HS2 main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has commenced sliding sections of deck for the 450m long Wendover Dean viaduct into position, a process that will take a year to complete.
The Wendover Dean viaduct is the first major railway bridge in the UK to be built with a…
Laing O’Rourke is set to deliver the first stage of the Eastern Freeway Upgrades in Victoria, Australia.
The contract with the Victorian government is a “multi-billion dollar” deal, according to the firm, though no specific price has been given. The work will see Laing O’Rourke deliver upgrades to the Eastern Freeway…
HS2 has replicated the designs of its Thame Valley viaduct for another viaduct project in Northamtonshire, resulting in a 13% reduction in carbon compared to the previous design.
A lighter, modular design for the Edgcote viaduct will cut the amount of concrete and steel needed for the viaduct, with elements being…
The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now.
This episode focuses on the value of place making within construction and engineering projects. Place making is the practice of ensuring that a project’s outcomes go beyond functionality and deliver something that benefits the society in which it is being constructed.…
Key players from civil engineering and construction industries convened in the NCE and Construction News' TechFest 2023 on Thursday, 23 November, to discuss how technology must be embraced as we head into an uncertain future.
As costs rise and the environment changes, those working in fields looking to expand the possibility of…
The growing frequency of extreme weather events is influencing UK water industry leaders’ asset management and investment strategies. In the UK, we historically just talked about flooding.
Now there are different challenges – we have water scarcity and sometimes the water is in the wrong part of the country to the…
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…
A coalition of London businesses has written to the chancellor urging him to commit to a capital funding settlement with Transport for London (TfL) in order to “keep the capital moving, so that it can drive growth, investment and job creation that benefits the UK as a whole”.
The London transport…
How do we use data to make a step change towards better bridge performance?
In 1994, a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea collapsed, killing 32 people. Five years ago, the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed, with 43 fatalities. These incidents highlight…
A proposal to partially infill a channel of Swansea’s docks and construct a new road over it has been put together by the Welsh government.
Swansea Council has received an application, put together by Tetra Tech and designed by Arcadis on behalf of the Welsh government, for the partial infill of…
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