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Big girders arrive for M62 bridge replacement
Ahead of two weekend road closures later this month (September), two 42m-long steel girders have been delivered to an assembly yard close to the M62 motorway. …
AWARD: Copr Bay Bridge, Swansea
A landmark gold-painted steel pedestrian and cycle bridge reconnects Swansea city centre with its renowned coastline and beaches. FACT FILEArchitect: …
COMMENDATION: SAS13 Bridge Replacement, Birmingham
Forming an important part of the HS2 line approach to Birmingham, a weathering steel Warren truss structure is the longest railway bridge in the Midlands. FACT …
Steel replacement bridge for major Cheshire road junction
Approximately 293t of structural steelwork has been used to construct the 68m-long M56/A533 replacement bridge in Cheshire. Situated between junctions 11 and …
West Midlands’ largest single-span railway bridge installed
Network Rail and Skanska have installed the largest single-span rail bridge in the West Midlands on the Stechford to Aston line. The new bridge, fabricated by …
Railway extension on time with steel
The longest spans of the 1.5km-long Barking Riverside Viaduct, which is a vital component of a new railway extension, have been formed with structural …
Jetties provide haul road access for the viaduct construction, keeping trucks off the road
Temporary steel jetties with a total weight of 5,000t, spanning four lakes, are playing an integral role in the construction of HS2’s Colne Valley
Golden gate bridge
A landmark steel footbridge forms a central element in phase one of Swansea’s £135M Copr Bay
Fabrication underway for Essex new town bridge
Steel beams up to 3m-deep and 48m-long are being fabricated by Briton Fabricators for the Beaulieu Bridge in Essex. Forming an integral part of the Beaulieu …
Landmark Swansea bridge lifted into position
An eye-catching steel footbridge has been installed as part of the Copr Bay Phase One Regeneration and Arena Scheme in Swansea. With a 50m-span, the bridge …
