STANFORD ROAD BRIDGE IN PORT ELIZABETH NEARS COMPLETION
Construction works on the new Stanford Road Bridge in Port Elizabeth which commenced in January is well under way and […]
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ETHIOPIA SIGNS DEAL FOR ITS LONGEST BRIDGE
Ethiopia has signed a deal with a Chinese firm, China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) to design and build the country’s longest bridge. […]
WORK BEGINS ON KAMPALA FLYOVER PROJECT IN UGANDA
https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/05/works-begin-on-kampala-flyover-project-in-uganda/Construction works on Kampala flyover in Uganda has officially commenced 3 months after the commissioning of the project by President […]
MONUMENTAL KAZUNGULA BRIDGE IN ZAMBIA NEARS COMPLETION
The government of Zambia has expressed satisfaction with the progress made on the Kazungula Bridge project announcing that it is […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S N1/OLD OAK BRIDGE UPGRADE PROJECT COMPLETE
The long awaited N1/Old Oak Bridge upgrade project which is set to ease city congestion has been completed. Western Cape Transport […]
CONSTRUCTION OF KENYA’S DOUBLE DECKER HIGHWAY TO START IN SEPTEMBER
Construction works on the first double decker highway road in Nairobi is set to begin in September says Transport Cabinet […]
N1 HIGHWAY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO BE READY FOR USE SOON
The new pedestrian bridge over the N1 at Erasmusrand will soon be ready for use by pedestrians and cyclists near […]
CONSTRUCTION OF KAZUNGULA BRIDGE IN ZAMBIA HALTS
Construction works of Kazungula Bridge in Zambia has stopped after Daewoo Engineering and Construction, in charge of the development, shut down the […]
AVENG STRABAG JV TO APPEAL MTENTU BRIDGE BONDS RULING
The Aveng Strabag Joint Venture (ASJV) reported on Friday that it would appeal the dismissal of an urgent application, lodged by the […]
Sustainable monument called for rugby field of concrete
An Exclusive interview by Jan de Beer with the team at GAUFF Engineering in charge of quality control for the […]
World’s longest bridge in Kuwait to be completed soon
The world’s longest bridge, Sheikh Jaber Causeway, linking Kuwait City to Subiyah New Town across Kuwait Bay is set for completion in 2019, reported South Korean media.
Cornubia bridge opened to traffic
The new Cornubia bridge that crosses over the N2 to uMhlanga, in KwaZulu-Natal, has been partially opened to traffic, says […]
N12 bridges expected to open in February 2019
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says two bridges on the N12 outside Hopetown, Northern Cape, currently being widened and improved to increase their life span, are expected to open to traffic in February 2019, says project manager Tiago Massingue.
Chinese-built “Arctic Mega Bridge” bridge opens in Norway
Hailing itself as the first Chinese enterprise to build a long-span bridge in Europe, contractor Sichuan Road & Bridge Group […]
Africa’s longest suspension bridge opens in Maputo, Mozambique
The longest suspension bridge in Africa opened to traffic on Saturday, 10 November in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, costing $750m. […]
Mtentu megabridge construction halted due to violent protest
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) was on Thursday forced to stop construction of the R1.63-billion Mtentu megabridge, which forms part of […]
New Nile Bridge is fifth-longest of its kind in Africa
The New Source of the Nile Bridge has been described as a thing of beauty – an architectural masterpiece rivalling […]
Tanzania: work set to begin on new Dar es Salaam bridge
Work is set to begin on the construction of the 6.2 kilometres Selander bridge in Dar es Salaam following today’s […]
Tanzania earns US$8m from Kigamboni toll bridge
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Tanzania has accumulated a total of around US $8m from the Kigamboni toll bridge […]
Upgraded Mt Edgecombe Interchange is impressive
With the summit at 26m, the Mt Edgecombe Interchange is an impressive structure. The multiple engineering achievements behind this mammoth project are testimony […]
Nigeria: 3rd Mainland Bridge to undergo US $52.6m rehabilitation
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria has approved the rehabilitation of the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria. The […]
Botswana: Kazungula Bridge project firms up
President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama and his Zambian as well as Zimbabwean counterparts, Messrs Edgar Lungu and […]
Egypt, Saudi Arabia to construct bridge over Red Sea
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are set to construct a bridge over the Red Sea in the next few months. The […]
Botswana-Zambia bridge construction project on track
The proposed construction of the Botswana-Zambia Kazungula Bridge progressing well officials have announced. Botswana’s Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport and […]
Earthworks for Majuba rail project nearing completion
The structures and earthworks for State-owned power utility Eskom’s Majuba rail project, in Mpumalanga, are 98% and 96% complete respectively, […]
Death, injury toll in Grayston collapse rises
Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau on Wednesday evening announced that two people had died and 23 others were injured when a […]
Bat-friendly bridge: the ultimate green concrete structure?
The Vlotwateringbrug by Next Architects will span a river that forms an important natural pathway for the local bat population, […]
East Africa’s longest bridge reaches completion
The 680-m-long Kigamboni Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in East Africa, will be joined in two months, a Chinese manager […]
Mankind’s greatest engineering achievements: Bridges
Concrete.TV presents a selection of some of mankind’s greatest engineering achievements in bridge construction. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Akashi […]
Angola to undertake 652 construction projects by 2017
The governor of Luanda, Angola, Ernesto Muangala has last week said that his region will undertake 652 construction projects until 2017as part of the Lunda Norte Provincial Development Plan.
Zambia’s US$259.3m Kazungula Bridge project kicks off
Construction of Zambia’s Kazungula bridge has started after the ground-breaking ceremony was held on the Botswana side of the Kazungula […]
Autonomous drones could inspect bridges
When bridges are inspected for cracks and other defects that could lead to their collapse, engineers must either hang beneath […]
AFDB pledges support for bridge construction
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to work closely with the governments of Botswana and Zambia to accelerate the […]
