Tag Archive: bearing installation
A830 Bridge Replacement Programme Continues
The next stage in the bridge replacement programme on the A830 is beginning, with work starting to replace Criche Bridge at Arieniskill at the end of May. A report by the Press and Journal explained that this is the sixth…
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Is Hyperloop The Future Of Transport?
The first ever hyperloop test facility has been unveiled in Delft in the Netherlands. Hardt has been working with Bam on the project to create a 30m-long test facility where the technology for this next generation transport system can be…
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School Children Called On To Construct Usable Bridge From Scratch
As part of the Institute of Civil Engineer’s (ICE’s) Bridges to Schools scheme, pupils from around the UK are being called upon to create their own working bridges completely from scratch. The scheme was launched in the middle of last…
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Infrastructure Projects ‘Key’ To Construction Growth
The construction industry is set to grow in the next five years, but only if there are no delays to major infrastructure projects in the UK. That’s the conclusion of the latest report released by the Construction Industry Training Board…
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Institute of Civil Engineers recognise Old Flatts Bridge
Rehabilitation works on Old Flatts Bridge in Rotherham received a certificate of excellence from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the Smeaton Award category for projects greater than 500k/less than £5 million. Freyssinet supplied and installed bridge bearings on…
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ICE Looking For Bridge Selfies For Upcoming Exhibition
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is now calling on engineers and members of the general public alike to share photographs of themselves with their favourite bridges on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, with the best of…
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Temporary Support, Bearing Installation and Jacking – QMC Viaduct, Nottingham Tramway
Viaduct Refurbishment Client Taylor Woodrow / ALSTOM Joint Venture Consultants Mott MacDonald Value £720,000 Works Commenced July 2013 Works Completed March 2014 PDF Download The QMC Viaduct carries a tramway over the A52 Clifton Boulevard and through the grounds of…
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