huw merriman | 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 huw merriman | 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 Transpennine Route upgrade gets £3.9bn cash injection taking total DfT funding to £6.9bn https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transpennine-route-upgrade-gets-3-9bn-cash-injection-taking-total-dft-funding-to-6-9bn-04-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transpennine-route-upgrade-gets-3-9bn-cash-injection-taking-total-dft-funding-to-6-9bn-04-12-2023/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:35:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271288 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a further £3.9bn will be injected into the underway Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) rail project, taking the total government funding to £6.9bn.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transpennine-route-upgrade-gets-3-9bn-cash-injection-taking-total-dft-funding-to-6-9bn-04-12-2023/feed/ 2 Rail minister confident private investment will turn Euston into ‘life science quarter’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-confident-private-investment-will-turn-euston-into-life-science-quarter-01-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-confident-private-investment-will-turn-euston-into-life-science-quarter-01-12-2023/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:00:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271219 Rail minister Huw Merriman is confident the government can “harness the power of the private sector” to deliver a transformative “life science quarter” at London Euston and other rail investments.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-confident-private-investment-will-turn-euston-into-life-science-quarter-01-12-2023/feed/ 1 Rail minister says ‘funding is there’ for reopening of abandoned Leamside line https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-says-funding-is-there-for-reopening-of-abandoned-leamside-line-01-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-says-funding-is-there-for-reopening-of-abandoned-leamside-line-01-11-2023/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:00:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=269692 Transport minister Huw Merriman has said “funding is there” for reopening the disused Leamside line in the North East, despite the government removing it from its Network North pledges.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-says-funding-is-there-for-reopening-of-abandoned-leamside-line-01-11-2023/feed/ 1 Government’s HS2 Phase 2b Bill select committee seeks clarity following project cuts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/governments-hs2-phase-2b-bill-select-committee-seeks-clarity-following-project-cuts-27-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/governments-hs2-phase-2b-bill-select-committee-seeks-clarity-following-project-cuts-27-10-2023/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:44:20 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=269545 The chair of the parliamentary Select Committee scrutinising the now-scrapped Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2 has written to transport minister seeking clarity on the Bill's future.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/governments-hs2-phase-2b-bill-select-committee-seeks-clarity-following-project-cuts-27-10-2023/feed/ 1 Government reveals HS2 changes affecting motorways and Manchester Piccadilly https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-reveals-hs2-changes-affecting-motorways-and-manchester-piccadilly-04-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-reveals-hs2-changes-affecting-motorways-and-manchester-piccadilly-04-07-2023/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:57:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=263518 Ministers have tabled a fresh set of changes to the northern leg of High Speed 2, including motorway works and modifications to Manchester Piccadilly station.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-reveals-hs2-changes-affecting-motorways-and-manchester-piccadilly-04-07-2023/feed/ 0 Rail minister blames capacity issues on ‘not good enough’ Network Rail https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-blames-capacity-issues-on-not-good-enough-network-rail-22-06-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-blames-capacity-issues-on-not-good-enough-network-rail-22-06-2023/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=263017 Rail minister Huw Merriman has said that Network Rail’s performance “has not been good enough” and is a large cause of the capacity issues on the UK’s rail network.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-blames-capacity-issues-on-not-good-enough-network-rail-22-06-2023/feed/ 0 East West Rail route criticised for having more twists and turns ‘than many an alpine climb’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-west-rail-route-criticised-for-having-more-twists-and-turns-than-many-an-alpine-climb-16-06-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-west-rail-route-criticised-for-having-more-twists-and-turns-than-many-an-alpine-climb-16-06-2023/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:30:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=262642 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.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-west-rail-route-criticised-for-having-more-twists-and-turns-than-many-an-alpine-climb-16-06-2023/feed/ 0 Rail minister announces £72M upgrade package for rail services in Manchester https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-announces-72m-upgrade-package-for-rail-services-in-manchester-25-05-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-announces-72m-upgrade-package-for-rail-services-in-manchester-25-05-2023/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 09:56:39 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=261591 Rail minister Huw Merriman has announced a £72M upgrade package for Salford Crescent and Manchester Victoria stations and the railways in north Manchester.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rail-minister-announces-72m-upgrade-package-for-rail-services-in-manchester-25-05-2023/feed/ 0 Exclusive | DfT has spent a total of £52.3M on transitioning Network Rail to Great British Railways so far https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-dft-has-spent-a-total-of-52-3m-on-transitioning-network-rail-to-great-british-railways-so-far-10-05-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-dft-has-spent-a-total-of-52-3m-on-transitioning-network-rail-to-great-british-railways-so-far-10-05-2023/#respond Wed, 10 May 2023 04:30:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=260558 The Department for Transport (DfT) has spent a total of £52.3M setting up Great British Railways (GBR) to absorb power from Network Rail so far, a Freedom of Information request by NCE has revealed.

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