Water quality improvement in Pudsey Beck as it flows through Leeds and Bradford is being targeted by a £36M investment by Yorkshire Water.
The project aims to reduce storm overflows during prolonged periods of heavy rainfall by focusing on six projects within the area, including creation of a new wetland at…
High speed rail is seen as the solution to the problem of decarbonising transport. It provides a fast and efficient alternative to air travel, not just domestically but for international travel too. The cross-border potential is clear from our cover story this month which looks at the Rail Baltica project…
This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. Against the backdrop of climate change, modularity and off-site construction are delivering real efficiencies in the delivery of sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure. Drawing on recent project experience, Mabey Bridge head of engineering Nick Ianetta draws on a wide range…
This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. As work by contract Farrans on the new Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft reaches its final stages before completion later this year, this session explores the construction of the crossing which forms part of the Suffolk County Council…
This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. Use of a 700t launch girder for construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Colne Valley Viaduct is allowing use of modular construction techniques to build what will become the UK’s longest rail bridge when complete. HS2 contract Align…
Levelling up has become a widely used phrase in politics and business in recent years but there is often a difference of opinion about what it means and a belief that delivering it lies solely with the government.
Nonetheless, former MP for Putney Justine Greening is clear about its definition…
Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in Australia have revealed that adding used coffee grounds in place of some sand content could make concrete up to 30% stronger.
According to the research team, the technique could not only improve concrete, it could also help divert waste from…
Transport Scotland’s road maintenance contractor Bear Scotland has announced that it is to provide a behind the scenes view of the Forth Road Bridge in Edinburgh next month.
Bear Scotland will take part in the Open Doors Days event on 23 September, which is free but visitors must apply for tickets.…
Breakthrough of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on a 9.6km rock tunnel on the Bahçe-Nurdaği Railway in Turkey marks completion of a key twin bored tunnel on the route.
The tunnel is the second bore driven by the 8m diameter Robbins single shield TBM through challenging geology by contractor İntekar Yapı…
Construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 3.4km long Colne Valley Viaduct has reached a major milestone with a key 40m long span lifted into place over a local road during a three week closure of the route.
The work over Harefield’s Moorhall Road called for cranes to lift in the 11…
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