The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is calling for action after one of the railway bridges on its route was struck for the 14th time in four years on 1st May. Oversize trucks and lorries are the culprits, with the…
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London Bridge Station was recently reopened by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William after a five year, £1billion transformation by Network Rail, nearly doubling its passenger capacity and providing faster connections for passengers. The Thameslink route, created in partnership between…
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The Heritage Lottery Fund has given initial support to Newport City Council, which is seeking the funds needed to repair the historic Newport Transporter Bridge. Spanning the River Usk, the bridge and its gondola – which dates back to 1906…
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The world of concrete coatings and repairs could be revolutionised in the near future thanks to a team of researchers working out of the University of Waikato in New Zealand, who have come up with a new way of allowing…
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A bridge in Leatherhead, Surrey, has been closed off to the public to allow engineers to conduct major bridge repair work. As well as the bridge over the River Mole being out of bounds, the A246 Young Street that runs…
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There are always challenges when carrying out bridge repair works, but when the structure in question is Grade II listed, there will be additional concerns to consider as well. Prestolee Packhorse Bridge in Stoneclough, which is a listed structure crossing…
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The importance of regularly assessing structures like bridges has been in the spotlight lately, following the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, which killed six people and left others injured. It gained particularly widespread attention after it was…
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Freyssinet won the Risk Reduction through Design Award for its work on Glasgow Subway at the HSE Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Summit on 21 March 2018. HSE teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) to…
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Progress Network North West is hosting a networking evening on Wednesday 21 March at the award winning Indian street food restaurant Mowgli in Manchester. The event, sponsored by Freyssinet and Reinforced Earth Company (RECo) is an opportunity to discuss future…
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Squire Gates Bridge in Blackpool will re-open later this month following bridge repair work that has caused travel disruptions in the city. From next Friday (March 16th), the public will be able to use the structure once more, after it…
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