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Steel bridges drive junction improvement scheme
Improvements to the Catthorpe Interchange (M1 Junction 19) are progressing on schedule with the entire £186M scheme due to be completed by Autumn 2016. More …
Entrance arrives at station
A portal-framed entrance structure, built over the River Aire, will help alleviate passenger congestion at Leeds station. Martin Cooper reports. Leeds city …
Bridge provides Dundee with better waterside access
The £3M Seabraes Pedestrian Bridge has been successfully lifted into place and will provide the city of Dundee with improved access to the River Tay …
M1 motorway bridge scheme awarded
Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £9.3M scheme to build a new steel composite road bridge over the M1 for Leicestershire County Council through the Midlands …
Bridgework is steel fan
Since officially opening last year the Merchant Square Footbridge has quickly become a local landmark especially when the spectacular opening occurs. Located …
Motorways of Britain: Fylde Junction Higher Bridge on the Preston By-Pass
When the 13½-mile length between Preston and Lancaster is completed next spring (1965), some 60 miles of continuous motorway will be available on the …
News in Brief – March 2015
The final part of Swindon’s steel framed £16.6M Regent Circus scheme – a six-screen Cineworld – has opened completing the town centre project. Anchored …
Cleveland Bridge to build 500 more Sri Lankan bridges
Darlington based steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge has won a second contract to supply 537 permanent road bridges to rural locations in Sri Lanka. The …
Approaching a new landmark
The new Forth Crossing requires the construction of two lengthy steel formed approach viaducts which are being incrementally slid into position. The largest …
Steel’s performance stays high in low inflation age
News that inflation fell to zero in February for the first time since records began will have come as a pleasant surprise to many, especially those who grew up …