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Xtreme XR4030 goes to work in SoCal
Xtreme Manufacturing and Ahern Rentals recently handed over the keys of one of Xtreme’s largest telehandlers – the XR4030 – to SFI Joint Venture (Shimmick/FCC/Impregilo) for work on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project at the Port of Long Beach in California.
Merseylink preferred bidder for Mersey Gateway
Consortium to be awarded a 30-year contract to design, build, finance and operate a new six-lane toll bridge over the River Mersey in UK
Hong Kong bridge contract awarded
Gammon Construction, which is 50% owned by Balfour Beatty, awarded HK$ 8.66 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) contract for Southern Connection Viaduct Section of Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL).
Bridge links Bulgaria and Romania
€275 million bridge built by FCC opens to traffic at end of six-year project
Sensitive bridge work in Brazil
A Brazilian bridge had to be removed in a surgical demolition operation
New York bridge contract awarded
US infrastructure contractor Granite Construction is to commence work on the development of a new 3.1 mile long (5 km) Tappan Zee Bridge, connecting Rockland County to Westchester County in the Lower Hudson Valley.
Standard parts used for difficult Norwegian bridge construction
RMD Kwikform has supplied a complete falsework and formwork system to the challenging Ljoen Bridge project, some 350 m above the floor of a Fjord.
Mersey Gateway Project receives final tenders
Three international consortia have submitted final tenders for UK toll bridge project over the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
Omega Morgan moves Sellwood Bridge
In one of the longest bridge moves ever made, heavy haulage specialist Omega Morgan moved the Sellwood Bridge in Oregon, USA, from its permanent concrete supports to temporary steel piers
Olympic Park outing for Keltbray
Keltbray used a mobile crane to remove a bridge in London's Olympic Park in the largest single lift it has carried out
Bangladesh declines World Bank loan for Padma Bridge
The government of Bangladesh has withdrawn a request for US$ 1.2 billion to help finance the Padma Bridge, the on-off project which has been mired in corruption allegations
Pyeroy finishes Ouseburn viaduct refurb
Pyeroy has completed a two-year contract to refurbish the Ouseburn Railway Viaduct in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, using scaffolding to reach all areas of the project.
Omega Morgan bridge move to save up to US$10 million
As part of a replacement project in the USA, moving, rigging and transport specialist Omega Morgan will slide a road bridge crossing a river in what it claims as one of longest bridge moves attempted
US$ 3 billion bridge replacement contract awarded
Contract to build new, 5 km long Tappan Zee Bridge is significantly below the awarding authorities’ US$ 5.2 billion estimated cost.
Riga Mainz chooses Terex for bridge lift
German crane service provider Riga Mainz brought in a Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane to lift a 265 tonne, 70 metre steel footbridge over the A6 road near Kaiserslautern
Vinci wins record-breaking Panama Bridge contract
With a central span of 530 m, the Atlantic Bridge will be the longest concrete cable-stayed bridge in the world
Sandhurst breaker takes down M1 bridge
UK rental firm Sandhurst Equipment Rental helped Armac Demolition Ltd to demolish a bridge overnight on the M1 at Toddington, UK.
Panama Canal Atlantic Bridge contract awarded
Vinci wins US$ 366 million project to construct 4.6 km bridge 75 m above sea level
RMD supports Reem Island bridges
Formwork solution with in-depth analysis to cope with complex loads during construction.
World Bank reconsiders Padma funding
Bangladesh suspends all government employees and officials alleged to have been involved in corrupt acts over financing of bridge
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