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Network Rail completes £1m bridge strengthening works
Network Rail completes £1m bridge strengthening works Network Rail carried out a £1m package of strengthening work to a six–span railway bridge between Ely and Littleport last week to enable the smoot...
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S-60 stiffleg derrick is the number one choice for bridge elevation project
S-60 stiffleg derrick is the number one choice for bridge elevation project The American model S-60 stiffleg derrick may be an old boy in the lifting world, but it can still out-perform many newer cra...
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A14 bridge opened and old bridge to be demolished in the same week
A14 bridge opened and old bridge to be demolished in the same week The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon road upgrade is hitting two milestones this week, with a new bridge opening to traffic just days befo...
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18 rail bridges in Queensland to get $28m upgrade
18 rail bridges in Queensland to get $28m upgrade The Queensland Government in Australia will invest almost $28 million to upgrade 18 ageing rail bridges on the West Moreton rail network between Ipswi...
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Mabey bridges support safe and sustainable transport network in Samoa
Mabey bridges support safe and sustainable transport network in Samoa Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has today announced that it is supplying five new bridges to Samoa. The b...
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McConnelI Dowell wins A$40m contract for Australian bridge, culverts and intersections
McConnelI Dowell wins A$40m contract for Australian bridge, culverts and intersections Detailed design, planning and site inspections will commence immediately on Aus $40 million worth of bridge, culv...
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Accelerated Bridge Construction used to replace Savoy Road Bridge in Massachusetts
Accelerated Bridge Construction used to replace Savoy Road Bridge in Massachusetts Bridge substructure is composed of all precast concrete bridge components for fast-track construction Partnering with...
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New Mabey bridges to connect rural communities in Malaysia
New Mabey bridges to connect rural communities in Malaysia Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is installing five new Compact 200 (C200)™ bridges in Sarawak, the largest st...
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R2T Global Expo 2018
R2T Global Expo 2018 Date: 7 – 9 November 2018 Country: USA Location: Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise Rd Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Website: www.r2t.global/ Details: The Road2Tunn...
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Parsons to Design new SR 249 Bridge over US12 in Indiana
Parsons to Design new SR 249 Bridge over US12 in Indiana Parsons has been selected by the Indiana Department of Transportation to design a new, wider bridge to replace the SR 249 bridge, which crosses...
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South Yorkshire historic military bridge makes final journey
South Yorkshire historic military bridge makes final journey One of the last military bridges installed to form access to RAF Sandtoft, a Second World War airfield, has been removed after it was insta...
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England to Wales Severn bridge transfer to public ownership draws closer
England to Wales Severn bridge transfer to public ownership draws closer People travelling over the Severn bridge will soon benefit from cheaper journeys as the bridges return to public ownership earl...
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PERI scaffold solutions prop up the Williams Bridge refurbishment in Rotterdam
PERI scaffold solutions prop up the Williams Bridge refurbishment in Rotterdam The refurbishment of the pylons on Rotterdam’s Williams Bridge proved to be a tremendous challenge for installing t...
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ALE Heavy Lift completes bridge launch in Serbia
ALE Heavy Lift completes bridge launch in Serbia ALE has completed the launching of the Zezelj bridge, weighing 11,100 tonnes, in Novi Sad, Serbia. The global heavylifting providers were contracted by...
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New A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon bridge beams lifted over major railway line
New A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon bridge beams lifted over major railway line New photos of giant bridge beams being lifted over one of the country’s main railway lines have been released by Highways En...
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Construction Lab Technician admits faking test results on mega bridge project
Construction Lab Technician admits faking test results on mega bridge project The 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge and tunnel project started in 2011 and will link the three major cities of Zhuhai i...
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Mabey develops new bridge lifting technique for Network Rail
Mabey develops new bridge lifting technique for Network Rail Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has today unveiled a new bridge lifting technique – the first of its kind in the U...
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Granite – Parsons – Corman JV win US$410m Interstate project in Virginia, USA
Granite – Parsons – Corman JV win US$410m Interstate project in Virginia, USA Granite Construction Incorporated, Parsons Corporation, and Corman Construction Inc., announced today that the...
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London’s Sculptural Rolling Bridge is a design icon
London’s Sculptural Rolling Bridge is a design icon In 2004, a pedestrian bridge with a difference was opened in London spanning an inlet off the main canal at Merchant Square, Paddington Basin. The R...
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Mabey helps Mersey Gateway reach completion ahead of time and under budget
Mabey helps Mersey Gateway reach completion ahead of time and under budget Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has today announced its role as the biggest provider, designer and s...
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Waikato Expressway bridges opening soon in New Zealand
Waikato Expressway bridges opening soon in New Zealand Two bridges that will cross the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway are expected to open to traffic before Christmas 2017. The first – the...
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ALE reaches first milestone launching bridge in Serbia
ALE reaches first milestone launching bridge in Serbia ALE Heavy Lift has reached the first project milestone of the Zezelj bridge launch in Novi Sad, Serbia, and has completed the launch of the first...
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Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK
Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK Leading international bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has secured a contract worth £1.7 million...
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Concrete hydrodemolition technology used in Johannesburg bridge rehabilitation
Concrete hydrodemolition technology used in Johannesburg bridge rehabilitation Major structural repairs to the M1 North highway bridges over Oxford and Federation Roads in Johannesburg were recently c...
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South Africa awards N2 Wild Coast Bridge Tender to Stabag JV
South Africa awards N2 Wild Coast Bridge Tender to Stabag JV The tender for the much anticipated Mtentu bridge, which forms part of the N2 Wild Coast road (N2WC) project has been awarded, the South Af...
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The £250m under budget Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland opens to traffic
The £250m under budget Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland opens to traffic The Queensferry Crossing opened to traffic yesterday morning, marking the culmination of a momentous journey. Final pre...
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Oldcastle Precast produce post-tensioned bridge slabs for Pine Basin Bridge replacement
Oldcastle Precast produce post-tensioned bridge slabs for Pine Basin Bridge replacement Oldcastle Precast Idaho Falls teamed with Bonneville Power Administration, HK Contractors, and Bryant Greene Con...
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Japan funds reconstruction of bridges in St Lucia to protect its infrastructure from natural disasters
Japan funds reconstruction of bridges in St Lucia to protect its infrastructure from natural disasters On August 9, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the...
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Parsons to prepare Seismic Studies on two Montreal Bridges
Parsons to prepare Seismic Studies on two Montreal Bridges The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated have awarded Parsons and CIMA+ the mandate to prepare seismic studies of both the Jacq...
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Swiss Alps pedestrian suspension bridge opens
Swiss Alps pedestrian suspension bridge opens The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge near the village of Randa in the Swiss Alps has opened as a replacement to a previous bridge that had been damaged by...
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Parsons celebrates AASHTO Awards for Innovation, Excellence and Community
Parsons celebrates AASHTO Awards for Innovation, Excellence and Community Parsons is pleased to announce that the Columbia I-70 Bridges in Missouri as well as the Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing...
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Parsons and Tekfen Engineering awarded contract for World’s Longest Suspension Bridge in Turkey
Parsons and Tekfen Engineering awarded contract for World’s Longest Suspension Bridge in Turkey The Turkish Directorate of Highways KGM has awarded Parsons – in a joint venture with Tekfen Engin...
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Shell Bitumen solutions and expertise vital for 55km Hong Kong to Macau bridge
Shell Bitumen solutions and expertise vital for 55km Hong Kong to Macau bridge Today, China marked the completion of the main bridge deck section at the China mainland side of the landmark Hong Kong-Z...
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£100 million viaduct repair to begin on the M5 in England
£100 million viaduct repair to begin on the M5 in England A three-way joint venture between BAM, Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick has secured the £100 million-plus project to refurbish the Oldbury...
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Balfour Beatty reaches key milestone on its Perth Transport Futures Project
Balfour Beatty reaches key milestone on its Perth Transport Futures Project Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has reached a key milestone in the first phase of its Perth Transpor...
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Parsons partners with Bridges to Prosperity to construct a footbridge in Panama
Parsons partners with Bridges to Prosperity to construct a footbridge in Panama An 11-member Parsons team will travel to Panama this summer to work alongside the non-profit charity Bridges to Prosperi...
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Mabey puts cutting-edge robotics to work
Mabey puts cutting-edge robotics to work Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has put its new robots to work at its Mabey Bridge site in Lydney, Gloucestershire. Forming one comple...
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Mabey celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Bailey Bridge
Mabey celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Bailey Bridge Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the iconic Bailey Bridge. As an original manu...
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Oldcastle Precast bridge projects win design excellence awards
Oldcastle Precast bridge projects win design excellence awards Oldcastle Precast’s Skilton Road Bridge Rehabilitation and Interstate-10 Tex Wash Bridge Emergency Replacement Projects were recipients o...
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Parsons honoured by American Council of Engineering Companies for two rehabilitation projects
Parsons honoured by American Council of Engineering Companies for two rehabilitation projects Parsons recently accepted 2017 Engineering Excellence Awards from both the New York and New Jersey state c...
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Balfour Beatty and West Sussex County Council trial drone technology for bridge inspections
Balfour Beatty and West Sussex County Council trial drone technology for bridge inspections West Sussex County Council, in partnership with Balfour Beatty Living Places, has begun trialling the use of...
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Successful Deep Soil Mixing trials lead to multi-million project on the Mersey Gateway Crossing
Successful Deep Soil Mixing trials lead to multi-million project on the Mersey Gateway Crossing Deep Soil Mixing Ltd has commenced work on the prestigious new Mersey Gateway project between Widnes and...
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New Jersey announces Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway Project” ahead of schedule
New Jersey announces Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway Project” ahead of schedule Continuing to build on his commitment to growing New Jersey’s economy and making the state a premier...
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Parsons wins Engineering Excellence Award for bridge replacement in Massachusetts
Parsons wins Engineering Excellence Award for bridge replacement in Massachusetts Parsons is pleased to announce that it has received the 2017 Bronze Engineering Excellence Award from the American Cou...
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AECOM secures third Menai Bridge contract
AECOM secures third Menai Bridge contract Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has secured a contract with the Welsh Government to deliver design services for the new third crossing of the Menai...
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136.8′ Super-Girders used to replace Washington’s Miles Creston Bridge
136.8′ Super-Girders used to replace Washington’s Miles Creston Bridge Lincoln County and Nicholls/Kovich Engineers specified an optimized girder shape, known as a “Super-Girder.” As part of the...
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New research shows concrete bridges are stronger than previously thought
New research shows concrete bridges are stronger than previously thought PhD student Thomas Westergaard Jensen is making bridges collapse. But there is a point to the destructive behaviour; to te...
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Drone footage showcases progress of the Mersey Gateway Bridge
Drone footage showcases progress of the Mersey Gateway Bridge The Mersey Gateway Bridge project has released this stunning drone footage showing the progress of the construction. Filmed in march 2017,...
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Dubai rolls out Bridges Management and Maintenance System program
Dubai rolls out Bridges Management and Maintenance System program The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has launched Bridges Management and Maintenance System (BMMS) Program. The program ma...
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Japan financing US$2.7 billion 22km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
Japan financing US$2.7 billion 22km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link also known as the Sewri-Nhava Sheva Trans Harbour Link, will be India’s longest road bridge and will connect...
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