National Highways will be closing the M56 between junction 11 and 12 this weekend to demolish the old A533 Expressway bridge in Cheshire.
An Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture (AmeySRM JV) has already finished the replacement single two-lane carriageway bridge with a combined footpath and cycleway. It opened last…
Three infrastructure projects on the A47 in Norfolk have been taken to the High Court by campaigners arguing that the projects will contribute to climate change and affect the UK’s path to net zero.
The hearings start today, 10 May, and will continue tomorrow where retired scientist Andrew Boswell will fight…
Dipesh Shah OBE, who is National Highways chair, has announced his intention to leave the role at the end of his current term in office later this year.
His term officially ends in August but he has agreed an extension into September, or until the end of 2023 if required, while…
Anyone who’s waited for delayed train, or an infrequent bus knows we must upgrade our public transport system. And doing so is essential to meet our net zero commitments. But this is more than a need, it’s an opportunity. A chance to create a faster, cheaper and more extensive system…
A section of the M42 on the outskirts of Birmingham will be closed for the majority of the coronation weekend while a bridge is demolished as part of a £282M upgrade project.
National Highways said the motorway will be shut in both directions between junctions 5 and 6 from 10pm on…
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) will suffer from a 15% drop in its day-to-day spending budget against last year.
A spokesperson for the department said that the capital allocation of £792M for the current financial year is £146M less than is required and to manage the shortfall, investment in maintaining…
Experienced government official Jo Shanmugalingam has been appointed to a key role at the Department for Transport (DfT).
The former trade, defence, energy and science chief has been named second permanent secretary in transport secretary Mark Harper's department. She will take up the new role reporting to permanent secretary Bernadette…
Entries are now open for the 2023 TechFest Awards, with new categories added to celebrate innovation in even more areas of civil engineering and construction.
The broader outlook for the awards, which will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside, are the…
Conservatives have labelled the Welsh government Road Review Panel’s decision to scrap all new major road projects as “bonkers”.
They further stated their beliefs that Labour will severely impact Wales’ growth with its transport policies. The Welsh Government released its Roads Review Panel’s findings in February in which it was elected…
A planned overbridge in Scotland is to be scrapped after being branded as “unaffordable” by the local council.
Plans to build an iconic new footbridge in Falkirk that would link Helix Park, Falkirk Stadium and Forth Valley College had already been granted £20M Levelling Up funding for the project in October…
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