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£855M contract awarded to drive final section of tunnel on Turin to Lyon rail line
A consortium led by Itinera and including Spie Batignolles and Ghella has…
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Why disputes often emerge from energy construction projects
Large energy projects are notorious for difficult designs. Often, the energy generation…
Jacobs to work with Thames Water to develop robotic ‘no dig repair’ technology for wider industry
Thames Water has engaged Jacobs to develop new technology that can fix…
Yorkshire Water commits to £36M investment to prevent sewer overflows in Leeds and Bradford
Water quality improvement in Pudsey Beck as it flows through Leeds and…
Final phase of Barmouth Viaduct restoration to begin following successful test lift of span
Buses will replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli for 13 weeks, as…
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…
Movers and shakers: Biggest construction and engineering appointments in August 2023
Before the return of Parliament and new work ramping up, organisations including…
Swiss rail operator to overhaul Jura mountains’ Hauenstein Base Tunnel
Swiss Federal Railways SBB has unveiled plans to renovate the double-track Hauenstein…
Snowy 2.0 in ‘reset’ as cost blowout sees budget top £6bn
Australia’s Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity scheme has undergone a ‘reset’ of its contract…
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…
‘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…
Eiffage-led consortium awarded £307M contract to build new bridge in Germany
The Rhineland branch of Germany’s motorway network operator Autobahn has awarded a…
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…
TBM breakthrough on £100M Glasgow water resilience project
HB Tunnelling has completed the construction of a 252m long tunnel that…
Planned merger of R&D schemes could remove construction innovation incentive
UK research and development (R&D) is about to suffer a major setback.…
Construction starts on David Beckham’s Inter Miami $1bn stadium complex
Lionel Messi will soon have a new arena in which to wow…
United Utilities opens procurement for £6bn building framework for AMP8 and AMP9
Water company United Utilities has alerted contractors that it has started procurement…
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…
Podcast | How smart data could improve flood management to create climate resilient infrastructure
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.
Government grants a further £341M to Sizewell C and reiterates promise to speed preparation
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has injected a…
Preferred bidder named on Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop East tunnelling contract
A consortium including Ghella and Acciona has been named as preferred bidder…
Track works complete on £116M Levenmouth rail restoration scheme
Track installation for Scotland's £116M Levenmouth rail restoration project was completed on…
Procurement launched on £55M South Yorkshire Supertram track renewal job
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has alerted contractors to a £55M…
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…
Thames Tideway ‘super sewer’ cost holds steady at £4.5bn
Tideway, the company building London’s new super sewer Thames Tideway, has released…
Legal challenge launched against £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel approval
Campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has launched a legal…
How Knights Brown will deliver the £30M Cardiff Coastal defence scheme
Knights Brown will provide 1:200 year flood protection along 2.9km of the…
Sisk heading to court in ‘high seven figure’ dispute over designs for bridges over DLR and Jubilee line
Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back…
Network Rail will invest £71M on 500 engineering projects this bank holiday weekend
Network Rail is gearing up for a big August bank holiday weekend…
£1.4M announced for digital modelling projects that support infrastructure climate change resilience
The UK Government has allocated £1.4M to fund eight projects focused on…
WSP reappointed to lead delivery partners for government’s CCUS programme
WSP will lead a host of high-level contractors in providing technical advice…