7DEC
7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
Professional training course · CM-044
Bridge Construction and Maintenance Management
Bridges are critical links in transport networks, and their construction and long-term care demand careful engineering, planning and management. New bridges must be built…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 49Upcoming dates
- 12Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Introduction
Bridges are critical links in transport networks, and their construction and long-term care demand careful engineering, planning and management. New bridges must be built safely over rivers, roads and railways, often under traffic and with tight possession windows, while ageing bridges require inspection, assessment and maintenance to stay safe and in service.
This Bridge Construction and Maintenance Management training course covers the full life cycle of bridge assets. Participants learn about bridge types and structural behaviour, construction methods including precast, incremental launch and cantilever construction, temporary works and lifting operations, quality control, inspection regimes, condition assessment, deterioration mechanisms, repair and strengthening techniques and asset management planning.
The course is suitable for engineers and managers working for bridge owners, contractors and consultants.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the main bridge types and how they carry loads
- Compare bridge construction methods and their applications
- Plan bridge construction including temporary works and lifting
- Manage quality control for bridge materials and workmanship
- Plan and conduct bridge inspections
- Identify common deterioration mechanisms and defects
- Select appropriate repair, strengthening and rehabilitation methods
- Develop bridge asset management and maintenance plans
Target Audience
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:
- Bridge engineers and structural engineers
- Construction and project managers
- Highway and railway asset managers
- Bridge inspectors
- Maintenance contractors and supervisors
- Consultants advising bridge owners
Training Methodology
The course combines technical presentations with project case studies, inspection photographs and planning exercises. Participants plan a construction sequence, assess defects from inspection records, prioritise maintenance using condition data and develop outline asset management plans.
Target Competencies
- Bridge structural understanding
- Construction method selection
- Construction planning
- Bridge inspection
- Defect diagnosis
- Bridge asset management
Course outline
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1Day One: Bridge Types and Behaviour
- Beam, arch, truss, cable-stayed and suspension bridges
- Load paths and structural behaviour of bridges
- Materials: concrete, steel, composite and masonry
- Bearings, joints and drainage components
- Design codes and loading standards in overview
- Lessons from bridge failures and collapses
- Exercise: identifying components on bridge drawings
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2Day Two: Bridge Construction Methods
- Foundations, piers and abutments construction
- Precast beams and deck construction
- Incremental launching and balanced cantilever methods
- Steel girder erection and composite decks
- Construction over live roads, rail and water
- Heavy lifting and crane operations for bridges
- Workshop: planning a bridge construction sequence
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3Day Three: Quality, Safety and Temporary Works
- Quality control of concrete, reinforcement and prestressing
- Welding and coating quality for steel bridges
- Temporary works for bridge construction
- Working at height and over water safely
- Traffic management and possessions planning
- Commissioning, load testing and handover
- Case study: managing a bridge project under traffic
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4Day Four: Inspection and Condition Assessment
- Types and frequencies of bridge inspections
- Inspection access methods and safety
- Concrete deterioration: corrosion, cracking and spalling
- Steel corrosion, fatigue and coating failure
- Scour and hydraulic risks to bridge foundations
- Condition rating systems and inspection reports
- Exercise: assessing defects from inspection records
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5Day Five: Maintenance, Repair and Asset Management
- Routine and preventive maintenance activities
- Concrete repair and cathodic protection
- Strengthening with fibre-reinforced polymers and steel plates
- Bearing and expansion joint replacement
- Prioritising maintenance with condition and risk data
- Whole-life costing and bridge asset management plans
- Personal action plan for bridge management
Schedule
Dates and fees
49 upcoming dates in 12 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.
December 2026
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
14DEC
14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
21DEC
21 - 25 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
January 2027
4JAN
4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
11JAN
11 - 15 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
18JAN
18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
25JAN
25 - 29 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
February 2027
1FEB
1 - 5 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
8FEB
8 - 12 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
15FEB
15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
22FEB
22 - 26 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
March 2027
1MAR
1 - 5 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8MAR
8 - 12 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15MAR
15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
RomeItaly · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
22MAR
22 - 26 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
April 2027
5APR
5 - 9 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
12APR
12 - 16 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
19APR
19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
26APR
26 - 30 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ViennaAustria · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
May 2027
3MAY
3 - 7 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
10MAY
10 - 14 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
17MAY
17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
24MAY
24 - 28 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
June 2027
7JUN
7 - 11 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
14JUN
14 - 18 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
21JUN
21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
July 2027
5JUL
5 - 9 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
12JUL
12 - 16 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
19JUL
19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
26JUL
26 - 30 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
August 2027
2AUG
2 - 6 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
9AUG
9 - 13 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
16AUG
16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
23AUG
23 - 27 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
September 2027
6SEP
6 - 10 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
13SEP
13 - 17 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
20SEP
20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
October 2027
4OCT
4 - 8 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
11OCT
11 - 15 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Kuala LumpurMalaysia · Classroom
£2,250per delegate2+ people: £1,800 each
18OCT
18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
25OCT
25 - 29 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
November 2027
1NOV
1 - 5 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8NOV
8 - 12 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15NOV
15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MadridSpain · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
22NOV
22 - 26 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
December 2027
6DEC
6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
13DEC
13 - 17 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
20DEC
20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
27DEC
27 - 31 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Bridge Construction and Maintenance Management course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Bridge Construction and Maintenance Management course?
The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in Barcelona. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Dubai, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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