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.
The A6 Derwent Way in Matlock closed in August 2022 for the contractor to carry out vital flood protection work, on behalf of…
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Future of Rail | £1bn Core Valley Lines upgrade to help drive modal shift in Wales
Upgrades underway on South Wales’ Core Valley Lines will improve capacity and deliver decarbonisation.
Switching people’s travel preference from car use to public transport and active travel is key to achieving net zero, according to Transport for Wales (TfW). TfW chief executive James Price highlights the need to switch in…
Council outlines £50M repair plan for road network leading to Bristol docks amid fears of ‘catastrophic failure’ of bridge
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”.
The Cumberland Basin road system acts as the entrance to Bristol City Docks and is currently experiencing traffic levels two and…
DfE urges schools built using Reinforced Autoclave Aerated Concrete to close affected buildings
The government is advising more than 100 schools to close high risk buildings before the start of the new term as it updates its guidance on structures built with a "weaker" form of concrete and follows on from concerns about the use of the material in hospitals.
A sudden roof collapse…
‘Deep renovation’ of Mont Blanc tunnel to go ahead despite ‘very significant’ rockfall
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.
According to media outlets including Italy’s press agency Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA) Valle d'Aosta Governor Renzo Testolin confirmed on…
Norway authorities consider temporary rail bridge to replace one washed away by Storm Hans
Norwegian authorities are considering the installation of a temporary bridge to replace the Randklev railway bridge that was washed away by Storm Hans earlier this month.
On 14 August, Storm Hans caused the middle section of the 172.5m long Randklev Bridge on the Dovre line, which connects Oslo to Trondheim, to…
Construction starts on David Beckham’s Inter Miami $1bn stadium complex
Lionel Messi will soon have a new arena in which to wow as Inter Miami has seen construction work started on its $1bn (£820M) Miami Freedom Park, which includes a 25,000 seat stadium.
The new complex for the Major League Soccer team, part owned by David Beckham, has been designed by…
Consultation launched on plan to build new Bristol A4 relief road on disused railway
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.
The A4 Bath to Bristol corridor scheme would see through traffic removed from Brislington village by building a relief road…
HS2 West London vent shaft works paused as worker injured in incident remains hospitalised
One worker remains in hospital after five employed at the High Speed 2 (HS2) Northolt site were injured during the construction of the Mandeville Road vent shaft.
Work at the vent shaft site has now been paused following the incident that occurred on Saturday, 26 August, at approximately 10:30am in west…
Legal challenge launched against £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel approval
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.
Transport secretary Mark Harper granted the development consent order (DCO) for National Highways’ A303 Stonehenge tunnel (Amesbury to Berwick Down) scheme in July. The scheme will…