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Both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) being used to drive the 16km long tunnels through the Chilterns for High Speed 2 (HS2) have just passed the halfway point on their journeys towards the north portals at South Heath in Buckinghamshire.

The Herrenknecht TBMs – named Florence and Cecilia – were the first…

Transport for London (TfL) will publish an invitation to tender for the design and construction of new passenger tunnels for its Elephant & Castle station capacity upgrade in May.

The upgrade involves construction of a new station box that will provide a new entrance for both the Northern and Bakerloo lines…

The independence, strength and value of the first deals made by the new UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has been questioned in a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee.

The UKIB was launched in June 2021, providing £22bn of infrastructure finance and partnering with the private sector and local government…

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £1.2bn contract by National Highways as part of its Lower Thames Crossing project to connect Kent and Essex.

The Roads North of the Thames contract includes 16km of new road, 49 structures including four green bridges and viaducts, and junctions with the A13 and M25,…

Thames Water has signed a contract worth £9M to refurbish raw water tunnels in north and west London with civil engineering firm Barhale.  

Barhale will inspect 35km of raw water tunnels removing debris, silt and invasive species, such as zebra mussels, which form substantial concentrations across the network. It is…

The Dartford Crossing will be closed again tomorrow night to allow engineers to conduct essential maintenance.

The Queen Elizabeth II bridge, A282 Dartford-Thurrock river crossing, will be closed overnight from 8pm tomorrow (14 Januray) until 10am on Sunday 15 January. The closures are for what National Highways is calling “further essential…

High Speed 2 (HS2) lacks mass public and political support because the project was not "well developed" or "well planned" before it was advanced, according to Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood.

While giving evidence to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee, Smallwood was asked about the parliamentary…

The Treasury blocked the release of the 2022 National Infrastructure Construction Pipeline (NICP) until last year's Autumn Statement was delivered, it has been revealed.

At a House of Lords Built Environment Committee meeting this week, Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) chief executive Nick Smallwood said that last year was the first…

More projects should be cancelled in their early stages if it is not possible to accurately determine timelines and costs, according to Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) chief executive Nick Smallwood.

Providing evidence at a House of Lords Built Environment Committee meeting Smallwood, who is also head of the government's Project…

British technology firm hyperTunnel will work with the University of Birmingham to develop a new tunnelling method which uses robots to construct the underground structures.

As reported by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, the tech company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Birmingham to progress new methods…