Norwich Car Park Needs £1m Repairs To Reduce Suicide Risk
A Norwich car park will undergo £1.2 million of repairs to meet safety standards following concrete condition surveys and prevent more suicides from occurring.
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How To Repair Cracks In Concrete
It is a fact of motoring life that when the rubber hits the road, both tyres and the road surface are gradually worn down and will need replacing or repairs. But now a solution has emerged that could kill both birds with one stone. The idea of using recycled rubber from worn-out tyres in concrete …
Tunnel Repairs Forces Marylebone Station To Close
London Marylebone Station closed to passengers and trains to enable tunnel repairs to take place. On Wednesday (September 7th), Chiltern Railways trains were unable to arrive or depart from the station, as engineers were busy repairing loose brickwork in St John’s Wood tunnel earlier in the morning. The work was completed by 1000, although Chiltern …
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Tunnel Repairs In Manchester To Finish In Summer ‘23
An area of Manchester has had its roads dug up for over a year due to an old railway tunnel, but it has now been revealed the repairs will not be complete until summer 2023. Whitefield’s green was removed in March 2021 after inspectors found an iron support beam in a Victorian railway, underneath the …
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Engineers Announce Tyre Rubber Concrete Breakthrough
It is a fact of motoring life that when the rubber hits the road, both tyres and the road surface are gradually worn down and will need replacing or repairs. But now a solution has emerged that could kill both birds with one stone. The idea of using recycled rubber from worn-out tyres in concrete …
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National Highways Completes Complex M6 Viaduct Repair Project
National Highways announced that it had finally completed a series of complex concrete repairs on Bromford Viaduct, the longest bridge in the United Kingdom. The £1.5m repairs to Bromford Viaduct on Junction 6 of the M6 near Spaghetti Junction, were complicated not just because of their proximity to a particularly busy part of the M6, but …
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Penge Tunnel Closed For Nine Days For Repairs
Rail users who regularly travel between Brixton and Beckenham Junction will see their journeys disrupted as work gets underway for urgent repairs to the Penge Tunnel.
Updated List Of At-Risk Buildings Published
The conservation body Save Britain’s Heritage has published its annual update of at-risk buildings, with 60 new entries added to the 1,200 already on the list. Among them are many listed buildings, places with significant heritage but at risk of falling into ruin through neglect or demolition. Some will need significant restoration work such as …
M6 Prepares To Close For Bridge Repairs
A section of the M6 will close to allow repairs to be made on a bridge near junction 21.
Extensive Tyne Bridge Repair Scheme Approved
The famed Tyne Bridge that links Newcastle and Gateshead is set to receive funding for considerable, extensive and comprehensive repairs after a Major Road Network fund scheme proposal was approved.