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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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Foster + Partners wins Upper Orwell Crossings Competition in Ipswich, UK
Foster + Partners wins Upper Orwell Crossings Competition in Ipswich, UK Ipswich is set to see two new river crossings designed by Foster + Partners, together with the comprehensive refurbishment of a...
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Arup and Mabey deliver first rapid assembly, polymer, modular bridge
Arup and Mabey deliver first rapid assembly, polymer, modular bridge The world’s first modular glass-fibre, reinforced polymer bridge has been launched by Arup and Mabey, with Mabey becoming the first...
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New Mabey bridge diverts tankers away from Bournemouth community
New Mabey bridge diverts tankers away from Bournemouth community Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has installed a new bridge over the River Stour in Bournemouth, England, on be...
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Mabey Bridge build temporary bridge over the River Spey to carry 197 tonne construction traffic
Mabey Bridge build temporary bridge over the River Spey to carry 197 tonne construction traffic A temporary bridge built over the River Spey in Scotland will support construction of the new SSE Melgar...
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Bridges 2017 celebrates 25 years of driving Europe’s Bridge Industry forward
Bridges 2017 celebrates 25 years of driving Europe’s Bridge Industry forward The Annual Conference and Exhibition for the Bridge construction industry, Bridges 2017 – returns on the 16th March a...
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COWI Engineers build 60m footbridge for local community in Rwanda
COWI Engineers build 60m footbridge for local community in Rwanda The community of Rugusa, Rwanda, is celebrating the opening of a brand new 60 metre footbridge completed by COWI engineers, a local co...
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Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait
Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait A consortium of Turkish and South Korean firms has emerged as the frontrunner to build a 3.6km suspension bridge over the Dar...
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Robots and 3D Printing revolutionising bridge construction
Robots and 3D Printing revolutionising bridge construction In the Netherlands, a Dutch start-up called MX3D plans to 3D print the first steel bridge. The bridge will span over an Amsterdam canal by us...
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Scotland announce bidding for new Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge
Scotland announce bidding for replacement of Expansion Joints on Forth Road Bridge Transport Scotland is advertising for a suitable contractor to take on a £9 million programme of works to replace the...
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New bridge opening provides travel boost for Sri Lankan communities
A new bridge across Sri Lanka’s Mahaweli River in Kandy was officially opened on the 6 January, 2017, by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri...
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Wales looks forward to a new bridge over the Menai Straits
Wales looks forward to a new bridge over the Menai Straits Thomas Telford’s original Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826 and Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Tubular Bridge followed in 1850 to carry r...
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Trinity, a giant bridge building machine finishes work on the Mersey Gateway
Trinity, a giant bridge-building machine finishes work on the Mersey Gateway in England Trinity, one of the Mersey Gateway’s two giant bridge-building machines, has finished work in Widnes marking ano...
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World’s highest bridge on the Guanxing Highway opens in Southwest China
The Beipanjiang Bridge on the Guanxing Highway near Xingbei Town (Xinbeizhen), Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province, Southwest China is now the world’s highest bridge. The bridge opened to traffic on the...
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Tanzania awarded AfDB loan for consultancy and design for bridge and bypass
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 Support Programme (TSSP) and intend...
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Britain’s Mersey Gateway Bridge uses PERI’s Self Climbing Formwork
Mersey Gateway Bridge, Runcorn to Widnes, Great Britain Merseyside in North-West England is embracing significant improvements to its transport systems thanks to the landmark construction of the Merse...
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