The southbound tube of Blackwall Tunnel will close for five weekends starting tomorrow, 13 January, so Riverlinx CJV can conduct drainage and gantry installation works for Silvertown Tunnel.
Riverlinx CJV is made up of Bam, Ferrovial Construction and SK Ecoplant and is contracted to build the 1.4km Silvertown road tunnel to link Silvertown in…
The UK government has released a roadmap to enact the biggest expansion of nuclear power in the UK for 70 years, hoping to increase nuclear generation to 24GW by 2050.
The Civil Nuclear Roadmap details plans to increase nuclear power by four times its current amount, which will account for almost…
The government has pledged to work with the tidal range sector to explore and take advantage of opportunities provided by tidal lagoons and barrages to reduce the country’s emissions and increase energy security.
The promise came as a result of a Parliamentary debate on the topic held on 10 January. It…
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…
Global renewable power capacity is now expected to grow to 7,300 GW by 2028, having increased by 50% from 2022 to 2023, according to a new report.
The Renewables 2023 report is published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous Paris-based intergovernmental organisation that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data…
Hartlepool Borough Council has approved proposals to build a new £25M A19 bypass around the village of Elwick.
Construction for the Hartlepool Western Link project, previously labelled the Elwick bypass, will include a new grade separated junction, comprising the erection of a circular ramped slip road and overbridge structure to support…
Sellafield has commenced market engagement on a new £2.4bn project and asset care execution (PACE) framework.
Suppliers on the PACE framework will be tasked with maintaining asset condition and providing new asset capabilities when needed at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. PACE will be the successor to the nuclear facility’s existing…
A lagoon built by Network Rail to help alleviate flood risk to a railway in Gloucestershire failed during Storm Henk, with the line between Bristol Parkway and Swindon closing for eight days.
It was installed in 2018 by Network Rail in a £5M flood alleviation scheme. Beginning on 1 January, the…
National Grid is seeking suppliers to join a £250M marine survey framework and a £45M marine consultancy framework.
The frameworks are part of National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade to improve electricity transmission infrastructure around the UK. This includes numerous subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cables to bring offshore energy…
The chair and acting chief executive of HS2 Ltd has said the project’s delays and cost hikes have been partly caused by the government not being able to afford the construction schedule.
Speaking in a Transport Select Committee session on 10 December, HS2 chair Sir Jon Thompson said: “The government itself…
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