News Singapore firms pay $102m to US over Baltimore bridge collapse Two Singaporean companies who owned the ship that rammed into and brought down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to pay just under $102m to settle a claim filed…
Projects Cowi rolls bridge into place for sorely needed grade separation Danish international consultant Cowi last week successfully moved a 290-foot-long steel network-tied arch bridge into place for a complex grade separation project in the city of Corona in southwestern California.…
News Skanska JV lands $625m contract to fix 15 Rhode Island bridges A Skanska-led joint venture with McCourt Construction and Aetna Bridge Company has won a $625m design-build contract from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to rehabilitate 15 structurally deficient…
News Lagos picks China Civil Engineering to build Lekki–Epe Link Bridge The governor of Lagos State in Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Civil Engineering (CCECC) for the construction of a bridge over the Lagos Lagoon between the…
News Kiewit picked to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge American construction company Kiewit has won a $73m contract from the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to design and build a replacement for the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge. This collapsed…
News Acciona and Sacyr chosen to build 9km-long bridge over the Calcasieu River in Louisiana A team made up of Spanish contractors Acciona and Sacyr, along with the Australian infrastructure developer Plenary Group, have won a 50-year contract to design, build, operate and maintain a…
News Strabag chosen to replace autobahn viaduct in German state of Hessen Austrian contractor Strabag is to replace the 900m-long Uttrichshausen viaduct, part of the A7 motorway in the central German state of Hessen. The company has not specified an exact contract…
News Aecom leads design on Seattle’s $1.37bn Portage Bay Bridge replacement Aecom will be lead designer for Washington State’s $1.375bn project to replace the 1960s-era Portage Bay Bridge in Seattle. It will work with contractor Skanska, which won the design-build contract…
News $800m to replace bridge over Mississippi that links Arkansas and Tennessee An $800m project has been announced to replace the 75-year-old I-55 Bridge over the Mississippi between the states of Arkansas and Tennessee. Some $394m will come from the US Department…
News Granite joint venture to replace Michigan bridge A joint venture between Californian contractor Granite and civil engineer Kraemer North America has won a $113m project from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to remove and replace the…
News 15 dead, many missing after highway bridge collapse in China Rescuers have now found the bodies of 15 people who died when a highway bridge collapsed in flash floods in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Xinhua reports. Many are still missing…
News World’s widest multi-tower cable-stayed bridge opens in China The Fengyi Bridge in Shaanxi Province in central China has opened for traffic. UK consultant Arup, which designed and engineered the span, said it’s the widest multi-tower cable-stayed bridge in…
News Besix and Matière start pioneering seven-bridge contract in Gabon Contractor Besix and civil engineer Matière have reached financial close on a contract to design and build seven bridges in the West African state of Gabon. The deal was signed…
News Deck completed on Gordie Howe Bridge between Canada and US Work has been completed on the 2.5km-long deck of the Gordie Howe cable-stayed bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit. The bridge, which spans the Detroit river, is being built by…
News OMA-designed bridge with built-in cultural space opens in Bordeaux The Simone-Veil Bridge, a 549m-long structure designed by Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has opened to the public. The structure spans the Garonne between the Bordeaux municipalities of…
News Skanska wins $596m contract to replace Albany’s old swinging bridge Skanska has signed a $596m contract with the New York State Department of Transportation to replace the 122-year-old Livingston Avenue railway bridge in Albany, the capital of New York state.…
News Japan mulls 500km Tokyo-Osaka conveyor tunnel The Japanese government is considering building a 500km-long underground conveyor system to move freight and consumer goods between Tokyo and Osaka to address a logistics crisis caused by labour shortages.…
News Russia, North Korea make new plans to build first road bridge North Korea and Russia have agreed to build a road bridge over the Tumen River that marks their 17km-long border. The two sides agreed to the project during Russian president…