Road Structures

It looks as if plans for a new road tunnel in Swedish capital Stockholm will have to be rethought.

Mersey Gateway backers have hailed the UK government’s decision to give the project planning approval as “fantastic news”.

Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is a UK government-funded body designed to encourage greater resource efficiency. This body completed a trial with contractor Balfour Beatty and the Highways Agency to test the innovative use of recycled organic compost along roadside embankments.

Norra Länken (Northern Link), a 16km highway and tunnel system in the centre of the Swedish capital Stockholm, is one of the country’s largest highway and infrastructure projects.

Chinese companies may play a role in the e1.5 billion A6/A9 highway project in the Netherlands.

A report into the state of Latvia’s bridges shows that one in three requires major works, with 100 requiring immediate repair.

While tunnels are often more expensive than bridges, they can offer environmentally attractive options for transport schemes. Tunnels offer environmentally attractive options for a range of transport infrastructure schemes, but in many cases high construction costs may restrict their use.