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New 4,200-tonne rail bridge installed over the M6 in Cumbria

A key section of the M6 motorway near Penrith has reopened 13 hours ahead of schedule following the successful installation of a new railway bridge at Clifton. The bridge replacement forms part of a...

Bridge collapse during demolition injures three workers in wheeling

A bridge undergoing demolition in Wheeling, West Virginia collapsed on the afternoon of January 7, 2026, injuring three construction workers and highlighting the risks associated with ageing infrastr...

Christmas works deliver major HS2 viaduct milestone

Construction of one of the most technically demanding sections of the UK’s high-speed rail programme advanced over the Christmas period with the completion of two critical viaduct spans near Water Or...

World’s longest suspension bridge plan stalled as auditors flag procedural risks

Italy’s long-anticipated Messina Strait Bridge has encountered a significant procedural setback after the national Court of Auditors raised formal objections to the project’s implementation framework...

HS2 completes impressive UK-first live M6 viaduct slide without motorway closure

The HS2 programme has reached a major civil engineering milestone with the successful installation of the east deck of the M6 South viaduct without closing the motorway to live traffic. Engineers co...

Structural degradation and scour implicated in the historic Spey Bridge collapse

A historic iron girder railway viaduct spanning the River Spey partially collapsed on 14 December 2025, prompting immediate closure and safety cordons. The structure, commonly known as the Spey Viadu...

Aging bridge breaks in two in Madhya Pradesh, injuring four

An old bridge on the Bareilly–Pipariya road in Madhya Pradesh experienced a sudden structural collapse on Monday morning, splitting at its central span and dropping directly into the river below. Two...

PolyU deploys ai-enabled bridge inspection system across 11 Hong Kong bridges

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has unveiled an intelligent bridge inspection system that integrates proprietary non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies with advanc...

Loose wire fault identified as root cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

A detailed investigation has confirmed that a loose electrical wire aboard the container vessel involved in the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster initiated the sequence of failures that led to t...

Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction costs climb to $5.2 billion as reopening shifts to 2030

Reconstruction efforts for the Francis Scott Key Bridge have entered a significantly more complex phase as updated assessments place total replacement costs between 4.3 and 5.2 billion dollars. Revis...

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