The UK’s Mersey Gateway Bridge has picked up the Outstanding Structure Award 2019 from IABSE, the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering*.
Judges described the bridge, designed by Cowi, as "an elegantly integrated solution for a multi-span concrete cable stay bridge in which form follows function".
"Everyone involved with the design and construction the Mersey Gateway Bridge over the past six years knows that this is an incredibly special structure,” said Paul Sanders, Cowi’s
The Mersey Gateway project has been named as one of the world's most important infrastructure projects by an influential new report. The KMPG Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition, recognises inventive and well-designed infrastructure projects from cities around the world, and has included the project as an example in innovation an impact on society. The 1km bridge over the River Mersey aims to relieve the pressure from the Silver Jubilee Bridge, and reduce journey times in peak periods.
APPROVAL HAS now been given for work to go ahead on a key section of Slovakia’s D1 highway. The work had been delayed as the European Commission (EC) was concerned over environmental issues facing sections of the route that passed through a nature reserve. The EC has now given its approval for construction of the highway between Martin and Presov on conditional terms. The EC says that the sections in zones belonging to the Natura 2000 network can be built once terms are agreed with the Slovak government o
