Highways England has announced that a section of the westbound M62 will close for an entire weekend in June. Leeds Live revealed that the stretch of motorway between junctions 29 and 28, which is near Leeds, is the section affected…
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People living in Essex are likely to face disruptions to their commute this summer after a bridge is expected to close for one month. Great Bardfield Bridge will be closed to drivers and pedestrians from July 29, from which time…
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Many bridges in Cumbria need concrete structure repairs while roads might require a lot of work to fix flood damage in the wake of Storm Desmond. The BBC reported that nearly 150 roads and bridges in the north-west county have…
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Freyssinet is currently carrying out works on Harrow Road, Paddington to remove the existing cathodic protection system. The works include hydrodemolition surface preparation, installation and commissioning of a new cathodic protection system, carried out in collaboration with Freyssinet in-house specialist…
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Structural Components for Bridges – Telford Footbridge, Shropshire Client: Telford & Wrekin Council Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty Architect: Nicholl Russell Studios Engineer: Jacobs Steel Manufacturer: SH Structures Works Completed: March 2019 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE Telford Footbridge provides a…
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A barn owl was recently spotted by the Freyssinet team while carrying out investigation works on pier 2 of the Bletchley Flyover near Milton Keynes. The owl was discovered hiding in a cross head adjacent to a bridge bearing. The…
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A new £1.3 million centre for Perry RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) in Shropshire was officially opened HRH Princess Anne on 10 April 2019. The Cavalier Centre near Much Wenlock will be the new home of the charity, which…
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Freyssinet has pledged its support to safeguard historic buildings and monuments in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire by signing up to a unique fundraising campaign. The Fund for the Future was launched by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2018…
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Freyssinet’s Senior Site Supervisor Ian Turp was recently presented with the 2018 Freyssinet Safety Award. The annual award, judged by Safety Manager Darren Collinswood and the senior operations management team, is presented to an individual who has contributed a solution…
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Aberdeenshire is suffering from a large-scale problem of crumbling bridges, so much so that it requires a significant funding of £3.35 million to be able to bring them back into good condition. The Press and Journal revealed that 65 out…
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