Thomas Johnson | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:21:01 +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 Thomas Johnson | 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 Reinstatement of disused railway in Lancashire tabled https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:20:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272817 Transport minister Huw Merriman has met with MPs in Lancashire to discuss the potential reinstatement of passenger services to the northern section of the Ribble Valley line.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/feed/ 1 Systra report promotes benefits of building new West Lothian station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:19:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272774 There is a strong case for constructing a new rail connection for the village of Winchburgh in West Lothian, a report from Systra has concluded.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail Consulting wins £57.5M contract for systems engineering on California High-Speed Rail https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:14:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272743 Network Rail Consulting’s US office has been awarded a $73.2M (£57.5M) contract to provide systems engineering services to California’s High-Speed Rail programme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Blackwall Tunnel to part close for five weekends for Silvertown Tunnel works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/blackwall-tunnel-to-part-close-for-five-weekends-for-silvertown-tunnel-works-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/blackwall-tunnel-to-part-close-for-five-weekends-for-silvertown-tunnel-works-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:39:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272741 The southbound tube of Blackwall Tunnel will close for five weekends starting tomorrow, 13 January, so Riverlinx CJV can conduct drainage and gantry installation works for Silvertown Tunnel.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/blackwall-tunnel-to-part-close-for-five-weekends-for-silvertown-tunnel-works-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Government publishes roadmap to reaching 24GW nuclear generation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-publishes-roadmap-to-reaching-24gw-nuclear-generation-11-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-publishes-roadmap-to-reaching-24gw-nuclear-generation-11-01-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:04:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272682 The UK government has released a roadmap to enact the biggest expansion of nuclear power in the UK for 70 years, hoping to increase nuclear generation to 24GW by 2050.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-publishes-roadmap-to-reaching-24gw-nuclear-generation-11-01-2024/feed/ 0 Council approves planning application for new £25M A19 bypass in Hartlepool https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-approves-planning-application-for-new-25m-a19-bypass-in-hartlepool-11-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-approves-planning-application-for-new-25m-a19-bypass-in-hartlepool-11-01-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:42:41 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272713 Hartlepool Borough Council has approved proposals to build a new £25M A19 bypass around the village of Elwick.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-approves-planning-application-for-new-25m-a19-bypass-in-hartlepool-11-01-2024/feed/ 0 £5M lagoon built to stop Gloucestershire railway flooding failed during Storm Henk https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:19:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272698 A lagoon built by Network Rail to help alleviate flood risk to a railway in Gloucestershire failed during Storm Henk, with the line between Bristol Parkway and Swindon closing for eight days.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/feed/ 1 HS2 chief says government’s inability to afford construction schedule contributed to overruns https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:48:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272648 The chair and acting chief executive of HS2 Ltd has said the project’s delays and cost hikes have been partly caused by the government not being able to afford the construction schedule.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/feed/ 2 Autonomous pothole fixing robot to be tested on Hertfordshire roads https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autonomous-pothole-fixing-robot-to-be-tested-on-hertfordshire-roads-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autonomous-pothole-fixing-robot-to-be-tested-on-hertfordshire-roads-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:25:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272653 An autonomous robot that detects and fixes potholes will be tested on Hertfordshire’s roads.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autonomous-pothole-fixing-robot-to-be-tested-on-hertfordshire-roads-10-01-2024/feed/ 0 Council to submit business case for £152M Portishead line reinstatement ahead of summer work start https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-to-submit-business-case-for-152m-portishead-line-reinstatement-ahead-of-summer-work-start-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-to-submit-business-case-for-152m-portishead-line-reinstatement-ahead-of-summer-work-start-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:03:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272569 North Somerset Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve the submission of a Full Business Case for the £152M reinstatement of the abandoned Portishead Branch Line, with the aim of commencing works in August.

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