The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has revealed the 111 schemes around the UK to benefit from the second round of its Levelling Up Fund, with a combined outlay of £2.1bn awarded.
The first round of the Levelling Up Fund was announced in October 2021 and saw 105 projects…
Road dualling, junction improvements and bridge renewals all feature among work to be supported by the government's £1.7bn 'Levelling Up Fund'.
The first £1.7bn of the overall £4.8bn fund was divvied up between 105 successful bids in October 2021. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has now published a…
National Highways has revealed that the legal challenge against its £228M A57 Link Roads scheme has indefinitely delayed the start of construction.
Last week, the Peak District and South Yorkshire branch of CPRE, the countryside charity, announced that it is pursuing a judicial review of transport secretary Mark Harper’s decision to…
National Highways has announced 32 design changes to its proposed A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project.
The design changes have been made in collaboration with delivery partners Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier following feedback from stakeholders and the public. The scheme will see the remaining 29km of single carriageway sections of the…
The embattled Twin Sails Bridge in Poole has been closed after one of its masts broke.
One of the bridge’s 55m-high masts broke during the bridge’s opening on Monday. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council said the bridge would remain closed while engineers investigated the cause of the damage and drew up…
High inflation, recession and supply chain uncertainty are jeopardising key infrastructure projects that are crucial to Britain’s chance at economic recovery, according to a new report from construction consultant Currie & Brown.
The 2023 Infrastructure Cost Predictions Report finds that the total cost of Britain’s National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is set…
This month's NCE News Wrap is out now, bringing you recent key stories in a quick five-minute roundup.
In January’s News Wrap video NCE takes a look at the latest HS2 and Hammersmith Bridge news, along with developments for a proposed coal mine in Cumbria and the Hinkley Point C and…
Two key structures over the A1 in west Yorkshire are set for important maintenance work this year.
The Wentbridge Viaduct will see important resurfacing and maintenance work go ahead, while work will also be undertaken on the nearby Wentedge Road Bridge. Resurfacing and renewal has been earmarked by National Highways for…
Concerns have been raised that decisions on future road investment are not consistent with the UK's target to reach net zero by 2050.
A group of senior professionals, the Road Investment Scrutiny Panel, has today published a report raising seven key questions for decision-makers to help guide them towards achieving the…
Kier has been fined more than £4M after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles.
In one incident, an overhead cable the Kier workers brought down hit a lorry. The second time, a cable landed on…
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