Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:18:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Sizewell C triggers Development Consent Order, marking formal start of construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:47:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272852 The development of Sizewell C in Suffolk has triggered its development consent order (DCO) paving the way to the formal construction period for the 3.2GW nuclear plant.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Consultation launched on increasing fines for companies’ disruptive road works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:45:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272835 Utility companies are under fresh pressure to keep road works on time, otherwise they will face increased fines, from which the government said it could raise £100M to improve local roads.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 12 weeks of targetted repairs to Bodringallt Bridge in Wales begin https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:40:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272805 A 12 week programme of works from to repair and improve Bodringallt Bridge, which carries the A4058 in the village of Ystrad, Wales begins today, 15 January.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Labour leader rules out revival of HS2 northern legs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:04:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272745 The Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer has said that it would be “impossible” to bring HS2 to the North.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 invites local community to vote on Balsall Common viaduct designs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:52:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272769 People in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, are being asked to vote on designs for a viaduct as part of what HS2 calls its “commitment to inclusive design”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Tunnel under NYC synagogue raises concerns about amateur engineering https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnel-under-nyc-synagogue-raises-concerns-about-amateur-engineering-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnel-under-nyc-synagogue-raises-concerns-about-amateur-engineering-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:16:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272646 Viral videos showing members of the Hasidic Jewish community emerging from under a New York City synagogue and clashing with the New York Police Department (NYPD) have drawn concern from engineers and authorities.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnel-under-nyc-synagogue-raises-concerns-about-amateur-engineering-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Norway’s commercial deep-sea mining approval deemed ‘catastrophe for the ocean’ by climate groups https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norways-commercial-deep-sea-mining-approval-deemed-catastrophe-for-the-ocean-by-climate-groups-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norways-commercial-deep-sea-mining-approval-deemed-catastrophe-for-the-ocean-by-climate-groups-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:52:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272640 The Norwegian legislature has voted to approve controversial deep-sea mining in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which goes against EU wishes and has been dubbed a “catastrophe for the ocean” by climate groups.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norways-commercial-deep-sea-mining-approval-deemed-catastrophe-for-the-ocean-by-climate-groups-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Alstom signs £430M contract to build 22.4km battery-powered tramline in Saudi Arabia https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/alstom-signs-430m-contract-to-build-22-4km-battery-powered-tramline-in-saudi-arabia-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/alstom-signs-430m-contract-to-build-22-4km-battery-powered-tramline-in-saudi-arabia-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:45:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272618 Alstom has announced it has signed a “more than” €500M (£430M) contract with the Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia for a battery-powered tram scheme called the Tramway Project.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/alstom-signs-430m-contract-to-build-22-4km-battery-powered-tramline-in-saudi-arabia-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Former Environment Agency manager says ‘we can’t engineer our way out’ of flooding from climate breakdown https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:00:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272585 A former Environment Agency area manager has said that existing flood defence measures along the Rivers Severn and Wye are “creating a false sense of security” given the increasing intensity of floods due to the climate emergency.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/former-environment-agency-manager-says-we-cant-engineer-our-way-out-of-flooding-from-climate-breakdown-09-01-2024/feed/ 5 Thames Water criticised over plans to pump treated sewage into Thames during droughts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-criticised-over-plans-to-pump-treated-sewage-into-thames-during-droughts-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-criticised-over-plans-to-pump-treated-sewage-into-thames-during-droughts-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:00:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272596 Thames Water has come under fire for its accelerated plans to pump treated sewage into the River Thames during droughts to replace water it abstracts for drinking.

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