Speed restrictions on viaducts carrying the West Coast main line over the River Eden near Carlisle are set to be lifted next month after a successful operation to strengthen the foundations.
Underwater concrete has been placed around the piers to reduce the risk of scour that was revealed by detailed laser…
This video was first aired at NCE’s Future of Floods conference. Environment Agency project lead for the York flood alleviation scheme Mark Fuller reviews the latest developments for the York Flood Alleviation Scheme. Exploring the £38M Foss Barrier upgrade work, Fuller explains what lessons have been learned and can be applied…
This video was first aired at NCE’s Future of Floods conference. In this sessions, Greater Manchester Combined Authority head of natural environment Sam Evans and Lancaster University senior research associate Alison Lloyd Williams discuss resilience plans to tackle future flooding in the UK. The pair discuss the importance of developing…
A tunnelling boring machine (TBM), named Timmy the Tunneller, has arrived in Belfast for use on a major £7M flood alleviation project.
Once complete in early 2023, the project in the Ravenhill area of south Belfast will reduce the risk of sewers overflowing. The machine, which is over 2m in diameter…
The government has announced plans to trial feeding broadband cables through water pipes as a less disruptive way of connecting rural areas with high speed internet.
The proposal forms part of a three-year project to accelerate the rollout of broadband and mobile phone signal in rural areas and also aims to…
Tunnelling work on a key connection tunnel into London’s super sewer tunnel is progressing well, according to Tideway.
Joint venture contractor CVB, formed by Costain, Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche, has successfully drive 1km of the 4.5km Greenwich Connection Tunnel. The tunnel will connect Greenwich Pumping Station to the…
Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) has reached a major transport infrastructure milestone, with construction of the river bus pier commencing this month.
The £7.3M contract to deliver the new pier for Barking Riverside, which will be served by an Uber Boat by Thames Clippers service from 2022, has been awarded to McLaughlin…
Good progress is being made on the repairs to Toddbrook Reservoir dam, two years after the partial collapse of its concrete spillway in 2019 according to its owner.
On 1 August 2019, a single slab of the dam’s spillway chute collapsed into a large void that had formed underneath. A brown…
Questions have been raised over the possible causes of the collapse of a historic dam on the River Aire in Leeds.
The 17th century Grade II-listed Newlay Weir failed in February this year, with its collapse attributed to high water levels during Storm Christoph. However, geotechnical consultant Edward Murray told NCE…
Another significant milestone is being celebrated on London’s ‘super sewer’ project.
Project promoter Tideway has announced the breakthrough of a 75m connection tunnel at Carnwath Road Riverside site in Fulham. The breakthrough means that that West main tunnel is now linked with the Central section of the super sewer. During the…
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