Network Rail’s 66 day reinstatement of the Nuneham Viaduct in Oxfordshire relied on a tightly planned, just-in-time operation.
Nuneham Viaduct railway bridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire reopened in early June less than 10 weeks after it closed for emergency repairs in April. The bridge’s closure was triggered by an…
Cowi is to provide engineering and project management support to a Nordic start-up with ambitions to create a large-scale solid sorbent carbon removal facility in Iceland.
Cowi selected Removr as one of nine shortlisted ventures in its Co-Creator Startup Program 2023. Established in 2022, the Co-Creator Startup Program, whose 2023 shortlist…
Researchers from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have created a new form of concrete using waste foundry sand, which can be used to make products suitable for lighter load applications.
NTU said up to 100Mt of waste foundry sand, a by-product the metal casting industry, could be averted from landfill and used…
Global engineering company Ayesa has revealed its forward strategy after its subsidiary ByrneLooby rebranded to Ayesa on 19 October, concluding an 18-month integration.
Spain headquartered Ayesa acquired ByrneLooby in February 2022. Ayesa operates in 23 countries and has a 12,000-strong workforce. ByrneLooby, now operating as Ayesa, has offices in the UK,…
Anglian Water has developed a digital risk assessment tool that supports proactive interventions to reduce obstructions in its sewer network.
Anglian Water is the largest water and sewerage company in England and Wales by geographic area, covering around 27,476km² in the North East and East of England. Apart from supplying water…
A Comsa, FCC and Ferrovial joint venture has been awarded a contract for the construction of a 4km tunnel, additional track and new station in north east Spain, as reported by GE magazine.
The €540M (£467M) contract encompasses the construction of a 4km tunnel that will carry an existing railway…
Farrans Construction has been appointed as the contractor to deliver Phase 1 of the £100M Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) expansion.
The expansion is part of Leeds City Council’s wider plans to improve the airport and surrounding transport connections. Farrans’ work on Phase 1 of the upgrade, the construction of the terminal…
The government has approved the outline business case for Norfolk County Council’s Norwich Western Link project and committed £213M funding to the project - 85% of its £251M budget.
The Norwich Western Link will see a new 6.2km dual carriageway road constructed to the west of Norwich, intended to cut traffic…
The main span of Glasgow’s £29.5M Govan-Partick Bridge has arrived at Yorkhill Quay in Glasgow and is set to be installed within days.
The Govan-Partick Bridge is being constructed by main contractor Farrans Construction and was designed by Jacobs for Glasgow City Council as part of the £500m Glasgow City Region…
We sat down with Anthony Kolanko from Wavin to better understand the term Urban Climate Resilience and how that will affect the way we design engineer our cities.
Anthony is commercial manager for UCR, and along with his motivated team is spearheading an evolution in the way the UK deals with…
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