News from NCE magazine
Oakland Bay Bridge broken bolts face federal investigation
American government investigators are to investigate why bolts that have snapped on the eastern span of California’s new Oakland Bay Bridge were specified despite being banned from other projects.
Buro Happold to transform Olympic Games media centre
Consultant Buro Happold has won the contract to engineer the £100M transformation of the former London Olympics media centre to a new creative and digital hub for the capital.
Contractors destroy Mayan temple for road building materials
A construction firm in Belize has bulldozed one of the country’s most important Mayan temples.
First concrete house refurbishment completes
One of the UK’s most important historical concrete buildings has been returned to its former glory following the completion last week of a £1.1M refurbishment.
New Thames Bridge to open in July
Contractors were this week gearing up to start surfacing work on the new £32M A244 Walton Bridge between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton in Surrey ahead of its July opening.
Big interviews
Morrell - the first interview
The newly appointed Chief Construction Adviser (CCA), Paul Morrell has pledged to keep a ‘team’ of Civil Engineers on call to ensure adequate representation to government.
The big picture
World Trade Center spire installed
Steelworkers have completed installation of the One World Trade Center’s spire, bringing its height to 1,776ft (541m).
Other structures news
New Wear bridge delayed again
The tender return date for the £118M New Wear bridge has been delayed by another month, NCE has learnt this week.
Work underway on Leyton Jubilee Park
Plans for transforming the Leyton Jubilee Park are gathering pace this week with work underway to replace an entrance bridge.
Leeds Arena construction phase ends
Leeds City Council has this week handed over the £60M Leeds Arena site to operators SMG, completing the project’s construction phase.
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
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FCC prepares to start on Brazilian mega-port
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Metal theft forces closure of bridge
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Small and medium firms set to benefit from common prequalification standard
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Semi-goliath crane installed at Sellafield
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Broken jacks delay A9 bridge installation
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Forth Replacement Crossing central tower foundations complete
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Tenders for New Wear bridge delayed
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Olympic Stadium set for major conversion
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Crane jib collapses on East London tower development
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Silverstein Re-launches Major 30 Park Place Tower
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Shanghai's L'Avenue Tower Celebrates Opening
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Skyscraper Respect in the Movies
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Crown Hotel Sydney Announces Design Winner
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AJ Examines UN Studio's Canaletto Tower
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The Chicago Spire Site Attracts Developer Attention
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US Bank Puts Names on Johnson Tower
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Dubai Frame to Be Monument to Past and Future
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Ottawa Developers Compete for Tallest
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Jewel-Osco Tower Renderings Released
Special feature
Concrete: The rock solid case for precast
It has become almost almost a cliché, but is still true, that the construction industry can learn lessons from manufacturing to streamline and improve the way projects are run.
