The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has set out its agenda for the next government following the General Election “to deliver economic growth and set the nation on a path to a more prosperous, sustainable future”.
CECA has more than 300 members across the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales and…
Viral videos showing members of the Hasidic Jewish community emerging from under a New York City synagogue and clashing with the New York Police Department (NYPD) have drawn concern from engineers and authorities.
Worshippers at the Brooklyn synagogue, known to be the World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, appear to have constructed…
Northumbrian Water has announced seven partners to form its Living Water Enterprise (LWE) to deliver £3.6bn of work during the eighth asset management period (AMP8) between 2025 to 2030.
The LWE partners are Esh-Stantec, Avove, Farrans Construction, Costain, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), Bam and MWH Treatment. BAM, Costain and MMB have…
The Norwegian legislature has voted to approve controversial deep-sea mining in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which goes against EU wishes and has been dubbed a “catastrophe for the ocean” by climate groups.
Deep sea mining is the practice of removing metals and minerals from the ocean’s seabed. Thousands of…
Alstom has announced it has signed a “more than” €500M (£430M) contract with the Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia for a battery-powered tram scheme called the Tramway Project.
Alstom said its new 22.4km tram in Saudi Arabia would be the “world's longest battery-powered, catenary-free tramway line” and it would connect…
An autonomous robot that detects and fixes potholes will be tested on Hertfordshire’s roads.
The robot identifies and characterises cracks and potholes in the road using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and uses state of the art imaging technology. It automatically fills the cracks to keep out surface water, which in turn helps…
Thames Water has released details of a £400M opportunity for a contractor to construct a replacement high lift pumping station (HLPS) at the Coppermills Advanced Water Treatment Works.
The package includes the design, construction and commissioning of the new HLPS as well as the decommissioning of the existing one at Coppermills.…
North Somerset Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve the submission of a Full Business Case for the £152M reinstatement of the abandoned Portishead Branch Line, with the aim of commencing works in August.
Plans for the Portishead Branch Line, also known as MetroWest Phase 1, will see the disused branch line…
Thames Water has come under fire for its accelerated plans to pump treated sewage into the River Thames during droughts to replace water it abstracts for drinking.
The private utility company, which is owned by a consortium including the Canadian pension fund OMERS and the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme, delivers drinking…
National Highways has completed repairs to unforeseen issues on the Grade II listed Wentbridge Viaduct and is expecting to fully reopen it to traffic in the summer.
The roads operator's contractor Octavius Infrastructure started work on the West Yorkshire viaduct, which carries the A1 over the River Went, in April 2023…
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