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Bridge opens up redevelopment for Gloucester
The new £10M High Orchard lift bridge, which forms an important route into the massive Gloucester Quays redevelopment scheme has recently opened. Completed by …
SSDA 2009: A2/A282 Dartford Improvement Scheme
More than 4,000t of weathering steel was used for the construction of four new bridges on the busy A2/A282 junction in north Kent. Approximately 200,000 …
Steel solution for viaduct replacement
To keep vehicles flowing on the A34 near Oxford a temporary bridge will carry traffic while an existing viaduct is demolished and then rebuilt. The deck of …
New viaduct for A34 crossing
Steelwork erection for the first section of the new Wolvercote Viaduct on the A34 at Oxford has recently been completed. The existing concrete viaduct, built …
Corus Student Awards 2008
A terminal building and control tower for a regional UK airport or a pedestrian and cycle bridge over a river were this year’s competition requirements. The …
Blackburn bridge opening heralds regeneration
The £8M Wainwright Bridge in Blackburn recently opened and is set to be a fundamental part of Blackburn-with-Darwen Borough Council’s plans for local …
River Cam gets first crossing since 1971
A new £3M bridge for cyclists and pedestrians over the River Cam is the first new river crossing in Cambridge since 1971 and provides a much-needed link …
40 Years Ago: Relieving traffic congestion – re-erectable flyover at Bristol
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 Bristol Corporation’s re-erectable flyover was opened to traffic in September 1967. It has been erected in the first …
SSDA 2008 – The Sidings Bridge, Swansea
The Sidings Bridge is an iconic structure which carries a single lane carriageway, a cycleway and a pedestrian route over the A483 providing a dedicated bus …
Bridge launched over London mainline railway
The second of three bridge structures for the new East London Line (ELL) extension project was launched during the first Bank Holiday weekend in May. Known as …
