National Highways | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:11:45 +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 National Highways | 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 Kier subcontracting £84M works on A417 scheme including earthworks, drainage, pavements https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-subcontracting-84m-works-on-a417-scheme-including-earthworks-drainage-pavements-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-subcontracting-84m-works-on-a417-scheme-including-earthworks-drainage-pavements-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:03:56 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272812 Kier Transportation is searching for sub-contractors to fill £84M worth of works on the £500M A417 “missing link” scheme, including earthworks, drainage and pavements.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-subcontracting-84m-works-on-a417-scheme-including-earthworks-drainage-pavements-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Delayed works on Grade II listed A1 Wentbridge Viaduct on track to finish this summer https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/delayed-works-on-grade-ii-listed-a1-wentbridge-viaduct-on-track-to-finish-this-summer-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/delayed-works-on-grade-ii-listed-a1-wentbridge-viaduct-on-track-to-finish-this-summer-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:34:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272572 National Highways has completed repairs to unforeseen issues on the Grade II listed Wentbridge Viaduct and is expecting to fully reopen it to traffic in the summer.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/delayed-works-on-grade-ii-listed-a1-wentbridge-viaduct-on-track-to-finish-this-summer-09-01-2024/feed/ 0 Work to ramp up on £500M dualling of A417 in Gloucestershire with ‘offline’ construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/work-to-ramp-up-on-500m-dualling-of-a417-in-gloucestershire-with-offline-construction-09-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/work-to-ramp-up-on-500m-dualling-of-a417-in-gloucestershire-with-offline-construction-09-01-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:07:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272599 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.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/work-to-ramp-up-on-500m-dualling-of-a417-in-gloucestershire-with-offline-construction-09-01-2024/feed/ 0 Storm Henk: QEII closed, Hackney canal bursts banks and Gloucester residents evacuated https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-henk-qeii-closed-hackney-canal-bursts-banks-and-gloucester-residents-evacuated-05-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-henk-qeii-closed-hackney-canal-bursts-banks-and-gloucester-residents-evacuated-05-01-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:59:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272480 The aftereffects of Storm Henk continued to disrupt people's lives days after the extreme weather had passed, including the closure of the QEII bridge at Dartford, a burst canal in Hackney Wick and residents evacuated in Gloucester due to flood waters.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/storm-henk-qeii-closed-hackney-canal-bursts-banks-and-gloucester-residents-evacuated-05-01-2024/feed/ 0 National Highways seeks transformation delivery partner in £75M contract https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-seeks-transformation-delivery-partner-in-75m-contract-03-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-seeks-transformation-delivery-partner-in-75m-contract-03-01-2024/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:13:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272337 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.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-seeks-transformation-delivery-partner-in-75m-contract-03-01-2024/feed/ 0 Watch: Third M25 junction 28 beam lift completed in time for Christmas https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m25-junction-28-beam-completed-in-time-for-christmas-22-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m25-junction-28-beam-completed-in-time-for-christmas-22-12-2023/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:36:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272239 Graham, working on behalf of National Highways, has completed the third and final beam lift of the year on the on the £170M M25 junction 28 upgrade.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m25-junction-28-beam-completed-in-time-for-christmas-22-12-2023/feed/ 0 ‘Technically challenging’ upgrade of A47 Breydon Bridge in Great Yarmouth completed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technically-challenging-upgrade-of-a47-breydon-bridge-in-great-yarmouth-completed-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technically-challenging-upgrade-of-a47-breydon-bridge-in-great-yarmouth-completed-20-12-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:29:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272156 Contractor Graham has completed the £7.5M upgrade of the A47 Breydon Bridge in Great Yarmouth on behalf of National Highways.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technically-challenging-upgrade-of-a47-breydon-bridge-in-great-yarmouth-completed-20-12-2023/feed/ 0 How can construction firms make their executive teams more ethnic diverse? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:00:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271999 Senior level diversity in the construction industry will remain low unless current leaders take action.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/feed/ 3 Exclusive: 86 structures in operation on Strategic Road Network over 120 years old https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-86-structures-in-operation-on-strategic-road-network-past-120-year-design-life-18-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-86-structures-in-operation-on-strategic-road-network-past-120-year-design-life-18-12-2023/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:17:27 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271952 NCE can reveal that 86 structures currently in use by National Highways on the UK’s Strategic Road Network are past modern design life standards of 120 years.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-86-structures-in-operation-on-strategic-road-network-past-120-year-design-life-18-12-2023/feed/ 7 National Highways to undertake two year project to replace cracked M4 overbridge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-replacement-of-cracked-m4-bridge-to-begin-in-2024-15-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-replacement-of-cracked-m4-bridge-to-begin-in-2024-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:03:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271842 National Highways will start a two year project to replace the cracked A432 bridge, which carries the road over the M4 in south Gloucestershire, in January.

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