Hospital Curve repairs to cause partial I-65 shutdown beginning July 18th

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Drivers hoping to catch a break from this summer’s road construction have another major project to be wary of. Next weekend, the state will shut down I-65 southbound just across the Ohio River bridge so it can fix Hospital Curve. Along Hospital Curve, you can hear every axle pounding as heavy […]

Expansion joint innovation on River Nene viaduct

The current rubber joint is damaged and needs replacing National Highways has sanctioned the use of a new Swiss variant of expansion joint that has not been used in the UK before. A large expansion joint on the River Nene viaduct, between junctions 12 and 13 of the A14, needs to be replaced having reached […]

Joint enterprise

As the adage has it, the best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining. That’s sound advice for anybody – but especially so if you happen to be responsible for maintaining a piece of critical infrastructure. And that is why National Highways – custodian of England’s trunk road network – has […]