The M26 in westbound in Kent between junction 2A and M25 junction 25, towards London, is expected to remain closed throughout today due to a “severe water leak”.
The leak from a burst South East Water main was discovered on the evening of Sunday 9 July. South East Water Technicians are…
Galliford Try will no longer construct the £100M A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction redevelopment in Norfolk as National Highways has confirmed the project is to be retendered.
The construction company, who will construct two other planned upgrades on the A47 in Norfolk, will still conduct preconstruction works for the Thickthorn Junction scheme, but…
National Highways has revealed its low carbon hydrogen power strategy for its £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project, which it believes will be “a step change in the industry”.
National Highways has designated LTC as a “pathfinder” project for carbon neutral roads construction and a senior leader on the project has…
The Planning Inspectorate has launched a trial to test potential components of an enhanced pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
The Planning Act 2008 introduced a new bespoke consenting route for major infrastructure projects in the fields of energy, transport, water, waste and wastewater. Between its introduction in 2010…
Three National Highways upgrade schemes on the A47 in Norfolk are set to go ahead after a judge upheld the transport secretary’s decision to grant them development consent orders (DCOs).
Former transport secretary Grant Shapps approved DCOs for the £50M to £100M dualling of the A47 between Blofeld and North Burlingham…
Transport for London (TfL) will need £475M from central government to meet its 2024-25 capital delivery programme, prompting renewed calls from the London mayor and TfL commissioner for a long-term funding deal.
Sadiq Khan and Andy Lord, speaking in a plenary meeting at the London Assembly on Thursday 6 July, stated…
The deadline for the TechFest Awards has been extended to Friday 21 July, giving potential entrants just under two weeks extra to submit their entries.
Celebrating innovation in civil engineering and construction, the awards will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside,…
National Highways, working with delivery partners Kier, Balfour Beatty and Keltbray, worked under Project Speed principles to collaboratively create a robust development consent order (DCO) application for the £1.3bn A66 North Trans-Pennine upgrade, the project manager told NCE.
Designed by an Amey-Arup integrated team from the preliminary stages, the A66 upgrade…
The Blackwall Tunnel southbound crossing will close for the third time in 2023 this weekend so engineers can divert utilities for upcoming work relating to the Silvertown Tunnel project.
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that from midnight on 8 July to 5am on 10 July, the southbound tunnel from Poplar…
Work on the new Winchburgh Rail Overbridge in West Lothian has begun, with the installation of three beams on 3 July, each spanning 36.5m and sitting 6.5m above the railway.
The Winchburgh Rail Overbridge is a dual-lane bridge over the Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line that will create a road linking the M9 to the new town…
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