This year National Highways is ramping up work on its £500M project to dual a 5.5km stretch of the A417 in Gloucestershire with “offline” construction of the new road.
The section of road to be upgraded is between Gloucester and Swindon and is known as a “missing link” in the strategic…
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s (LCRCA’s) proposed Mersey Tidal barrage scheme could take between seven to 10 years to build, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The Mersey tidal barrage scheme, named Mersey Tidal Power, is a £3.5bn proposal to build a renewable energy generation facility that will also…
An important upgrade of the electricity systems at Sellafield nuclear site has hit an important milestone as the Infrastructure Strategic Alliance has successfully installed 33 concrete slabs.
The alliance, made up of Arup, Morgan Sindall and Sellafield Ltd, has been working on the Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project (EDNUP) to refurbish…
Preparation for work on two A38 schemes as part of the £50M Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme (BREP) in Worcestershire will start this month.
Site clearance and preparatory works are due to start on the A38 through Bromsgrove on what are referred to as Scheme B at the Buntsford Drive and Sherwood…
Climate experts and opposition parties have shown support for the campaigning Conservative Chris Skidmore after he formally resigned as an MP over the government’s Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.
The Bill would bring in yearly licensing rounds for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, which has been condemned by climate…
A “world first” venture to drill directly into a “magma chamber” in Krapla, northern Iceland, is seeking $100M (£79M) to enable initial drilling to get underway by 2027.
The funding will support specialist drilling equipment and a team of handpicked specialist engineers from companies including Cowi-owned Mannvit. Their task will be…
Safeguarded land that was previously to be used for the construction of HS2 north of Birmingham is unlikely to be sold before a General Election, despite the government’s wishes to offload it.
This means that the government in power after the next General Election could have the option to reinstate the…
The UK government’s UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency has partnered with a range of credit providers to secure €1.2bn (£1bn) in financing for a 140km electrified high-speed rail project in Türkiye.
The project will be delivered by a joint venture between Turkish contractors Doğuş İnşaat, Çelikler and Özkar. This JV was…
Another crack in the railway was found during the night of 7 January which led to the disruption of Great Western Railway (GWR) services on the morning of 8 January.
The latest issue with track in the west of England follows a probe having been launched by the government regulator the…
The civil engineering and infrastructure sector faces ongoing challenges in managing supply chain risks, and 2024 is poised to bring additional complexities.
Here are six key issues that businesses will face and some thoughts about how they can be navigated. ESG Laws and sustainability reporting Sustainability reporting requirements are intensifying…
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