This year National Highways is ramping up work on its £500M project to dual a 5.5km stretch of the A417 in Gloucestershire with “offline” construction of the new road.
The section of road to be upgraded is between Gloucester and Swindon and is known as a “missing link” in the strategic…
Safeguarded land that was previously to be used for the construction of HS2 north of Birmingham is unlikely to be sold before a General Election, despite the government’s wishes to offload it.
This means that the government in power after the next General Election could have the option to reinstate the…
Work on Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock has kicked off for 2024 with the pouring of floor slabs, installation of glazing, laying of external drainage and more.
Construction of the new 52,888 capacity stadium remains on schedule to complete by the end of this year, though the team…
The government has announced financial support for communities in England that have suffered “exceptional localised flooding” caused by Storm Henk.
The storm hit the south and west of England from 2 January to 8 January, causing havoc on roads and railways and submerging swathes of farmland. Residentially, people were evacuated in…
The Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit, USA and Windsor, Canada has seen its opening pushed back by 10 months and the cost increase by C$700M (£413M).
The Gordie Howe is a 2.5km cable stayed bridge being constructed by a consortium of contractors known as Bridging North America (BNA) – comprising…
Devon County Council is seeking a contractor to improve highway infrastructure on the A379 near Exeter in a £12.5M contract.
The works are described as construction of essential highway infrastructure on a strategic transport corridor enabling residential development to the south west of Exeter. Devon County Council explains: “The existing Chudleigh…
Putting freight at the heart of future rail policy, commitment to a long-term electrification programme and safeguarding land for rail terminals are among the Rail Freight Group’s (RFG’s) advice for government to increase rail freight in the UK.
Last month the government announced that it has set an “ambitious” target of…
Power producer RWE has started pre-construction for its 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm in Caithness, Scotland.
When it enters full construction later this year it will become RWE’s third onshore windfarm in Scotland to get underway within a 12 month period, following Enoch Hill in East Ayrshire and Camster II…
National Highways is seeking a transformation delivery partner to “provide a centralised vehicle for transformation and change” in the business relating to delivery, asset lifecycles, sustainability and more.
The contract is worth £43M for the initial term of November 2024 to October 2027, increasing to £75M if the extension to March…
The Rail Baltica project has seen contracts for mainline construction in Latvia and Estonia agreed ahead of work starting this year.
Rail Baltica is an 870km high-speed electrified rail line connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with potential further connections to Finland and Poland. It is the largest infrastructure project in the…
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