National Highways wants the government’s next road strategy for England to focus on maintaining the existing network while building some large, deferred schemes.
Since 2015, the government and National Highways have set out their investment plans through five year Road Investment Strategies (RISs). They have been an opportunity to announce…
South West Water (SWW) has revealed plans to tackle severe water shortages by building two small-scale plants by the end of summer, but has so far not confirmed publicly where it intends to put them.
Yet according to the company’s draft Water Resources Management Plan, currently out for public consultation, it…
Network Rail has warned that train services on the Transpennine route will be altered from tomorrow (11 March) through to 5 April to allow a "once-in-a-generation" upgrade to take place around Stalybridge station. Over 26 days, engineers will completely remodel the tracks on the approach to the station, installing over…
Birmingham metro's original Line 1 is set for a major upgrade as a £27M funding plan goes before authorities later this month.
The package of works includes track renewal, overhead lines and other infrastructure on the West Midlands Metro tram line between Bull Street, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It will be the…
Costs have risen by £74M (€84M) on a major project to expand the metro network in the Portuguese city of Porto.
Portugal's environment ministry confirmed earlier this week that the cost of building Porto Metro's new Pink line and expanding the existing Yellow line had increased between 29% and 30%. The…
NCE and Construction News' "bigger and better" Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards have now opened for entries.
Now in its second year, the awards celebrate the women and teams making outstanding contributions to gender equality as well as diversity and inclusion. Building on the success of the inaugural event, which…
The government is coming under mounting pressure to adapt the UK’s national critical infrastructure (CIN) to the risks of climate change.
Dame Margaret Beckett, chair of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has said she is concerned the government is not treating the issue with enough “urgency”. In…
Plans have been revealed for another new station along Birmingham’s soon-to-be resurrected Camp Hill train line.
Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) said it will now explore the “feasibility” of a new station at Balsall Heath along the line between Kings Norton and Birmingham. The new station would require construction of…
Balfour Beatty has been appointed to build a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham amid rising project costs.
The infrastructure group will work with consultancy Pick Everard on the project for Nottingham City Council, the river’s first new pedestrian bridge in over 60 years. Construction costs…
Two UK engineering firms are among the founding signatories of a new pledge to reduce negative impacts on nature and protect biodiversity.
WSP and Bam UK & Ireland have joined other businesses, transport bodies and charities in committing to a new “nature positive” framework to halt and reverse their impact on…
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