Environment Agency data and regional Shoreline Management Plans have revealed £548M worth of property is at risk of succumbing to coastal erosion by 2100.
The news follows on from the impact of coastal erosion making front page news in March when residents of Hemsby in Norfolk lost properties to rapid erosion.…
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Jacobs selected for Anglian Water asset management consultancy framework
Anglian Water has chosen Jacobs to deliver its Asset Management Specialist Consultancy Framework with provision across the water company’s digital and physical asset portfolio.
The firm will provide a range of technical consulting services to Anglian Water to support delivery of services in one of the driest regions in the UK.…
Can King Charles III live up to Queen Elizabeth II’s infrastructure legacy?
During her 70-year reign as Queen of the UK and the Commonwealth realms, Elizabeth II had no shortage of railways, bridges and roads named in her honour – both domestically and overseas – leaving her son and successor with much to live up to as he is crowned as King…
NI’s Department for Infrastructure to cut services over 15% budget shortfall
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…
Piling progress delivered on £15M Toddbrook Reservoir repairs
Canal and River Trust’s contractor Kier has completed a key section of sheet piling work on the project to restore the Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, after the partial collapse of the dam’s spillway in 2019
Kier has installed 422 pile sections to create the new side channel weir…
Bigger than ever TechFest Awards open for entries
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…
Benefits of sustainable drainage systems go beyond making urban areas ‘rain-proof’
With Defra’s decision the implement Schedule 3, sustainable drainage systems (SuDs) and the water held within, will become a crucial part of designing new developments for towns and cities.
As a result, we need to start thinking about the impact SuDs can have and change the conversation about urban flood…
Anglian Water fined £2.7M over sewage spill into the North Sea
A "catalogue of failures" by Anglian Water led to sewage flowing into the North Sea and the firm has been fined £2.7M for its failings.
The utility was ordered to pay the penalty, along with prosecution costs of £16,520 and a £170 victim surcharge, after pleading guilty to breaching permit conditions…
The River Thames Scheme: a collaborative approach to building infrastructure together
The Environment Agency (EA) and Surrey County Council (SCC) are working together as partners to deliver the River Thames Scheme (RTS). The scheme is a climate adaptation project combining flood resilience with wider environmental needs such as the adequacy, quality and accessibility of open green space.
The RTS will create…
Southern Water opens £700M capital infrastructure framework opportunity for AMP8
Southern Water has started the tender process for its £700M capital infrastructure framework for asset management plan 8 (AMP8), 2025 to 2030.
The water company says that AMP8 will be “the largest investment programme it has ever undertaken”. Southern Water’s current frameworks for engineering, design and construction are expiring at the…