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First quarter issue published

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The latest issue of Bridge design & engineering has now been published.

Aiming high

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

One man�s five-year adventure tracking down the world�s highest bridges has culminated in the launch of a fascinating new website. Helena Russell reports

Remote control

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A major bridge crossing in Canada�s remote Northwest Territories is set to move ahead again after being halted for an extensive and rapid redesign. Prabhjeet Raj Singh and Matthias Schueller report

Sea spans

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Preliminary design for the Hong Kong � Zhuhai � Macao link has just been completed, and bids for the design build contract for the island and tunnel are expected to be invited later this year. Report by Zhang Jin Ping, Meng Fan Chao, Xu Guo Ping and Liu Xiao Dong.

African adventure

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A recent volunteer mission to Ethiopia completed construction of a new footbridge over the Blue Nile River. William Billings tells his personal story of the expedition

Long wait ends as Poole secures final funding for Twin Sails Bridge

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Announcement of a US$20.4 million grant from the Department of Transport means that work can now begin on the long-awaited Twin Sails Bridge in Poole in southern England.

Hong Kong displays options for Cross Bay Link bridge

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hong Kong�s government has released images of the six conceptual bridge design options for the Cross Bay Link and will be surveying public opinion to help make the final selection.

Sagging prompts closure of Finnish bridge

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The deck of the Myllysilta, or Mill Bridge, in the Finnish city of Turku has sagged suddenly by about 1m, prompting its closure.

Kuwait sets timetable for Sheikh Jaber project

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Kuwait's Ministry of Public Works has said that tenders invited for the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge project will be opened on 8 July.

New Zealand awards Waikato Expressway contract

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has announced a US$116 million funding package to design and construct the 7.2km Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway on State Highway 1. The design and construction contract has been awarded to a partnership of Fulton Hogan, Opus International and NZTA.

Four teams seek to bid for Inner Belt Bridge

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Ohio Department of Transportation in the USA has received four responses to its request for qualifications from teams interested in building the US$450 million Inner Belt Bridge.