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International bridge and construction services specialist Mabey is expanding its presence in Australia by entering the temporary bridges market. For its first commission,...
Femern A/S, client for the 18km long immersed tube tunnel across the Fehmarnbelt, has today signed contracts with Ramboll-Arup -TEC JV for the supply of technical client...
Itβs Monday morning and youβre stuck in traffic again, shoulders tensed as you realize youβre late for work–yet the minutes drag on. Some days you get to thinking a...
Ipswich is set to see two new river crossings designed by Foster + Partners, together with the comprehensive refurbishment of an existing lock, enhancing connectivity in...
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and the Alstom-led Expolink consortium have selected Thales to provide the systems for the metro that will serve the W...
Contractor SGM-Bridge (Stroygazmontazh Group) is constructing the 20km Kerch Strait Link connecting Crimea to the Krasnodar region on the Russian mainland. Work commenced...
The Norwegian Coastal Administration is planning the worldβs first full-scale ship tunnel to allow vessels to travel through a mountain rather than navigate the treachero...
The worldβs first modular glass-fibre reinforced plastic bridge has been installed over a railway line in Oxford. Arup, with Mabey becoming the first licensed distributio...
The worldβs first modular glass-fibre, reinforced polymer bridge has been launched by Arup and Mabey, with Mabey becoming the first licensed distribution partner. The pos...
Thanks to the Asian Development Bank, Uzbekistan is upgrading its Soviet-era railway network, replacing old, diesel locomotives with modern electric trains. The new railw...
Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has installed a new bridge over the River Stour in Bournemouth, England,Β on behalf of Wessex Water. The Compact 2...
A temporary bridge built over the River Spey in ScotlandΒ will support construction of the new SSE Melgarve Substation. Leading bridge and engineering services specialist...
Hyperloop One, the global leader in developing the worldβs first operational Hyperloop has released never before seen images of its development site (βDevLoopβ) in the Ne...
By Martin Andrews –Β Military Sales Manager, Mabey Bridge Limited The renowned Bailey Bridge celebrates its 75th birthday this year. Invented by civil servant Donald...
The Annual Conference and Exhibition for the Bridge construction industry, Bridges 2017 – returns on the 16th March at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, United Kingdom....
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided aΒ Euro 38 million loan to Szczecin and ΕwinoujΕcie Seaports Authority for investments improving the seaportsβ nautical acc...
Global trends such as urbanisation and the population growth are important triggers for innovations in the construction industry. We need to develop greater efficiency in...
The community of Rugusa, Rwanda, is celebrating the opening of a brand newΒ 60 metreΒ footbridgeΒ completed by COWI engineers,Β a local construction team andΒ the NGOΒ Bridges...
Thomas Armstrong Aggregates invests in sturdy design and reliable technology from Sennebogen Gravel extraction with Sennebogen 655 duty cycle crane. In 2016, AGD Equipmen...
Laing OβRourke and BGCΒ win US$320m (AU$417m) Western Australia Highway Project Main Roads Western Australia has awarded a contract for the NorthLink central section to th...
A consortium of Turkish and South Korean firms has emerged as the frontrunner to build a 3.6km suspension bridge over the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey that will become on...
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads across the United Kingdom, and that the schemesΒ are...
Famous for tall buildings and packed streets, Hong KongΒ has come up with a creative solution to their overcrowding by going underground. Hong Kong’s Information Ser...
COWIΒ the Denmark based engineering firm announced that former COWI subsidiaries, Flint & Neill and Donaldson Associates have rebranded as COWI in line with current st...
Construction work began at the Port of Tema in Ghana in January 2017 on a new US$1.5 billion container terminal near the capital of Accra. The terminal will directly crea...
In the Netherlands, a Dutch start-up called MX3D plans toΒ 3D print the firstΒ steel bridge. The bridge will span over an Amsterdam canal by using robots with 3d print head...
Scotland announce bidding for replacement of Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge Transport Scotland is advertising for a suitable contractor to take on a Β£9 million pro...
A new bridge across Sri Lankaβs Mahaweli River in Kandy wasΒ officially opened on the 6 January, 2017, by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, the President of the Democra...
Thomas Telfordβs original Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826 and Robert Stephensonβs Britannia Tubular Bridge followed in 1850 to carry rail traffic in two wrought-ir...
England Trinity, one of the Mersey Gatewayβs two giant bridge-building machines, has finished work in Widnes marking another important milestone for the project team. The...
The Highways Department of Hong Kong is inviting bids for work on the Central Kowloon Route – Yau Ma Tei East project, which includes construction of a 390 metre lo...
The province of South Holland in the Netherlands has awarded a US$ 525M (β¬492m) contract for construction of the first part of the Rijnland Route to the Como15 internatio...
TheΒ Beipanjiang Bridge on the Guanxing Highway near Xingbei Town (Xinbeizhen), Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province,Β Southwest ChinaΒ is nowΒ the worldβs highest bridge. The b...
Roads just donβt work in Antarctica, not only is it far too cold, the shifting ice and heavy snow cover make them impossible. For the scientists and their teams, snow mob...
Turkeys Eurasia Tunnel a giant dives deep and brings Europe and Asia together at the Bosphorus. In 2015 one of the boldest tunnel missions ever experienced a major breakt...
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of undertaking their Transport Sector Suppo...
Mersey Gateway Bridge, Runcorn to Widnes, Great Britain Merseyside in North-West England is embracing significant improvements to its transport systems thanks to the land...
The time-lapse videoΒ showsΒ the demolition and reconstruction of theΒ Station Road Bridge in Hucknall, Nottingham, England. The 140 year old, 6 span bridgeΒ carries an avera...
Paso de Agua Negra International Tunnel will connect Argentina and Chile The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$40 Million loan that will allow preli...
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