The Shard among iconic buildings to have anti earthquakes springs made in Cornwall

Some of the biggest and most iconic buildings in the world have been designed to withstand earthquakes with giant springs made in Cornwall. European Springs & Pressings in Penryn, Cornwall, manufactures springs for South Brent based Vexcolt, one of the world’s leading producers of expansion joints and movement control joints. Covering every continent across the […]

Golden Gate Bridge district approves $1B in seismic retrofit work

A decades-long plan to reinforce the Golden Gate Bridge to withstand major earthquakes is moving into its final phase of construction. The board governing the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which manages the span, voted Friday to authorize about $1.01 billion in allocations toward the project, which has surged in cost. It is […]

UPDATE: Traffic Shift on Eastbound Portion of I-275 Carroll Cropper Bridge Shift

Shift is necessary to repair expansion joint ahead of upcoming steel repair project. (Petersburg, Ky.) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of a traffic shift on the eastbound side of the Interstate 275 Carroll Cropper Memorial Bridge (mile point 13.5 – 13.8) over the Ohio River in Boone County.  A traffic shift was […]