A sustainable, safe and reliable ground stabilisation technique not widely used in the UK is experiencing significant success on the High Speed 2 and Silvertown tunnels.
Ground freezing is not a new technology. It has been deployed for tunnel cross passages in many countries for a long time. But in…
The infrastructure story of the last 30 years has been the rise and rise of tunnelling, in large part thanks to an overwhelming willingness to adapt and improve every aspect of how the sector works. That willingness remains today, but a thriving tunnelling sector was far from inevitable in 1994.…
Jacobs has been selected by Cork County Council as technical advisor for the new M28 motorway.
The proposed Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway project will upgrade approximately 12km of the N28 national primary route to help improve its safety, capacity and accessibility. The investment reflects the need to strengthen local connectivity as…
Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission for National Grid to replace overhead power lines with underground cables beneath the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The landscape north of Devizes is set to be enhanced by the replacement of 4.6km of overhead power lines and 13 pylons with…
The final months of 2023 have been tough for our sector. The cost-driven cancellation of High Speed 2 north of Birmingham was not a complete surprise by the time the government stopped hinting and finally announced it. But it was still a shock and led to new questions about why…
Plans for a £200M expansion of the world-famous Wimbledon lawn tennis complex have set two London boroughs against each other, with one granting planning permission and the other refusing it.
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has been dealt a blow to its ambitious development plans by the…
A new decision-making process may expand seven offshore windfarms already under development, adding 4GW towards the UK's 2030 targets.
The Crown Estate, following requests from developers, has announced steps to enhance existing offshore windfarm projects by harnessing improved technology that has become available since the projects were first auctioned. Seven projects…
Bam Nuttall, Aecom and Mott McDonald-Bentley JV are three of the 15 companies appointed by South West Water to support its delivery programme over the coming five years.
South West Water recently announced its new business plan for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), up to 2030, which will see it upgrade…
Engineers working on the Colne Valley Viaduct for High Speed 2 (HS2) have now completed 1.7km of its record-breaking 3.4km length.
Once complete, the viaduct will be the longest rail bridge in the UK and carry HS2 trains from Hillingdon on the outskirts of London, over a series of roads and…
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