A legal challenge against the proposed reopening of Manston Airport has been dismissed.
The plans for the airport were given the green light in August last year by parliamentary under secretary of state for transport Karl McCartney. Following this, Ramsgate resident Jenny Dawes applied for a judicial review of the decision…
The opening of the new autonomous light rail link between Luton Airport and Luton Parkway has been pushed back another few months while the costs are now projected to top £300M.
The 2.1km Luton direct-air transit link (Dart) is being constructed by a JV of VolkerFitzpatrick and Kier and was originally…
Key decisions on the country’s major infrastructure projects are expected in 2023.
Over the course of the next 12 months, transport secretary Mark Harper will have to make big decisions on the country’s planned road building schemes with planning rulings needed in relation to the Stonehenge Tunnel, Lower Thames Crossing and…
NCE once again highlighted the best rising talent in civil engineering through its Graduate and Apprentice Awards 2022, held at the ICE in November.
The awards celebrated their 25th anniversary with the first ever winner Nicola McChlery returning as a keynote speaker alongside ICE senior vice president Anusha Shah. The event…
Airport expansions have been firmly on the back burner in recent years, with climate considerations and the pandemic-driven fall in passenger numbers creating rising uncertainty.
However projects including capacity increases at London City, Manston and Southampton airports have moved forward in the past year - so could 2023 see expansion plans…
Mace are trialling the use of a robotic dog named Dave at Heathrow Airport in a bid to improve efficiency and safety on major construction projects.
The team are trialling Spot the Dog, a robot developed by Boston Dynamics, equipped with a Trimble X7 scanner to provide 3D laser scans during…
Costain has been appointed by Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) to deliver a series of construction and infrastructure renewal projects.
Under the terms of the delivery partner contract, Costain will deliver HAL’s new investment programme, designed to allow Heathrow to become a “net-zero aviation hub”. As delivery partner, Costain will work with…
Virgin Atlantic has pulled its support for the proposed Heathrow third runway due to disagreements over the cost to airlines to use the airport.
Once a prominent backer of the third runway plans, Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss has now said there is “no longer unequivocal support”. Speaking at the…
A consultation has been launched on new proposals for sustainable transport connections to Leeds Bradford Airport.
Leeds City Council is looking for responses to proposals to improve sustainable transport connections along Whitehouse Lane and Scotland Lane after its A65-A658 Link Route proposals were scrapped. The original plans for a £100M 5km…
The owner of Luton Airport has delayed the submission of its £1.5bn expansion plans.
A development consent order (DCO) application for a second terminal at the airport was due to be submitted by the end of this year, however NCE sister title Construction News has learned that the application has been…
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