A 55m-long footbridge, weighing 68t, has been lowered into place over the A5 at Mile End in Oswestry, Shropshire.
The bridge was installed by a 1,000t crane. Led by Beaver Bridges, the work was carried out overnight on Monday (27 November). The bridge has been designed to accommodate both cyclists…
The cost of delivering Norfolk County Council’s Norwich Western Link project has jumped by almost £23M, but central government could cover the shortfall.
The scheme, which will see a new 6.2km dual carriageway built to the west of the city, had its outline business case approved by the Department for Transport…
Use of artificial intelligence (AI), implementation of modern methods of construction (MMC) and a comprehensive pipeline of work should be “business as usual” in infrastructure delivery by 2025, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).
These business as usual expectations were the main theme in the IPA’s latest Transforming Infrastructure…
Transport Scotland has revealed the shortlist of contractors for the long-awaited A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.
Procurement for the project, to upgrade 9.6km of the A9 to dual carriageway, began in March 2021, but was scrapped after only one bid was received from three shortlisted contractors and re-started earlier this…
Graham has been awarded an £86.9M contract for the A164 and Jock’s Lodge Improvement Scheme in East Yorkshire.
The project, approved by the Department for Transport (DfT) earlier this month, will see the contractor replace the Jock’s Lodge junction on the outskirts of Beverley – which links the A164 Hull to…
Emergency services in Norfolk have closed roads and issued danger warnings after a crumbling cliff top collapsed at Hemsby over the weekend.
Up to 30m of road along what is known as The Marrams collapsed following stormy weather, affecting dunes on the Hemsby Gap, creating what emergency services described as a…
Midlands Connect has released a report underlining the need for proposed upgrades to the A46 Newark bypass, urging the government to commit to the project.
The scheme, costed between £400M and £500M, has been dubbed “imperative” by Midlands Connect chairman Sir John Peace. According to the report, the existing bypass is…
Reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector is crucial in meeting the UK's decarbonisation goals Yet Stantec and research body DecarboN8 have revealed a widening gap between the scale and pace of current transport decarbonisation plans, and what is really needed.
We wanted to gain an understanding of how different…
The government has announced the 55 projects it intends to finance with nearly £1bn for Round 3 of its ‘Levelling Up Fund’.
This is the third and final round of the £4.8bn promised by the government. The first round, announced in October 2021, saw 105 projects funded with £1.7bn. This was…
England’s roads agency National Highways is planning to retender its technical consultancy framework, which covers geotechnical engineering services, within the next year.
Noted by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, in a recent prior information notice, National Highways confirmed that it will replace its current specialist professional and technical services framework 2…
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