replacement gets green light

14-Feb-2007
Climate change risk check for Network Rail assets

9-Feb-2007
Cracks expose aw in Scandanavian mega-bridge

1-Feb-2007
Race for Structural Awards begins

16-Jan-2007
Cracks expose flaw in Scandanavian mega-bridge

11-Jan-2007
Cracks expose flaw in Scandanavian mega-bridge

11-Jan-2007
Vandals cut motorway footbridge cables

5-Jan-2007
Figuring it out

1-Jan-2007
MALAYSIAN MARVEL

1-Jan-2007
Third Dartford Crossing consultation announced

17-Dec-2006
Push over piles

14-Dec-2006
Clyde bridge improvements start today

11-Dec-2006
MALAYSIAN MARVEL

1-Dec-2006
Messina bridge plan dumped

1-Dec-2006
Spanning the Tamar

1-Dec-2006
Leiper delighted with 2006 historic bridges competition

23-Nov-2006
M1 to close for bridge demolition

21-Nov-2006
Figuring it out

16-Nov-2006
Concrete case

1-Nov-2006
Case for Third Dartford Crossing 'indisputable' say engineers

26-Oct-2006
Case for Third Dartford Crossing 'indisputable' say engineers

26-Oct-2006
Government confirms need for new Dartford Crossing

20-Oct-2006
Messina bridge plan dumped

19-Oct-2006
Compensation sought over scrapped Messina bridge

17-Oct-2006
Third bridge identified in Montreal

17-Oct-2006
New bridge lifted over A66 today

16-Oct-2006
Bridge collapse will happen again without investment

12-Oct-2006
Motorway collapse kills five in Montreal

2-Oct-2006
Bid launched to prevent repeat of 9/11 tower collapses

1-Oct-2006
Into the valley

1-Oct-2006
Joined-up thinking

1-Oct-2006
Pushing the envelope

1-Oct-2006
Weight restrictions necessary on Severn Bridge confirm officials

22-Sep-2006
Weight limits for Severn Bridge as cables disintegrate

21-Sep-2006
Hochtief's Paddington Bridge wins rail civils prize

8-Sep-2006
French get les wobbles over Simone de Beauvoir bridge

1-Sep-2006
Next in line

1-Sep-2006
Suspension cable corrosion strikes Severn Bridge

1-Sep-2006
Conventional cables being stressed up on new suspension bridge

24-Aug-2006
Paris bridge is not wobbly says designer

9-Aug-2006
Messina Bridge not a priority, says Minister

5-Jul-2006
Skanska awarded a $76.8M bridge construction contract

1-Aug-2004
Indian tonic

1-Jul-2004
Last leap

1-Jul-2004
Messina crossing client details high expectations

1-Jul-2004
Pushing the envelope

1-Jul-2004
Still standing

1-Jul-2004
Ten year plan

1-Jul-2004
UK modellers aid new Tacoma Narrows bridge

1-Jul-2004

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