Temporary works

30 May 24

Watch a mobile construction site bridge being installed

Novel solution keeps traffic flowing during construction works.

09 Jan 24

Too much open water for Yukon ice bridge

Canadian ice bridge cannot be built because there is too much open water on the Yukon river.
11 May 23

Children injured in Finnish footbridge collapse

About two dozen people – mostly children – were injured today (11 May) when a temporary footbridge collapsed in Espoo, Finland.

11 Aug 20

Contracts awarded to supply and install temporary bridges for HS2

Ten modular bridging solutions will be provided for the UK’s high-speed rail project under the new deals.
09 Mar 20

Temporary pedestrian and cycle crossing proposed for West London

Local residents are being consulted on the idea of constructing a footbridge to act as a temporary replacement for Hammersmith Bridge, allowing ongoing repair work to be expedited. 
20 Jan 20

Contract for Norwegian bridge awarded to international team

The City of Drammen has awarded a group of seven companies the contract to undertake detailed design of the New City Bridge project. 

22 Aug 18

Acrow Bridge restores access at site of collapsed Ontario crossing

A temporary structure supplied by Acrow Bridge has opened this week to restore access while the Port Bruce Bridge in Ontario, Canada, is rebuilt following its collapse earlier this year. The existing bridge collapsed in February during heavy rains and flooding that affected the south-western part of the province. Acrow Bridge has designed and provided a modular structure to Elgin County for use during the reconstruction of the bridge on Imperial Road/County Road 73 in Port Bruce[..]
25 Jan 18

Independent checking team picked for Mtentu River Bridge

The independent checking team has been chosen for the temporary works needed to build the Mtentu River Bridge in South Africa.

24 Jan 18

Yukon abandons attempt to build ice bridge

Unseasonably warm weather has forced the Yukon government in Canada to abandon an attempt to help nature create an ice bridge.

19 Dec 16

Installation of support structure for Hawaiian bridge completed

Installation of a special steel structure to support a concrete bridge undergoing renovation on Kamehameha Highway on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu has just been completed by Acrow Bridge.

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