HS2 and National Highways have confirmed that 14 bridges are affected by the welding issues disclosed by steelwork contractor Severfield on Tuesday (26 November).

Spencer Group’s bridge division has completed the latest instalment of maintenance works at the Grade I listed Menai Suspension Bridge ahead of the crossing’s bicentenary in 2026.

New drone footage shows a 20-strong team carefully lifting 15 colossal bridge beams into position at HS2’s Interchange Station in Solihull during a week-long operation.

Graham has finished installing the new bridge across the River Chelmer in Chelmsford, Essex.

Graham has installed both sections of the new bridge being installed at the Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside project.

Kier has finished installing a 23m bridge consisting of steel Vierendeel girders and a deck at Dover Grammar School for Boys.

Four giant bolts which are key to Tower Bridge’s opening-and-closing mechanism have been replaced during overnight maintenance work.

The main span of Glasgow’s Govan-Partick Bridge was lifted and put in place this week by Farrans Construction, the main contractor leading the project.

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Two 770 tonne bridge leaves have been installed during a major 72-hour civil engineering operation in Great Yarmouth.

A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has opened in Glasgow featuring the largest use of 3D concrete printing in the UK.

A temporary bridge has been successfully installed in a Derbyshire village amidst complex space and access challenges.

Nottingham City Council has appointed Balfour Beatty to build a pedestrian and cycle crossing in Nottingham.

An Atkins-Jacobs JV will lead trials this summer of new technology to enable the development of self-monitoring and self-maintaining bridges. Technologies likely to be tested include AI and machine learning.