United Utilities' £1.75bn Haweswater Aqueduct project has been boosted by councillors recommending the approval of a section of the scheme.
The aqueduct, built between 1933 and 1955, runs 110km from Cumbria to Greater Manchester. United Utilities’ Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme has proposed to replace six tunnel sections along the route…
The Environment Agency has set up demountable flood barriers in areas of Shropshire and Worcestershire along the River Severn over the past week, as river levels rose and heavy rain is forecast.
The water levels of River Severn have risen, following recent weather events. “Frequent and sometimes persistent bands of rain…
South East Water is looking for public feedback on whether to accelerate plans for a new reservoir at Broad Oak in Kent and build another at Arlington in East Sussex as part of a new £4.3bn plan to ensure water resilience in the region for the next 50 years.
Working across…
The £128M tidal barrier on the River Parrett is expected to protect around 11,300 homes and 1,500 businesses from flooding. The project was given a Transport and Works Act Order to commence in March 2022, but in November was dealt setback due to the discovery of asbestos at the new…
Local residents in south Belfast are blaming the construction of a new flood alleviation scheme for flooding a popular cycling and pedestrian route.
Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure is investigating the cause of the flooding which has completely submerged a section of the Lagan Towpath, hindering pedestrians and cyclists from using…
Anglian Water has submitted plans for a 68km section of its £400M pipeline that will stretch from North Lincolnshire to Suffolk and Essex.
The plans reveal designs for the most southernly section from Bury St Edmunds to Colchester of the 500km total water mains scheme. Hundreds of kilometres of new interconnecting…
Key decisions on the country’s major infrastructure projects are expected in 2023.
Over the course of the next 12 months, transport secretary Mark Harper will have to make big decisions on the country’s planned road building schemes with planning rulings needed in relation to the Stonehenge Tunnel, Lower Thames Crossing and…
Around 5M people in England and Wales currently live in flood-risk areas, with one in six homes in England being at risk. This statistic is made even more alarming by the fact that the annual flood damage costs are now in the region of £1.1bn across England.
Recently, the National…
NCE once again highlighted the best rising talent in civil engineering through its Graduate and Apprentice Awards 2022, held at the ICE in November.
The awards celebrated their 25th anniversary with the first ever winner Nicola McChlery returning as a keynote speaker alongside ICE senior vice president Anusha Shah. The event…
Yorkshire Water will conduct an independent investigation into a burst pipe which leaked into a Sheffield gas main, cutting heat and hot water for 3,000 homes.
People in the town of Stannington were left without any heated energy for two weeks following the incident on 2 December. Cadent Gas said gas…
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