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An under construction Bailey bridge over the Bheri river collapsed: two fatalities and seven injuries

An under construction Bailey bridge that was being constructed across the Thuli Bheri river in Tallubagar of Jajarkot district collapsed on Thursday, causing four fatalities and seven injuries; three...

Iraq intends to build 19 bridges in Baghdad

According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the Iraqi Parliament's Services and Construction Committee announced on Monday that it would build 19 bridges in Baghdad, the country's capital. Furthermore,...

US allocates $350 million funding for wildlife crossing pilot program

The US announced $350 million in funding for a pilot program, which will be dedicated to wildlife crossings. It has been shown by studies that more than 350 million vertebrate animals and about 20...

A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed

A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...

World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K

With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...

Italy will construct the world's longest suspension bridge

On Thursday, March 16, Italy's Council of Ministers authorized the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge that will connect the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland. It should be...

Zuari Bridge: India’s second longest cable-stayed eight-lane opens in Goa

Minister of Roads Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge on Thursday. Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari Ri...

The five longest bridges in India

The bridges of India are more-than-welcome steel-and-iron giants, reaching far and wide while overcoming natural barriers of waterbodies, marshy areas, and rocky terrain, as well as manmade blocks of...

Africa’s longest bridge in Lagos: three teams in running to build it

The government of Lagos State has shortlisted three bids to build the Fourth Mainland Bridge, a 38km link between Lagos city and Lagos island that presently has a budget of $2.5bn. It is intended to...

The world's longest suspended bridge may soon link the island of Sicily in Italy with the mainland

The idea of building a bridge between the island of Sicily with the mainland is not new for the Italian planners. However, the decades-long planning process for the massive engineering project was ab...