Road Structures

Part of the E20 European highway, the Norra länken aims to make a valuable contribution to easing congestion in central Stockholm. The construction of Norra länken is one of the biggest and most important road and tunnel projects being undertaken in Sweden, certainly in terms of scope and budget. It will be a link in the peripheral route around the Stockholm inner city area and be part of the E20 European Highway.

The new Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi is now carrying traffic.

Structural problems have caused a recently constructed bridge in Nepal to deflect, even before it has been officially opened.

A new joint report on the US transport sector is highlighting the importance of infrastructure investment for the country's economic growth.

Plans are now in hand for a 2.7km mile tunnel in the US to be built in the city of Seattle in Washington State.

FSP has bought the intellectual property rights for the Frangible Post System from 3M. It is now supplying the passive safety market with reinforced composite posts that will carry signs on motorways and other busy roads. The FSP product (as previously commercially developed and marketed by 3M) is designed to be strong enough to withstand turbulent weather conditions, but light and flexible enough to collapse on impact, protecting the driver and passengers and causing minimum damage to the vehicle.