Road transport and infrastructure project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:22:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Road transport and infrastructure project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Year long closure of the A6 ends as Matlock flood defence work progresses https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/year-long-closure-of-the-a6-set-to-end-as-matlock-flood-defence-work-progresses-04-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/year-long-closure-of-the-a6-set-to-end-as-matlock-flood-defence-work-progresses-04-09-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266675 The long awaited reopening of a major road in Derbyshire has signalled the end of more than a year’s worth of flood defence work by Jackson Civil Engineering.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/year-long-closure-of-the-a6-set-to-end-as-matlock-flood-defence-work-progresses-04-09-2023/feed/ 0 Council outlines £50M repair plan for road network leading to Bristol docks amid fears of ‘catastrophic failure’ of bridge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-outlines-50m-repair-plan-for-road-network-leading-to-bristol-docks-amid-fears-of-catastrophic-failure-of-bridge-01-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-outlines-50m-repair-plan-for-road-network-leading-to-bristol-docks-amid-fears-of-catastrophic-failure-of-bridge-01-09-2023/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:00:17 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266738 Fears of a “catastrophic failure” of a bridge in Bristol have caused the council to bring forward a £50M plan to repair a road network “deteriorating at a significant rate”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-outlines-50m-repair-plan-for-road-network-leading-to-bristol-docks-amid-fears-of-catastrophic-failure-of-bridge-01-09-2023/feed/ 0 ‘Deep renovation’ of Mont Blanc tunnel to go ahead despite ‘very significant’ rockfall https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/deep-renovation-of-mont-blanc-tunnel-to-go-ahead-despite-very-significant-rockfall-31-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/deep-renovation-of-mont-blanc-tunnel-to-go-ahead-despite-very-significant-rockfall-31-08-2023/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:08:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266697 Extensive repairs to the Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy are set to go ahead from 4 September despite disruption caused by an extreme weather related rockfall in the area.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/deep-renovation-of-mont-blanc-tunnel-to-go-ahead-despite-very-significant-rockfall-31-08-2023/feed/ 0 Consultation launched on plan to build new Bristol A4 relief road on disused railway https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-plan-to-build-new-bristol-a4-relief-road-on-disused-railway-30-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-plan-to-build-new-bristol-a4-relief-road-on-disused-railway-30-08-2023/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:12 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266631 The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has released a consultation asking Bristol and Bath residents for their views on constructing a new A4 relief road on a disused railway track.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultation-launched-on-plan-to-build-new-bristol-a4-relief-road-on-disused-railway-30-08-2023/feed/ 1 Legal challenge launched against £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel approval https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/legal-challenge-launched-against-1-7bn-a303-stonehenge-tunnel-approval-29-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/legal-challenge-launched-against-1-7bn-a303-stonehenge-tunnel-approval-29-08-2023/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:00:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266562 Campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has launched a legal challenge against the government’s approval of the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel road scheme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/legal-challenge-launched-against-1-7bn-a303-stonehenge-tunnel-approval-29-08-2023/feed/ 0 Beam lift completed on £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvement scheme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/beam-lift-completed-on-100m-m2-junction-5-stockbury-flyover-improvement-scheme-21-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/beam-lift-completed-on-100m-m2-junction-5-stockbury-flyover-improvement-scheme-21-08-2023/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:00:17 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266166 Graham has completed a major beam lift for the new £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvements scheme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/beam-lift-completed-on-100m-m2-junction-5-stockbury-flyover-improvement-scheme-21-08-2023/feed/ 0 Roads regulator challenges National Highways to accelerate delivery of noise mitigation by 2025 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-regulator-challenges-national-highways-to-accelerate-delivery-of-noise-mitigation-by-2025-21-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-regulator-challenges-national-highways-to-accelerate-delivery-of-noise-mitigation-by-2025-21-08-2023/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:30:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266122 National Highways has been presented with a challenge by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to accelerate the delivery of noise mitigation measures by the end of the current Road investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) period, which runs from 2020 to 2025.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-regulator-challenges-national-highways-to-accelerate-delivery-of-noise-mitigation-by-2025-21-08-2023/feed/ 0 Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 01:00:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266073 The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/feed/ 0 National Highways to close M67 for demolition of ‘outdated’ bridge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-to-close-m67-for-demolition-of-outdated-bridge-18-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-to-close-m67-for-demolition-of-outdated-bridge-18-08-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266115 National Highways will begin demolishing the St Anne’s Road bridge over the M67 this weekend in preparation for its replacement.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-to-close-m67-for-demolition-of-outdated-bridge-18-08-2023/feed/ 0 A38 Derby Junction scheme given go ahead but expected to face a second legal challenge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/a38-derby-junction-planning-redetermination-process-results-in-scheme-go-ahead-18-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/a38-derby-junction-planning-redetermination-process-results-in-scheme-go-ahead-18-08-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266111 Planning approval for an upgrade of the A38 in Derby to remove three bottlenecks on the network has overcome legal challenges and a redetermination process with the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the scheme granted yesterday.

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