Highways England has published two options for fully dualling a congestion-prone section of the A303 in Somerset.
More than 26,000 vehicles per day use the 11km long stretch of road between Sparkford and Ilchester, double the volume it was designed for. The upgrade will turn the part single, part dual carriageway…
Highways England has appointed Tim Jones as project director for the new £4bn Lower Thames Crossing tunnnel scheme.
Jones’ appointment comes at a critical time for the project as the government seeks pilot projects to be delivered via its new private finance mechanism – labelled PF2. In May he will leave…
Highways engineering firms must do more to change the demographic of their work forces if they are to remain capable of delivering the infrastructure society needs, a leading client has warned.
Technology-led solutions are increasingly required and the current culture of the industry is ill-equipped to deliver them, Transport for London…
“High quality infrastructure drives economic growth, boosts productivity and raises living standards.”
“That is why we placed infrastructure at the heart of the Autumn Statement.” That is chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke’s opening sentence in the introduction to an analysis published alongside the government’s National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline…
Devolution: so what’s actually happening across the UK?
The May government’s “modern industrial strategy”, published in January, has placed infrastructure at the heart of Britain’s drive to increase its global competitiveness. Alongside the government’s plans to increase the nation’s science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills and tackle barriers to innovation,…
What lies ahead for road and rail funding?
As infrastructure is elevated at a political level, there is a step change in funding for two of civil engineering’s biggest sectors, roads and rail, as the focus shifts and lessons are learnt. We are in the middle of the two major five…
Mike Unsworth must be congratulated for his intention to build a tidal lagoon power project in Swansea Bay once the expected contract for difference is agreed (New Civil Engineer, February). It is sad we could have led the world nearly 100 years ago as ICE member AMA Struben argued the…
The Welsh Government is considering building a third crossing of the Menai Straits to improve access to Anglesey in north Wales.
The crossing is being discussed at a meeting between interested parties and economy and infrastructure secretary Ken Skates, said the Welsh government. Speaking ahead of the meeting, yesterday Skates said…
The five-month public inquiry into the proposed £1bn M4 corridor around Newport is to consider 13 alternative routes proposed by objectors to the main scheme.
At a pre-inquiry meeting last week, representatives from the Welsh Government said that they had received 13 alternatives to their draft proposals and one more might…
Highways England is currently updating is delivery plan for capital projects up until 2020 and the new plans will see some major improvement schemes delayed.
The Office for Rail and Road (ORR), which monitors Highways England to ensure it is delivering effectively, says that the current baseline capital plan does not…
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