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Mammoet SPMT cantilever solution enables swift rail bridge girder setting
Mammoet SPMT cantilever solution enables swift rail bridge girder setting Mammoet was contracted to assist in two phases of work to set twelve steel rail bridge girders. The girders were located direc...
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When it comes to building bridgesΒ Doka are the experts
When it comes to building bridgesΒ Doka are the experts People tend to cross bridges as quickly as possible; because you never know. Experts even have a term for this phenomenon: gephyrophobia or βbrid...
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Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground
Mabey bridge lifting technique gets city centre transport project off the ground By supplying a unique truss system to a major repair project at New Elvet Bridge in Durham, temporary works specialist,...
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Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project
Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project Hardstaff Barriers is playing a major role in a two-year motorway bridge reconstruction project in Leeds which aims to imp...
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Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades
Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades A major bridge upgrade project on Scotlandβs busiest motorway has been completed ensuring maximum protection for all road us...
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AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh
AIIB finances $260m for high-tech Bridge Construction in Bangladesh The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) hasΒ approved a USD260-million loan to BangladeshΒ for the construction of a bridge th...
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The most famous bridges in film and TV
The most famous bridges in film and TV More than just public infrastructure, bridges are monuments of the worldβs towns and cities. Instantly recognisable, weβve come to appreciate these crossings as...
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The cities defined by their bridges
The cities defined by their bridges Cities are defined by a variety of factors. People, culture, and architecture all play a role in making one location recognisable from others. Engineering monuments...
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Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge
Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge Mabey Bridge, a leading international modular bridging specialist has been selected to design and install a 99 metre span bridge to lin...
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Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event
Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event Bentley Systems the infrastructure engineering software company, and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Official...
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ATG launches the next-generation of Bridge Protection Technology
ATG launches the next-generation of Bridge Protection Technology Leading innovator of road blockers, bollards and barriers, ATG Access, has launched the next generation in bridge protection technology...
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The British bridges built by innovation
The British bridges built by innovation Itβs easy to forget how far weβve come with regards to bridge engineering. Our favourite bridges become a part of our natural environment. They are monuments no...
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Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah
Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah Sterling Construction today announced its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC, has been selected...
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Electric resistant paint saves bridge in Cardiff from Β£40m demolition
Electric resistant paint saves bridge in Cardiff from Β£40m demolition In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway br...
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Kuwait builds first in-situ cantilever bridge project with Doka Formwork
Kuwait builds first in-situ cantilever bridge project with Doka Formwork The Nawaseeb Road in Kuwait forms an important part of the country’s national infrastructure, providing a strategic, logi...
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Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements
Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements Renowned for its engineering excellence, Mabey Hire is dedicated to supporting and nurturing its talented workforce, while helping to...
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Cintec helps repair historic 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China
Cintec helps repair historic 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China The 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China is an ancient structure that is a District level Cultural Relic. The brid...
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Mammoet completes railroad pedestrian bridge installation in Colorado
Mammoet completes railroad pedestrian bridge installation in Colorado Mammoetβs team was recently contracted by Kiewit Infrastructure to move and install a pedestrian bridge weighing approximately 550...
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Highways England uses huge steel beams to create M53’s newest bridge
Highways England uses huge steel beams to create M53’s newest bridge Eight huge steel beams will be lifted into place over the M53 in Merseyside this weekend to help create a new bridge over the...
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Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk
Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles i...
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Four Liebherr cranes support bridge construction in North West Germany
Four Liebherr cranes support bridge construction in North West Germany Great teamwork by four Liebherr K series tower cranes in the centre of the Emsland region in North West Germany:Β two 81 K.1 and...
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NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2
NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2 Skydio, a leading U.S. drone company and world leader in autonomous flight has announced the FAA has granted the No...
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Iconic new Bridge opens today in Long Beach, California
Iconic new Bridge opens today in Long Beach, California A sparkling parade of green trucks, a dramatic vintage aircraft flyover and fireboat sprays christened todayβs ceremonial opening of the new bri...
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World’s longest airside bridge lifted by Mammoet at Hong Kong International Airport
World’s longest airside bridge lifted by Mammoet at Hong Kong International Airport Mammoet has successfully assisted Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to create a new panoramic point with...
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Earthquake-proofing Japan’s bridges with Liebherr 42 K.1/J fast-erecting cranes
Earthquake-proofing Japan’s bridges with Liebherr 42 K.1/J fast-erecting cranes Five 42 K.1/J cranes are working on the construction of a motorway bridge close to Mount Fuji in the south east of...
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Doka formwork and modern bridge-building techniques used on US 181 Harbor Bridge
Doka formwork and modern bridge-building techniques used on US 181 Harbor Bridge Traffic in the USA has increased by 38.4% in the last 25 years, and along with it the importance of measures to create...
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Aquajet dynamic hydrodemolition trio increases efficiency for bridge and road repair
Aquajet dynamic hydrodemolition trio increases efficiency for bridge and road repair Aquajet, a global leader in Hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, offers a dynamic trio of machines ideally suited...
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Proposals sought for $230m Swan River Crossing in Fremantle
Proposals sought for $230m Swan River Crossing in Fremantle Proposals to develop, design and construct a new Swan River Crossing in Fremantle are officially being sought.Β The $230 million, jointly fun...
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Highways England awards Amey major SW bridges contract
Highways England awards Amey major SW bridges contract Highways England has announced a Β£240 million contract with Amey to maintain its major structures in the south-west β the M4 Prince of Wales Brid...
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Granite wins $63m contract for Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 6 in California
Granite wins $63m contract for Cosumnes Bridge Child Project 6 in California Granite has announced that it has been awarded the Child Project 6 (CP6) portion of the Construction Manager/General Contra...
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Steel bridge expert John Yadlosky honoured with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
Steel bridge expert John Yadlosky honoured with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award HDRβs John Yadlosky has been honoured with the American Institute of Steel Constructionβs 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awar...
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Yanmar helps Waitings bridge the gap in Cumbria
Yanmar helps Waitings bridge the gap in Cumbria When it came to specifying new plant equipment to deliver a bridge replacement project in Cumbria, Waitings Ltd knew that only the best would do. The co...
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Why is Human Induced Vibration so important to engineers
Why is Human Induced Vibration so important to engineers An extremely important consideration for engineers when creating structures is human induced vibration i.e. vibrations caused by human footfall...
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Highways England install two new bridges over the M4 motorway in one weekend
Highways England install two new bridges over the M4 motorway in one weekend The M4 between junctions 6 and 8/9 near Slough and Maidenhead in Berkshire has fully reopened after work to lift huge steel...
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5 world record bridge facts you might not know
5 world record bridge facts you might not know From world records to technological feats, bridges have come a long way from the rustic stone structures of our ancestors. Now, we are capable of constru...
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Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire
Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire A Grade II listed bridge in Steventon, Oxfordshire, has been saved after innovative testing and the introduction of a new...
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STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania
STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build a 640 m cable-stayed bridge across the river SomeΘ in the western Romanian ci...
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TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria
TU Wien unveils the Unfoldable Bridge in Austria There are many different methods for erecting bridges β but the new technique developed by TU Wien, the balanced lowering method, is quite spectacular:...
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Redefining road infrastructure at the Roads, Bridges and Highways Middle East Forum
Redefining road infrastructure at the Roads, Bridges and Highways Middle East Forum Of all the active infrastructure projects that are being developed in the Middle East, roads, highways and bridges r...
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Hong Kong Airport relies on Mammoet to build world’s longest airside bridge
Hong Kong Airport relies on Mammoet to build world’s longest airside bridge Mammoet has successfully assisted Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to create a new panoramic point with the inst...
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Contract awarded for new Nowra bridge in Australia
Contract awarded for new Nowra bridge in Australia Work on the Nowra Bridge project in New South Wales, Australia, will soon begin with the design and construct contract awarded to Fulton Hogan Constr...
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Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined
Lower Thames Crossing consultation plans refined Britainβs most ambitious roads project in a generation, the Lower Thames Crossing, will begin its next phase of public consultation next week, Highways...
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Doka climbing formwork enables speedy construction of KΓΆmΓΌrhan Bridge in Turkey
Doka climbing formwork enables speedy construction of KΓΆmΓΌrhan Bridge in Turkey Constructed over the Karakaya Dam Lake, the KΓΆmΓΌrhan Bridge will soon forge part of the Malatya-Elazig State highway in...
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Texas Demolition Contractor uses tech to solve challenging bridge project
Texas Demolition Contractor uses tech to solve challenging bridge project If thereβs one thing most people can agree on, itβs that being stuck in traffic is incredibly annoying. It was a problem the T...
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Milestone reached in New Zealand as new bridge opens on the Waikato Expressway
Milestone reached in New Zealand as new bridge opens on the Waikato Expressway Local politicians, project staff and neighbours joined iwi to mark completion of the newest bridge on the Hamilton sectio...
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The 2000 year discovery at Ebbsfleet Garden City bridge
The 2000 year discovery at Ebbsfleet Garden City bridge Artefacts thought to date back 2000 years were discovered at the site where a new bridge is being built. A Roman ear cleaner and tweezers were f...
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Three HDR projects earn Excellence Awards from the American Segmental Bridge Institute
Three HDR projects earn Excellence Awards from the American Segmental Bridge Institute Every two years, the American Segmental Bridge Institute recognizes bridge projects for excellence in segmental b...
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Canadian bridge installation accelerated with specialist support from ALE
Canadian bridge installation accelerated with specialist support from ALE The Champlain Bridge stretches for over 3km over the Saint Lawrence River and is one of the busiest routes in Canada, connecti...
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McConnell Dowell Constructors awarded 2nd Murray River bridge crossing in Australia
McConnell Dowell Constructors awarded 2nd Murray River bridge crossing in Australia Construction on a vital second river crossing between Victoria and New South Wales at Echuca and Moama is a step clo...
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New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo
New bridge installation improves infrastructure over Burguillo reservoir near Toledo Within central Spain, the N-403 highway stretches for 178km from Adanero in the north to Toledo in the south. At th...
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