The M5 Golden Valley Bridge Refurbishment project was awarded the ‘Over £8m Re-engineered project’ at the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards on 22 November 2022. The award was given in acknowledgement of the successful execution of a complex project,…
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Client: National HighwaysDesigner: Kier Highways Design ServicesPrincipal Contractor: MJ ChurchWorks Commenced: ECI February 2020 / On site November 2020Works Completed: 2022 Bridge Strengthening & Post-tensioning Special Inspection (PTSI) The M5 junction 11 Golden Valley Interchange comprises of two bridges supporting…
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In collaboration with Project Rescue Ocean, Freyssinet group companies have embarked on an international waste collection challenge in areas near to our work sites, with the aim of clearing rubbish abandoned near rivers and waterways which if left, can result in…
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Rutland Bridge is set to close for the next three weeks, after a lorry collision caused significant damage to the structure.
The bridge in question, St Margaret Street Bridge, is in what Network Rail described as a “very poor condition”, and has reached the end of its operating life.
Repair work on bridges along the M6 has now resumed, following delays last month during the first weekend of the project.
Concrete is one of the foundations of the modern world, with the extensive compressive strength of the material allowing for stronger and larger buildings to be possible.
Bristol’s city centre has been affected by gridlock as no fewer than three bridges have been affected by repairs, the Bristol Post reports.
Some of the most complex types of concrete repairs often involve taking place at busy motorway junctions, in no small part because it can be very difficult, if not impractical to close the road entirely, meaning that repair programmes need…
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Many forms of construction use expansion joints. They are used to help relieve stress caused by structural movement. This gives strength and flexibility to structures and allows them to move safely instead of the movement causing damage. Structural movement can…
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