🇩🇪🚨‼️ FORGOT TO BUILD A BRIDGE: GERMAN ENGINEERING FAIL... The much-hailed train connection to Cologne-Bonn Airport has failed because the billion-euro project forgot to plan and build a bridge. Construction on the S13 has been underway for almost 30 years, with planning starting in 1997. But only now have they noticed that the train lines need another bridge over a river and started planning its construction. This means the earliest completion is now projected for the 2040s. FFS … Germany… this is embarrassing. At least speed up the bridge process.show more

The day has finally come! The world's tallest bridge... opens to traffic in China's Guizhou today! The bridge took only 3 years from construction start to opening. It's another testament to China's extraordinary speed! 625m above the river and over "the Earth’s crack," the bridge shortens travel time between the mountainsides from 2 hours to 2 minutes. Why Guizhou? As China's only province without plains, the country uses over 32,000 bridges to connect the mountain-isolated areas into a high-speed network.show more

JUST IN: President Biden reveals that he took the... train over the Francis Scott Key Bridge "many times" during his commute even though the bridge didn't have train tracks. Very impressive! Biden, who appeared to be taking a train that didn't need tracks to operate, said he remembers all the times he commuted on the bridge. "At about 1:30, container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which I've been over many, many times, commuting from the state of Delaware either on a train or by car." Video: Brick Suitshow more

This bridge located in Juja Subcounty in Kiambu County... serves as a crucial connection between Murera People and the Eastern Bypass. Residents are strongly advocating for its temporary closure until a standard bridge can be constructed, as it is a potential disaster waiting to happen. The construction of this bridge was carried out by the local community so it does not meet the required standards. Local leaders have been silent. They just visit the area and nothing happens after they leave.show more

The Federal Government has issued a directive for the... Keffi Bridge to be opened for vehicular movement. Minister of works David Umahi gave the directive during an inspection tour of ongoing projects within the Mararaba- Keffi -Abuja road. The bridge which is now at 99% to attain completion has been under intense reconstruction in the last four months. Opening of the bridge, the Work Minister says, will ease traffic especially at this festive period.show more

𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲... ◾The $300 million Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria will provide a crucial link between Tanzania and neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi ◾The 3.2-kilometre bridge will cut travel time at the area from 2 hours to just 4 minutes October 8, 2024 𝘽𝙮 𝙏𝘽𝙄 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 Dar es Salaam Tanzania has completed the construction of the longest bridge in East Africa at a cost of around $300 million as the country continues to invest heavily in upgrading it's infrastructure. Construction of the 3.2-kilometre Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria was initiated by the former president in December 2019. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who came into office in March 2021, is expected to officially inaugurate the mammoth project before the end of the year. The project was initially scheduled for completion in July 2023, but construction was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally known as the Kigongo-Busisi Bridge, the Chinese-built mega infrastructure was renamed Magufuli Bridge in honour of the former president. The project is being developed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Group (CCECG) and China Railway. The bridge was entirely financed by the government of Tanzania through its own revenues. The People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said construction of the bridge was completed on October 6. "As the last tank of cement was poured on Sunday, the construction of the Magufuli Bridge was completed by two Chinese companies in Tanzania's northwestern Mwanza region," the People's Daily said in an online post. "The Magufuli Bridge is the only extra-dosed cable-stayed bridge in the Lake Victoria region and the longest of its kind in Africa." The bridge will also become among the Top 10 longest bridges in Africa. The bridge connects Misungwi and Sengerema districts and provides a crucial link between Tanzania and neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Burundi and Ugabda 📽️ The People's Dailyshow more

PSG players were planning to do the Drogba celebration... at the Bridge the day before. Barcola went and done it, we had Legends players look up to still now, Chelsea has died. This is sad.show more

WATCH | The Chikore community in Ward 17, Chipinge,... is being praised for working together to rebuild the Nyaunhombo Bridge. Led by the Headmistress of Chikore High School, Mrs S. Mudiwa, community members have teamed up to contribute money for buying cement, bricks, and the other materials needed to complete the bridge. Thanks to this teamwork, the bridge is now almost finished, only a small section is left. The original bridge was destroyed by the heavy rains of the 2024 rainy season. Anyone who would like to support this community project can contact Mrs S. Mudiwa, the Project Chairperson, on +263 778 341 172.show more

JUST IN: One dead and 2 injured after a... crane fell on the bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The bridge also sustained significant damage as the crane appeared to leave a sizable hole. The two vehicle drivers reportedly survived the accident however someone under the bridge was killed. "The big crane was falling down, and it looked like when it hit the bridge, it broke in part," a witness told 7News. "There is a portion of the crane near the construction site and the other one that hit the bridge bounced off the Tesla and then bounced up and hit the van."show more

Peter Obi was on his own and even moved... already moved on. And you people challenged him to build a bridge. Now, the man did not just build a bridge, he even added a rail line. Look at how Renewed Hope coordinator is struggling for a selfie with Peter Obi. 😥show more

Mtshabezi River Bridge in Gwanda currently flooded cutting off... Vubachikwe and Blanket Mine from Gwanda town. The bridge lies low and has repeatedly been flooded with annual promises by authorities to have a new fit for purpose bridge built unfulfilled. 📸 Tafadzwa Bondoroshow more

🇻🇳TRUCK PLUNGES INTO RIVER AFTER BRIDGE COLLAPSE Shocking footage... captured the moment a truck plunged into a river when the Phong Chau bridge collapsed due to severe flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi. The storm, the most powerful Vietnam has seen in 30 years, has left at least 59 people dead and over 250 injured, ravaging homes and infrastructure across northern Vietnam. Source: Al Jazeerashow more

The crowd on the Crimean bridge reached 30 kilometers... — this is a new record for the length of the crowd. You will have to wait at least four hours in line for a manual check and seven hours for a scanner, media reports.show more

The head of the so-called Supreme Council of Syrian... Tribes and Clans Mudar Hammad al-Asaad, is calling on the Syrian army to bomb the Semalka Bridge over the Tigris River. This bridge connects the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Rojava) to Syrian Kurdistan and is the only remaining lifeline for the region's inhabitants, through which humanitarian aid, food, and medicine pass. This call constitutes a direct incitement to commit a mass crime against civilians. Targeting the Semalka Bridge would mean strangling the entire region and depriving millions of civilians of the most basic necessities of life. The bridge is not a military target; it is an irreplaceable lifelineshow more

Thanks alot Cyprian for the good Job you've been... doing please share this so that our leaders can be able to see and build a standard bridge This bridge is in Nyadhi Village Central Alego ward Alego constituency in Siaya county Please tell tell the Area leaders to repair it It's a death trap on it's ownshow more

A bridge with cars on it collapsed in the... Smolensk region of Russia - Russian media. The media report that one person died, six more were injured. Four spans of the bridge fell on the Moscow-Minsk railway line (traffic is delayed). The gas pipe is also damaged. The reason for the collapse is wear and tear. According to local residents, the bridge was in an emergency condition, and activists had been seeking its repair for several years. But Russia prefers spending money on war.show more

It’s a total free for all in Eagle Pass... right now. Mass illegal crossing taking place for over an hour and a half. Almost 2 years to the day we saw 15,000+ Haitians under the bridge in Del Rio, we now have thousands of predominantly Venezuelans gathering under Eagle Pass bridge.show more

Back in the area where I grew up for... a couple of exciting days later in the week (more of that to come…) but had the opportunity today to drive around the area to some places I remember from many years ago. I lived in Humberside (as it was called then) from 1973 to 1983 during which time we took regular trips to view the construction of The Humber Bridge which was, when completed, the longest single span suspension bridge in the world. It was amazing to see this incredible structure being built and I still marvel at the size of it today. One of the notable features is the shape of the road deck. It is very similar in design to an aircraft’s wing. The aerofoil section is designed to make the bridge stable during high winds. This design was used following lessons learned from earlier, unsuccessful designs such the Tacoma Narrows bridge. I still find it hard to believe I watched this bridge being built over 50 years ago! The viewing car parks are still there 😄 Humber Bridge Newsshow more

Over 700 cars are lined up trying to leave... occupied Crimea right now. A fuel depot near the Kerch Bridge is on fire. Three ferries are burning. The bridge was closed for hours and just reopened - to a two-hour wait for inspection. Ukraine struck the ferry crossing at Kerch Strait, an oil terminal at Chushka, and the ferry Panagia - the route Russia used to move trucks, fuel and military cargo after banning heavy vehicles from the bridge in 2022. Power outages followed overnight. The only land route left runs through Rostov-on-Don and Mariupol. Since early May, at least 415 trucks have been hit and six bridges damaged along it. Every alternative Russia built into this peninsula is closing, one strike at a time.show more

🇨🇳 Tallest Bridge in the World Opens in China.... China has unveiled the world’s tallest bridge in Guizhou province, a colossal structure soaring 625 meters above the Huajiang Gorge, often called the “crack in the earth.” The project, completed in just three years, features a main span of 1,420 meters, setting a new record for bridges in mountainous terrain. The bridge dramatically reduces travel time across the gorge from two hours to just two minutes. The Huajiang Gorge, carved by the Beipan River, is notorious for its steep cliffs and difficult access. Check out the coffee shop on top of the tower!show more