A £15M study exploring the construction of a part-underground transit system in Bristol has been confirmed despite a key figure in the multi-billion pound project saying it is “unlikely” to go ahead.
The West of England metro mayor and West of England Combined Authority (WECA) lead Dan Norris has authorised the…
An underground collapse on a cross passage last week has stopped work on part of the West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne, Australia, as reported by GE magazine. Workers were excavating a cross passage 25m below ground when rock and soil started to spill into the West Gate Tunnel’s inbound…
Closures for a major waterproofing scheme at the Dartford Crossing that will last up to September have begun as National Highways continues its extensive programme of maintenance.
From today, operations to continue resilience work in the east tunnel of the A282 Dartford-Thurrock river crossing by waterproofing it will see overnight closures…
A new report has detailed how a severe labour and skills shortage within the construction industry could greatly impact the delivery of the UK’s next National Infrastructure Construction Pipeline (NICP).
Consultancy Currie & Brown’s Construction Market Outlook report, which has tracked construction activity since the start of 2023, indicates that 225,000…
Norway’s rail operator Bane Nor has been forced to close the high profile Blixtunnel on the country’s recently opened highspeed Follo railway following an incident caused by leaking alkaline water.
The leakage was discovered as causing the corrosion of a power cable, which started to smoke before becoming detached and being…
Transport Scotland has unveiled plans for its preferred option of building a £470M debris flow shelter to protect the A83's Rest and Be Thankful section in Scotland.
The scheme comprises a 1.4km long, open-sided tunnel, costed at between £405M and £470M. Its selection follows design and assessment work on five options…
Balfour Beatty is eyeing opportunities in the energy sector as it welcomes Jacobs as one of the three design consultants forming the Strategic Design Partnership, replacing WSP.
Balfour Beatty created the partnership in 2017 with the aim to “re-frame the designer-contractor relationship” by fostering collaboration and openness. Balfour Beatty’s procurement of…
Barhale has been awarded a contract by Thames Water to reinforce a 70m long section of the Thames Lee Tunnel running across the route of HS2 in Camden, North London. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
The 31km Thames Lee Tunnel was built between 1955 and 1959 to…
Thomas Telford Limited (TTL), the commercial arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has sold the ICE Publishing portfolio to Emerald Publishing.
Bingley-headquartered Emerald Publishing is part of investment firm Cambridge Information Group and publishing services to researchers in various forms including journals, books, teaching cases as well as open…
Investigations by the Environment Agency into the cause of a 4m wide sinkhole above the High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Chiltern Tunnels in Buckinghamshire continue as drone footage of the issue has emerged.
The sinkhole itself formed overnight on 12 May close to Shardeloes Lake near Amersham. HS2 notified the land owner…
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