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The team working on the Sill Gorge to Pfons section of the Brenner Base Tunnel has celebrated the completion of the first 1km of tunnel excavation.

This lot will see 22.5km of main tunnels excavated for a twin bore between the Sill Gorge near Innsbruck in Austria southwards to the town…

Aging infrastructure, congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions are multiple challenges facing the UK’s and Ireland’s utilities and transport network. National and local governments, as well as the AEC (Architectural Engineering and Construction) sector, face a complex set of priorities when designing, planning, and delivering new infrastructure which gets people…

Network Rail is set to begin urgent repairs on a badly cracked embankment on the line between Woking and Basingstoke next week following a landslip.

Tiny sensors in the ground, known as remote condition monitoring, have detected movement in a 100m-long slope next to the St John’s Hill Road overbridge between…

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…

A 55m-long footbridge, weighing 68t, has been lowered into place over the A5 at Mile End in Oswestry, Shropshire.

The bridge was installed by a 1,000t crane. Led by Beaver Bridges, the work was carried out overnight on Monday (27 November). The bridge has been designed to accommodate both cyclists…

November was a relatively quiet month for people moves in construction, but firms including Balfour, Costain and Keltbray have all strengthened their senior teams.

A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during November follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. Balfour promotes HS2 director Balfour…

The £132M transformation of Old Street station and roundabout is on course for completion soon into the new year, an official report has revealed.

Transport for London (TfL) said the construction element of the project to modernise the Northern Line station and 1960s roundabout above it will see most facets of…

Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald has been awarded a £500,000 contract by HS2 Ltd to conduct a commercial review of High Speed Two’s (HS2’s) Phase 1 Main Works Civil Contracts (MWCC). 

The six month contract will see the consult HS2 Ltd as it reviews the scope and costs of Phase 1…

Nature is the world’s ultimate multi-tasker.

Planting trees upstream not only reduces downstream flood risk – it improves air quality, reduces the impact of extreme weather events, locks up carbon, protects the soil and can even improve mental and physical health outcomes in nearby communities. The reverse is also true,…

Spanish construction giant Ferrovial has announced plans to sell its stake in Heathrow Airport for £2.37bn, having been majority shareholder since 2006.

The firm, which owns around 25% of FGP Topco, the parent company of Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd, has reached a deal with Ardian and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund…