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Invisible Superheroes exhibition enters final weeks

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Visitors have a last chance to see the Invisible Superheroes at the ICE, with the exhibition entering its final weeks.

The exhibition celebrates the unsung heroes of civil engineering. More than 20,000 people have visited the London exhibition while thousands of others have attended pop-up versions around the world. Invisible Superheroes…

What’s on 16 to 22 January

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East of England 16 Jan: Attributes and CPD workshop, Peterborough. 3pm, Holiday Inn Peterborough West, Thorpe Woos, Peterborough PE3 6SG. Contact paul.hunt@ice.org.uk or 0121 237 3648 East Midlands 16 Jan: Membership surgery, Derby. 9:15am, Holiday Inn Pride Park, Wheelwright Way, Derby, DE24 8HX. Contact paul.hunt@ice.org.uk or 0121 237 3648 London 17…

New Civil Engineer’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year – Final Round

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It is the final round of the New Civil Engineer’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Time to make those last points count in the picture round.

The year has certainly had more than its fair share of memorable moments, be they the collapse of Carillion, the terrible bridge collapses in Florida and Genoa, or…

What’s on 9 to 15 January

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East of England 10 Jan: Facade engineering in the 21st century. 6.30pm, Aecom House, 63-77 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3ER. Click here to book. London 14 Jan: Public speaking and presentation skills workshop, London. 6.30pm, ICE, 1 Great George Street, London SW1. Contact london@ice.org.uk or 020 7665 2108 South…

What’s on 2 to 8 January

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East of England 8 Jan: Suffolk written exercise discussion group, Ipswich. 5:45pm, Jackson Civil Engineering, 20 Whitehouse Road, Ipswich IP1 5LT. Contact barbra.sweet@ice.org.uk or 01752 267 618 Scotland 8 Jan: Haldon Range Dam earthquake damage, New Zealand. 5.30pm for 6.15pm start. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 125 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2…

Projects | A14 Upgrade Machine Team

A14 machine control systems are being used on the muckshift

Preparations to use autonomous plant typify the innovative approach adopted to upgrading a section of the A14 to motorway status.

First the good news. Highways England’s business plan is working well for the A14 upgrade between the M11 near Cambridge effectively to the A1(M) at Alconbury. Spend on the £1.5bn project –…

Norway’s second longest suspension bridge opens

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A 1,533m suspension bridge has been completed in Norway. 

The country’s second-longest suspension bridge, the Hålogaland bridge opened to traffic in northern Norway, improving road safety by moving traffic away from routes prone to landslide.   Cowi, the engineering firm behind the impressive bridge, has also worked on major infrastructure projects in the UK…

January 2019 | Innovation in Infrastructure

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Click here or on the image for a downloadable pdf of this month’s issue. Click here for a page turning version. This month’s highlights: ♦ Future of energy♦ A14 machine control♦ Highway’s England’s Peter Mumford♦ Apprentices join Graduate Awards winners♦ CPMS company profile

Sheffield elected as next ICE President

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Paul Sheffield, current ICE vice President, has been officially elected as the next President by ICE Council and will succeed Andrew Wyllie in November 2019.

Sheffield was initially put forward as a potential candidate for the 2019/20 Presidency by the Nomination Committee in March and confirmed by Council in April. Council…

What’s on 12 to 18 December

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East Midlands 12 Dec: Membership Surgery Kegworth. 9am, Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre, Packington Hill, Kegworth, Derby DE74 2DF, Contact paul.hunt@ice.org.uk or 0121 237 3648 12 Dec: Ask Ed: Q and A with ICE East Midlands Regional Council Rep, webinar. 1pm to 2pm, Online. Click here to book. Contact: ice.eastmidlands@ice.org.uk…