Construction of the world’s longest railway tunnel is progressing with all excavation contracts now awarded. When complete, it will boost rail freight capacity between France and Italy.
Trade between France and Italy is expected to increase after the new 270km freight and passenger railway between Lyon in France and Turin in…
Senior level diversity in the construction industry will remain low unless current leaders take action.
The Diversity Matters Even More report published by management consultant McKinsey in November emphasises the strong business case for ethnic diversity in executive teams. It found that the top-quartile companies – in terms of ethnic…
In recent years construction industry players have intensified efforts to cut carbon emissions as they strive to hit the 2050 net zero carbon target. More attention is being paid to the amount and types of materials used in construction, with the aim of slashing embodied carbon. But to hit the…
Civil engineers should consider the biodiversity impact of the materials they specify says Expedition Engineering's Eva MacNamara.
The triple planetary crisis refers to three main interlinked issues: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss – the reduction or eradication of animal and plant species. According to the World Economic Forum’s New…
New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater infrastructure project is underway. It will reduce combined sewer overflows and water pollution.
In September, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the 14.7km Central Interceptor tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand, broke through into a 69m deep shaft at May Road. It had completed the first…
Civil engineering’s rising stars have been crowned at the NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 24 November.
It was the 26th anniversary of the awards, which have been created to celebrate the talent of those early in their careers in civil engineering. This year’s event was…
Construction of the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has finally been completed after the departure of the original main contractor and other challenges pushed the works to six years.
First built in 1136, the Aberdeen Harbour is the oldest port in the UK and has been a fixture in the city for…
Civil engineering firm Hammond ECS has completed maintenance works on the Grade II listed Pensford Viaduct in Somerset on behalf of National Highways.
The 304m long viaduct was originally opened in 1873 to carry the Bristol & North Somerset Railway over Chew Valley. Constructed in stone, it is made up of…
Despite speculation that the second phase of High Speed Two (HS2) could be cancelled by the government, HS2 Ltd has awarded ground investigation contracts with a total value of up to £300M for the proposed route between Birmingham and Manchester.
A source close to the project said that the award of…
We [the infrastructure sector] have to change and the good news is we are changing, but probably too slowly.” This is the view of Environment Agency director of operations for major projects and programme delivery Steve Moore. He is referring to the need for greater collaboration between clients and delivery…
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