New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:21:14 +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 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 Sizewell C triggers Development Consent Order, marking formal start of construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:47:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272852 The development of Sizewell C in Suffolk has triggered its development consent order (DCO) paving the way to the formal construction period for the 3.2GW nuclear plant.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sizewell-c-triggers-development-consent-order-marking-formal-start-of-construction-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Reinstatement of disused railway in Lancashire tabled https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:20:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272817 Transport minister Huw Merriman has met with MPs in Lancashire to discuss the potential reinstatement of passenger services to the northern section of the Ribble Valley line.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/feed/ 1 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 Campaigners launch petition and film to counter National Grid’s Suffolk ‘energy hub’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campaigners-launch-petition-and-film-to-counter-national-grids-suffolk-energy-hub-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campaigners-launch-petition-and-film-to-counter-national-grids-suffolk-energy-hub-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:53:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272825 Campaign group Suffolk Energy Action Solutions (Seas) has launched a national petition and short documentary starring Ralph Fiennes to stop National Grid's infrastructure proposals as part of The Great Grid Upgrade.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campaigners-launch-petition-and-film-to-counter-national-grids-suffolk-energy-hub-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Consultation launched on increasing fines for companies’ disruptive road works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:45:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272835 Utility companies are under fresh pressure to keep road works on time, otherwise they will face increased fines, from which the government said it could raise £100M to improve local roads.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-increasing-fines-for-companies-disruptive-road-works-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 12 weeks of targetted repairs to Bodringallt Bridge in Wales begin https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:40:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272805 A 12 week programme of works from to repair and improve Bodringallt Bridge, which carries the A4058 in the village of Ystrad, Wales begins today, 15 January.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/12-weeks-of-targetted-repairs-to-bodringallt-bridge-in-wales-begins-15-01-2024/feed/ 0 Can DfT justify its promise of a new £2bn Bradford station? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:16:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272775 The Department for Transport (DfT) does not yet have a business case or cost calculations to justify its £2bn pledge for a new Bradford station, but the need for it is clear.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/feed/ 1 Labour leader rules out revival of HS2 northern legs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:04:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272745 The Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer has said that it would be “impossible” to bring HS2 to the North.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Environment Agency defends re-contracting Fujitsu flood alert software amid Post Office scandal https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:38:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272784 The Environment Agency has defended its decision to continue its flood alert warning contract worth £19.5M to tarnished Japanese software company Fujitsu, despite its involvement in the Horizon Post Office scandal.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-defends-re-contracting-fujitsu-flood-alert-software-amid-post-office-scandal-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Isle of Wight on alert for further ground movement after biggest landslide in 20 years https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/isle-of-wight-on-alert-for-further-ground-movement-after-biggest-landslide-in-20-years-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/isle-of-wight-on-alert-for-further-ground-movement-after-biggest-landslide-in-20-years-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:57:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272733 Isle of Wight Council has warned that further ground movement in Bonchurch, Ventnor, “cannot be ruled out” after the area was struck by one of its biggest ever landslides last month.

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