Proposals to build an 8km flood alleviation channel running through Surrey from the River Thames has seen the public back the plan on the basis of the green infrastructure elements following a consultation on the project.
The River Thames Scheme (RTS) has released the results of its second consultation, run from…
A remote monitoring device for inspecting concrete structures for faults has been developed by a research team at the University of Strathclyde.
The Advanced Nuclear Research Centre at the university has created the Adaptive Lighting for the Inspection of Concrete Structures (ALICS) device which can be employed to detect and classify…
Norfolk County Council has paused its plans to push through the planning application for the £251M Norwich Western Link road while it waits for a decision from the Department for Transport (DfT) on funding following submission of an outline business case for the scheme.
The council had hoped to keep the…
The Spanish government has pledged £2M (€2.3M) towards a design study for revived plans to connect Europe to Morocco’s high speed rail network with a tunnel across the Strait of Gibraltar.
Proposals for the “Europe-Africa Gibraltar Strait fixed link” were mothballed in 2009 but revived in April of this year when…
A £70M transformation of the Ebbw Vale railway line by contractors Amco Giffen and Siemens is nearing completion as the railway reopens to passenger train services.
The line between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town was closed for 19 days for the work but further closures are required to complete the…
The transport committee has written to Mark Harper calling the government’s response to its decarbonisation report “disappointing” and has demanded a long-term rail electrification strategy.
Fuelling the Future is the transport select committee’s reaction to the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, released in July 2021, which aims to offer advice on decarbonisation…
A number of landslides have impacted Scottish infrastructure after heavy rain and thunderstorms earlier this week.
The West Highland Line is closed after severe flooding on Monday night caused significant damage between Roy Bridge and Tulloch. It will remain closed between Fort William and Crianlarich until early next week while engineers…
An MP has criticised the route chosen for the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail (EWR) during a parliamentary session while others condemned the lack of clarity over whether the line would be electrified.
In May, the route for the third and final section of EWR was confirmed by…
Six winners will have their designs for track buckle detection solutions assessed on a rail test-rig after Network Rail announced the winners of its innovation contest.
The Track Buckle Risk and Detection Design Contest, organised by Network Rail, ran between 18 November and 5 January to look for remote monitoring solutions…
Construction work on a £10M defence scheme aimed at protecting 3,000 properties on the Essex coast from flooding will start this week by contractor Bam Nuttall.
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Bam Nuttall’s operation will see the sea wall at Cockett Wick, between Jaywick and Seawick, strengthened and raised.…
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