Highways England has appointed Tim Jones as project director for the new £4bn Lower Thames Crossing tunnnel scheme.
Jones’ appointment comes at a critical time for the project as the government seeks pilot projects to be delivered via its new private finance mechanism – labelled PF2. In May he will leave…
Mike Unsworth must be congratulated for his intention to build a tidal lagoon power project in Swansea Bay once the expected contract for difference is agreed (New Civil Engineer, February). It is sad we could have led the world nearly 100 years ago as ICE member AMA Struben argued the…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has reiterated plans to build a tunnel in Los Angeles, California to tackle traffic congestion, despite reports that he does not have planning permission.
Tesla chief executive Musk first announced his plans on Twitter in December. Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring…
Initial technical details for the proposed new 2.9km long tunnel which will take traffic away from the A303 close the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) have been released.
The details were published in the A303 Stonehenge Amesbury to Berwick Down technical appraisal report from Highways England as part of the documentation made…
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