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.
The Great Grid Upgrade is designed to help the UK switch to clean energy to ensure the electricity network is…
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.
New announcements from the government about improving England’s roads are the first “key measures” delivered as part of its Plan…
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.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council said the scheme of works will infill the void under the bridge to stop the bridge deck from…
The Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer has said that it would be “impossible” to bring HS2 to the North.
He made the comments during an interview at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) office on Thursday 11 January, confirming that Labour will not order the construction of the second phase…
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.
The Japanese IT giant is the subject of an inquiry to assess its part in the Horizon software scandal, which…
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.
As first reported by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, the major landslide on 10 December affected an area of about 42ha…
There is a strong case for constructing a new rail connection for the village of Winchburgh in West Lothian, a report from Systra has concluded.
A vision for a new rail connection for Winchburgh was commissioned by Winchburgh Developments Ltd to demonstrate the community support for a new rail connection in…
It was with great interest that I read NCE’s recent debate about construction companies switching to lower carbon fuels to cut emissions, in particular Martin Hamilton of World Kinect’s claim that setting carbon targets is easy, but delivering them from a supply chain and financial perspective can be problematic.
The…
Network Rail Consulting’s US office has been awarded a $73.2M (£57.5M) contract to provide systems engineering services to California’s High-Speed Rail programme.
The first dedicated high-speed railway in the USA, California’s high-speed network will see high-speed trains linking the Los Angeles basin with San Francisco, with later branches to Sacramento and…
People in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, are being asked to vote on designs for a viaduct as part of what HS2 calls its “commitment to inclusive design”.
Options will cover the viaducts colour, finish, pattern designs and landscape plans and will go on display at community events…
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