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First bridge on new M74 lifted into place
The first of four major steel bridges along the M74 Completion project in Glasgow was lifted into place during August. Known as the M8 Link Bridge, the 232m …
SSDA 2009 – Ryanair Maintenance & Training Hangar, Stansted
With a clear span of 125m Ryanair’s new cavernous hangar can accommodate up to five Boeing 737s. Not far from Stansted’s main runway and within sight of …
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 …
Viaducts bypass Newry on new A1 link road
Steelwork has been completed on two viaducts which form an integral element of the upgrade of the A1 Belfast to Dublin route. The 200m-long Newry Viaduct …
40 Years Ago: Separating the Mersey Tunnel
Taken from Building with Steel 1969 In 1935, when the Birkenhead to Liverpool Tunnel under the River Mersey (the Queensway Tunnel) was opened, the total number …
Aircraft hangar gets a lift
A whole raft of equipment, including two 100t capacity mobile cranes, have been used to lift the 90m long trusses for a new hangar at Kent’s Biggin Hill …
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 …
Portal frames on track
Steelwork design has played an important role in the construction of a traincare maintenance depot for east London’s new overground railway line. The East …
Off site centre for Network Rail
Kingspan Off-Site’s Architectural Façade System (AFS) has been used to construct the Network Rail East Midlands Control Centre in Derby. Based on a …
Canals deliver green steel
ASD Metal Services is combating global warming and avoiding rising fuel prices by going back to the waterways to transport its structural steel. During August …
