Over-ramp innovation speeds bridge joint replacement

Connect Plus, the company responsible for managing and upgrading the M25 network, has this month completed the installation of new bridge expansion joints on the QEII Bridge at Dartford. The project involved replacing six bridge expansion joints, weighing 80 tonnes each, which had reached the end of their lifecycle having expanded and contracted by more […]

Freyssinet joints approved for highway structures

Freyssinet’s Freyssimod LW modular (multi-element) expansion joint has become Highways England registered for modular highways expansion joints. The approval covers traditional painted expansion joints and also the use of galvanization for extended life. Freyssinet director Matthew Dronfield said: “We are extremely pleased to achieve Highways England registration, particularly at such a crucial time in the […]

Heart surgery

The Queensgate Market building is the centrepiece of Kirklees Council’s “Our Cultural Heart” regeneration scheme When we talk about our ‘built heritage’ we tend to think of venerable ancient structures – cathedrals, castles or country manors. But in Huddersfield one of the most treasured pieces of architectural heritage dates back only to the late 1960s. […]